For creators · live in India
Find brand deals.
Actually get paid.
Real brand deals. Money in escrow before you start. Free to join.
Summer collection — 1 reel
TrendLab Fashion · Mumbai
Skincare unboxing
GlowKart · Fixed fee
Café launch — 3 stories
Bean & Co · Bengaluru
Trust & clarity
Good collaborations begin with clear expectations
Creators should know what they’re creating. Brands should know what they’re receiving. Both should know what happens next. Every collaboration can clearly define:
Built on connections you already trust
Instagram via official Meta APIs You sign in on Instagram’s own page. We never see your password.
YouTube via official Google APIs Standard Google sign-in, read-only access, revocable any time.
Payments secured by Razorpay RBI-authorised aggregator. Card and bank details never touch our servers.
No passwords, ever. Connecting Instagram or YouTube uses the same secure sign-in you already use elsewhere — GigTryst only receives the public metrics you approve, and you can disconnect from your Meta or Google account at any moment without contacting us.
The problem
Sound familiar?
Pitching into the void.
Cold DMs. Few replies. No idea what landed.
Paid weeks after the post.
Live on time. Paid whenever — and you’re chasing it.
Briefs that keep moving.
Scope creeps, reshoots pile up, the deal drifts.
GigTryst brings discovery, communication, delivery and payments into one structured workflow.
For creators
Spend less time chasing brands. Spend more time creating.
GigTryst helps creators discover better opportunities and build reliable relationships with brands.
Relevant paid gigs
Apply to anything that fits. Always free.
Clear campaign briefs
Deliverables, deadlines and usage — agreed up front.
Safer payments
Money in escrow before you shoot a frame.
Build your reputation
A profile built from real, completed work.
Earn beyond the fee
A share of every sale your content drives.
Prove your value
A conversion record no follower count can argue with.
How GigTryst works
From opportunity to payout — without the usual chaos
Summer collection
1 reel · 30s · usage 3 months
Deliverables
- 1
A brand posts a gig
Clear deliverables, timeline and fee.
- 2
You apply
Free, to anything that fits your niche.
- 3
The brand picks a match
Read-only stats from Meta and YouTube — never self-reported.
- 4
Terms are locked
Brief, deadline, revisions and pay, agreed up front.
- 5
The brand funds escrow
The full fee is locked before you start.
- 6
You deliver, they approve
Upload, then approve or revise as agreed.
- 7
You get paid
Straight to your bank. Barter++ keeps paying as sales land.
Explore GigTryst
How it protects you, in detail
Better gigsstart withbetter connections.
Who is building this
Two people who have done this before
GigTryst is built by Aashirwad Labs Private Limited, an Indian company. Forty years of combined experience across the two things this platform has to get right — the technology, and the marketing.
Founder & CEO
20+ years in technology
Two decades building and running the kind of systems that move real money and have to be right every time.
Co-founder & CMO
20+ years in marketing
Two decades in digital and social media marketing — on the brand side of exactly the collaborations GigTryst is built to fix.
We’d rather hear your problem than guess at it
A creator or brand with a story about a collaboration that went wrong? Book a call directly with the two of us — no sales team, no forms after this one.
FAQ
Questions people ask
What is GigTryst?
A creator collaboration platform that makes brand partnerships clearer, safer and easier. Brands post structured campaign briefs, relevant creators apply, terms and deliverables are agreed before work begins, and payment is protected through the collaboration.
Who can join GigTryst?
Creators across platforms, formats and niches — UGC creators, Instagram creators, YouTubers and vloggers, bloggers, photographers, videographers and regional-language creators — as well as brands of any size looking for content partners in India.
Do I need a large following to join?
No. Your next collaboration should depend on relevance and creativity, not only follower count. GigTryst matches creators to campaigns on niche, audience, location, platform and content style.
How does escrow work?
For fixed-fee collaborations the brand deposits the full agreed amount before any work begins. GigTryst holds it — neither side can withdraw it unilaterally. The creator sees the deal is funded and starts work knowing the money exists. On approval, the full amount is released to the creator, with TDS and GST handled automatically. If a brand goes quiet after content is submitted, the review window expires and funds release anyway.
What is Barter++?
A performance model where creators earn a share of the sales their content drives. Each creator gets a unique tracked link and promo code, every resulting order is attributed automatically, and both sides see the same numbers. Because it is tied to sales rather than a single post, it keeps earning for as long as the content keeps selling.
Is it safe to connect my Instagram or YouTube?
Yes. Connecting uses the official Meta and Google sign-in flows — you enter your credentials on Instagram’s or Google’s own page, never on GigTryst. We receive only the public profile and performance metrics you approve, read-only, and never see or store your password. You can revoke access any time from your Meta or Google settings.
Are payments secure?
Every payment is processed by Razorpay, an RBI-authorised payment aggregator. GigTryst never stores your card or bank credentials. Fixed-fee collaborations are held in escrow for the duration of the work, and TDS and GST are recorded on every payout.
Is GigTryst open now?
Yes — GigTryst is live in India and you can create a creator or brand account today. We are early, and the people joining now shape what we build next. Founding members will receive a founding member badge and founding partner benefits; we will announce the terms of those shortly.
Founding creators
Join as a founding creator
Find genuine paid gigs without endless cold outreach — and earn beyond the fee when your content sells.
We are building GigTryst in the open, and the creators who join now shape what gets built next — what we prioritise comes from the people using it. Founding members will receive a founding member badge and founding partner benefits; we will announce the terms of those shortly.
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