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Contents
Topic Page No.
Scope of Report 04
Entrepreneur Activity 06
Investment Trend 13
Who is Investing 24
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions 28
Sub Sector Analysis 32
Interesting Companies 50
Useful Links 65
Company List 67
Team 273
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Sector Overview
Scope of report:-
This report covers companies providing tools that help organizers and planners of seminars, meetings, conferences, tradeshows, concerts, theater,
sports & outdoors events, to manage the entire lifecycle of such events. These companies provide solutions to
1. Event & meeting planners for planning, promotion, administrating, registration, onsite management of attendees, lead generation, and event
reporting
2. Hotel & venue owners for booking management, marketing, and lead generation
3. Marketplace connecting event planners with venue owners for sourcing of event venues and suppliers for professional services
4. Ticketing Enabler solutions to event organizers, venue owners for selling tickets to sports, concert, theater, festival, conference, tradeshow, seminar
5. Marketplaces connecting event organizers, venue owners, primary and secondary ticket brokers, and individual ticket sellers with ticket buyers
This report focuses on the following sub-sectors:
The scope of this report includes equity as well as debt funding received by the companies.
Disclaimer: The information and data in the report is based on global developments tracked in the sector till December 6, 2016. This is to categorically
state that any events and relevant developments after the said date will not reflect in the report.
Name Descriptions
Suite
Includes companies offering a suite of solutions for planning, sourcing, marketing, ticketing, and attendee engagement during the entire lifecycle
of events.
Planning
Includes companies offering solutions that enable organizers to source venues & suppliers, manage event operations; and enable venue owners
to manage bookings and venue operations.
Marketing
These companies provide promotional tools to manage event campaigns across online media, social media, email, SMS and MMS. Also includes
event and social data based lead gen solutions.
Ticketing
Includes solutions that help organizers to manage registrations and sell tickets. Also includes platforms that enable consumers to buy tickets to
events.
Attendee
Engagement
Includes check-in solutions, mobile apps that help organizers to engage attendees and track live events, solutions that enable audience
interactions, and networking tools.
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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159 153
214
239
271
73
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompanies
6
YoY – Number of companies founded
Eved DoubleDutch Gametime HoneyBook Wepiao TKing Shoowin
Sosh SF IfOnly YPlanApp Events.com Taobao movie Baichanghui EventMaxima
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Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
35 Jan-2015 4
Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Local Event Discovery
$797K noddapp.com
NoddApp
2015, Mumbai
16 Sep-2014 2
Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
$650K goyano.com
Goyano
2015, Delhi
57 Nov-2013 17
Planning > Organizer Tools > Artists >
Marketplace
$2M bookya.com
Bookya
2014, Kuala Lumpur
68 Aug-2013 14
Planning > Organizer Tools > Vendor >
Marketplace
$32M eved.com
Eved
2010, Chicago
16 May-2013 7
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Sponsorship Platforms
$3M sponsorhub.com
SponsorHub
2010, New York City
25 Feb-2013 8
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
$2M akross.me
Akross
2015, Tel Aviv
19 Jan-2013 1
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue >
Discovery > Listing Platform
$202K elitemeetings.com
Elite Meetings
2006, Santa Barbara
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Large Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
111 Nov-2012 34
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue >
Discovery > Marketplace
$151M convene.com
Convene
2009, New York City
23 Aug-2012 14
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$14M mymusictaste.com
MyMusicTaste
2011, Seoul
121 Jun-2012 38
Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Horizontal
$65M everfest.com
Everfest
2015, Austin
21 Jun-2012 2
Planning > Organizer Tools > Vendor >
Listing Platform
$4M celebrations.com
Celebrations.com
2008, New York City
114 Feb-2012 49
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Local Event Discovery
$1.2B sosh.com
Sosh SF
2010, San Francisco
32 Sep-2011 10
Attendee Engagement > Audience
Interaction
$9M beekast.com
Beekast
2014, Paris
49 Jun-2011 18 Attendee Engagement > Networking $55M ntag.com
nTAG Interactive
2002, Austin
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Niche Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
10 Nov-2013 5
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Sports
$4M shoowin.com
Shoowin
2016, New York City
3 Apr-2013 1
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Local Event Discovery >
Experiences
$25M ifonly.com
IfOnly
2011, San Francisco
4 Sep-2012 3
Marketing > Promotion > Digital Media
> Referral
$13M getstreetteam.com
StreetTeam
2012, London
15 Aug-2012 8
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Concerts
$32M dice.fm
Dice
2016, Ottawa
10 Apr-2012 6
Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Sports > Marathons
$12M malaapp.com
Mala App
2009, Beijing
6 Feb-2012 2
Attendee Engagement > Live Campaign
Management > Event App >
Entertainment Events
$27M livebyosmosis.com
Osmosis
2015, Seattle
15 Jan-2012 10 Marketing > Promotion $25M invitethemedia.com
Invite The Media
2015, Paris
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Niche Upcoming Sectors
No. of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
No. of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
3 Jan-2012 3
Marketing > Personalized Marketing >
Experiential Marketing
$18M eventfarm.com
Event Farm
2010, California City
2 Jan-2012 2 Marketing > Suite $2M feathr.co
Feathr
2011, Gainesville
13 Nov-2011 4
Marketing > Lead Generation > Event
Data
$3M rainfocus.com
RainFocus
2013, Lindon
13 Jul-2011 10 Marketing > Promotion > Digital Media $25M spingo.com
SpinGo
2012, Draper
3 Aug-2010 2
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Re-pricing
$110M scorebig.com
ScoreBig
2009, Los Angeles
15 Jun-2010 6
Attendee Engagement > Audience
Interaction > Feedback Tools
$1M pigeonholelive.com
PigeonLab Pte Ltd
2010, Singapore
4 Feb-2010 2
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue >
Layout Management
$23M socialtables.com
Social Tables
2011, Washington D.C.
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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YoY – Number of Rounds and Total Funding
$151M
$112M
$71M
$288M
$136M
$247M
$383M
$814M
$1.1B
25
37
33
69
107
140
120
127
93
0
32
64
96
128
160
0
240
480
720
960
1200
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
Funding Amount Number of Rounds
Note: The funding excludes debt and post IPO rounds.
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YoY – Number of Rounds by Stage
42
77
95
73 72
45
25
29
35
38
46
401
1
5
6
9
8
0
32
64
96
128
160
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
Seed Early Late
Note: The funding excludes debt and post IPO rounds.
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YoY – Funding by Stage
$19M $33M $27M $41M $52M $48M
$213M
$81M $107M
$185M
$328M
$476M
$50M
$22M
$51M
$97M
$434M
$596M
0
240
480
720
960
1200
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
TotalFundingAmount(inMillions)
Seed Early Late
Note: The funding excludes debt and post IPO rounds.
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Average Ticket Size – Early Stage
$0.5M $0.4M $0.3M $0.7M $1.0M
$1.6M$1.2M
$2.6M
$4.3M
$3.6M
$4.1M
$19.9M
$32.9M
$6.4M
$4.1M
$12.6M
$17.9M
$9.7M
0.0
7.0
14.0
21.0
28.0
35.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
FundingAmount(inMillions)
Seed Series A Series B
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Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
wepiao.com
Wepiao
(Beijing, 2014)
$462M Series C Apr-2016 Tencent, iDreamSky
dianying.taobao.com
Taobao movie
(Hangzhou, 2014)
$269M Series A May-2016 CDH Investments, Ant Group, Huace Media, Sina, Bona Film
bookmyshow.com
Book My Show
(Mumbai, 2007)
$82M Series C Jul-2016 Stripes Group, Accel Partners, SAIF Partners, Network18
convene.com
Convene
(New York City, 2009)
$20M Series B May-2016 Arrowpoint Partners, Boathouse Capital, Sunrise Capital, Brookfield
gametime.co
Gametime
(San Francisco, 2012)
$20M Series B Sep-2016 Accel Partners, GV, Evolution Media Capital, StartX
vendini.com
Vendini
(San Francisco, 2001)
$20M Series A May-2016 Level Equity
etouches.com
etouches
(Norwalk, 2008)
$20M Series D Apr-2016 Argentum Group, Level Equity, Connecticut Innovations, First Analysis
eventown.com
Eventown
(Beijing, 2004)
$15M Series C Jul-2016 Harvest Capital Management
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Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
songkick.com
Song Kick
(London, 2007)
$15M Series C Aug-2016 Access Industries
venuenext.com
VenueNext
(Santa Clara, 2014)
$15M Series B Oct-2016 Causeway Media Partners, Compass Group, Sharks Sports & Entertainment
eved.com
Eved
(Chicago, 2010)
$14M Series B Dec-2015 MK Capital, Pritzker Group, Merrick Ventures
socialtables.com
Social Tables
(Washington D.C.,
2011)
$13M Series B Oct-2016
Questmark Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Fortify Ventures, Middleland Capital,
Thayer Ventures
ifonly.com
IfOnly
(San Francisco, 2011)
$10M Series B Feb-2016
The Yucaipa Companies, XB VENTURES, Digital Garage, Advance, American Express,
Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund
malaapp.com
Mala App
(Beijing, 2009)
$10M Seed Jul-2016
mymusictaste.com
MyMusicTaste
(Seoul, 2011)
$10M Series A Jan-2016
SoftBank Ventures Korea, Samsung Venture Investment, Formation 8, Golden Gate
Ventures, Partners Investment, cjvc.com, DT Capital Partners
songkick.com
Song Kick
(London, 2007)
$10M Series C Dec-2015 Access Industries
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Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
getstreetteam.com
StreetTeam
(London, 2012)
$10M Series A Oct-2016 Backed, Frontline Ventures, Kindred Capital, Universal Music Group, Saatchinvest
todaytix.com
TodayTix
(New York City, 2013)
$9M Series A Feb-2016 TYLT Ventures, Walden Venture Capital
xishiqu.com
Xishiqu
(Shanghai, 2011)
$8M Series A Jan-2016 Tron fund
splacer.co
Splacer
(Tel Aviv, 2014)
$7M Series A Sep-2016 NFX Guild
tking.cn
TKing
(Shanghai, 2015)
$7M Series B Nov-2016 Matrix Partners China
eventfarm.com
Event Farm
(California City, 2010)
$6M Series A Sep-2016 406 Ventures
dice.fm
Dice
(London, 2014)
$6M Series A Aug-2016 Evolution Equity, White Star Capital, Designer Fund, Kima Ventures
eventbase.com
Event Base
(Vancouver, 2009)
$6M Series B Dec-2015 Madrona Venture Group
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Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
tiqiq.com
TiqIQ
(New York City, 2009)
$5M Series A Jul-2016
fanxchange.com
Fanxchange
(Toronto, 2009)
$5M Series B Jun-2016 Azure Capital Partners, Plaza Ventures, Gibraltar Ventures
ticketbiscuit.com
TicketBiscuit
(Birmingham, 2001)
$5M Series A Oct-2016 Ballast Point Ventures
eventbank.com
EventBank
(Beijing, 2013)
$5M Series A Mar-2016 Beijing Ufida happiness Capital Management
ampsy.com
Ampsy
(Scottsdale, 2013)
$4M Seed Feb-2016
sympla.com.br
Sympla
(Belo Horizonte, 2011)
$4M Series A Jun-2016 Movile
peerspace.com
PeerSpace
(San Francisco, 2013)
$3M Series B Sep-2016
limelightplatform.com
LimeLight Platform
(Toronto, 2014)
$3M Seed Jan-2016 iGan Partners, Sand Hill Angels, HPVP, Acceleprise
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Top investments in last one year
Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
tking.cn
TKing
(Shanghai, 2015)
$3M Series A Oct-2016 DCM Ventures
beekast.com
Beekast
(Paris, 2014)
$3M Seed Oct-2016 iSource
lumiinsight.com
Lumi
(London, 2008)
$3M Series A Mar-2016 Clydesdale Bank
eventfarm.com
Event Farm
(California City, 2010)
$3M Series A Jun-2016
gatherhere.com
Gather
(Atlanta, 2012)
$3M Series A Jan-2016 Storm Ventures, Ludlow Ventures
ticketsauce.com
TicketSauce
(San Diego, 2014)
$3M Series A Nov-2016 Frontier Venture Capital
hobnob.io
Hobnob
(Honolulu, 2014)
$2M Seed Feb-2016
Norwest Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greycroft
Partners
feathr.co
Feathr
(Gainesville, 2011)
$2M Series A Jan-2016 Florida Gulfshore Capital, Knight Foundation, Florida Opportunity Fund
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Funnel view of Sector
Percent of
Previous
34%
27%
41%
91
20
60
145
538
1605
0 360 720 1080 1440 1800
M&A & IPO
Late
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Number of Companies
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Most Active Investors in Sector
21
9
8
7
6
5 5 5 5
4
0
5
10
15
20
25
500 Startups Y Combinator Wayra Start-Up Chile Accel Partners Index Ventures Kima Ventures Pritzker Group Structure Capital Artesian
TotalNumberofRounds
Social Tables Song Kick Cinepapaya SonicPollen Seatwave viagogo YouShould Tickets Now PeerSpace Venuemob
Up All Night The Ticket Fairy Crowd Reactive Cinepapaya Book My Show Song Kick StreetTeam ACTIVE Network MoviePass Ticket Squad
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Where are Top Investors investing
500
Startups
Wayra
Y
Combinator
Start-Up
Chile
Accel
Partners
Index
Ventures
Kima
Ventures
Pritzker
Group
Structure
Capital
Artesian
Ticketing
Up All Night,
The Ticket
Fairy, Welcu
Cinepapaya,
RockBee,
Joinnus
Song Kick, The
Ticket Fairy,
Shoobs
SonicPollen,
Cinepapaya,
Fanear
Seatwave,
BookMyShow,
SeatGeek
viagogo, Song
Kick, Sofar
Sounds
Dice,
Pogoseat,
DOJO
Tickets Now
MoviePass,
Pogoseat,
WillCall
GiggedIn
Suite
ACTIVE
Network
Planning
Social Tables,
VenueSpot,
eVenues
Venuetastic,
Whitenoise
Networks,
GoComm
Fiestah,
PerfectHitch
YouShould
Eved,
EVENTup
PeerSpace,
Gigit
Venuemob,
Muzeek
Attendee
Engagement
ArrowPass
Crowd
Reactive,
EventsTag,
Networker
PollEverywhere Eventifier DoubleDutch Shortlist
Marketing StreetTeam Ticket Squad
Merchandise
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Top Investor by Stage of Entry
Accel Partners 4
Causeway Media Partners 2
DCM Ventures 2
Draper Fisher Jurvetson 2
General Catalyst Partners 2
Index Ventures 2
KPCB 2
Khosla Ventures 2
Matrix Partners China 2
Norwest Venture Partners 2
Accel Partners 3
Index Ventures 3
Sequoia Capital 2
ABS Ventures 1
Access Industries 1
Adinvest 1
Argentum Group 1
Atlas Venture 1
Austin Ventures 1
Bay Partners 1
Seed Series A Series B Later Stage
500 Startups 3
Accel Partners 3
Legend Capital 3
406 Ventures 2
Contour Venture Partners 2
DCM Ventures 2
Dekarta Capital 2
Draper Fisher Jurvetson 2
Founders Fund 2
General Catalyst Partners 2
500 Startups 18
Y Combinator 9
Start-Up Chile 7
Sand Hill Angels 4
Wayra 4
Acceleprise 3
Betaspring 3
Eleven 3
Structure Capital 3
Arizona Tech Investors 2
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Major Acquisitions in last one year
Date Company Acquirer Deal Size Overview
Total
Funding
Nov-2016 cvent.com
Cvent
(Fairfax, 1999)
Vistaequitypartners
.com
$1.65B
Event Management Platform
Insight Venture Partners, NEA, Greenspring Associates, Birchmere
Ventures, CTW Venture Partners
$153.91M
Jul-2016 mtime.com
Mtime
(Beijing, 2005)
wandacinemas.com $350M
Movie review, information, merchandize and ticket selling platform
Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tiger Global Management, CBC Capital,
Fidelity Growth Partners Asia, Eight Roads Ventures, Wanda Cinemas
$14M
May-2016 ticketbis.com
Ticketbis
(Madrid, 2009)
ebayinc.com $165M
Secondary Ticketing Marketplace
Active Venture Partners, Fabrice Grinda, Fil Rouge Capital
$17.43M
Jun-2016 flavorus.com
Flavorus
(Los Angeles, 1999)
vivendi.com $4M
Ticketing marketplace and software provider
Oct-2016 yplanapp.com
YPlanApp
(London, 2012)
timeout.com $2M
Ticketing plaform
Qualcomm Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Nokia Growth
Partners, Wellington Partners, A-Grade Investments, Octopus
Investments, Slow Ventures
$37.7M
Dec-2016 cinepapaya.com
Cinepapaya
(Lima, 2012)
fandango.com Undisclosed
Online and mobile sales of movie & festival tickets
Start-Up Chile, 500 Startups, Movile, Wayra
$2.55M
Sep-2016 attend.com
Attend.com
(Boston, 2013)
eventfarm.com Undisclosed
Event Management and Engagement Platform, formerly Attendware.
406 Ventures, Comerica
$6.6M
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Major Acquisitions in last one year
Date Company Acquirer Deal Size Overview
Total
Funding
Aug-2016 goersapp.com
Goers
(Jakarta, 2015)
Mahakamedia
.com
Undisclosed
Discovery and online booking of events and activities
Jul-2016 charged.fm
CHARGED.fm
(Brooklyn, 2008)
vendini.com Undisclosed
Secondary Ticketing Platform
Goldman Sachs, Seedco
$1M
Jun-2016 zentila.com
Zentila
(Windermere, 2011)
etouches.com Undisclosed
Online sourcing, booking and tracking solution for meetings and
conventions
Vocap Ventures, Arsenal Venture Partners, venVelo, Vocap
Investment Partners, venVelo
$3.6M
May-2016 zerista.com
Zerista
(Denver, 2008)
jackrabbitsystems
.com
Undisclosed
Platform for conferences & meetings
Kickstart Seed Fund
$325K
May-2016 gogorilla.com.sg
GoGORILLA
(Singapore, 2012)
sandpiper.ch Undisclosed
Event management and ticketing solutions
Apr-2016 getvamos.com
Vamos
(Berlin, 2012)
fanmiles.com Undisclosed
Event discovery platform
Heilemann Ventures
Mar-2016 mobytick.com
MobyTick
(Hamburg, 2012)
cineapp.de Undisclosed
Mobile app for movie tickets
IFB Innovationsstarter
Mar-2016 appmyday.com
AppMyDay
(Tel Aviv, 2012)
honeybook.com Undisclosed
Social networking and photo sharing app
Star Farm Ventures, Firstime
$900K
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Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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December 2016Tracxn BlueBox : Event Management
Cumulative funding in the sector
1600+ companies in the sector, 372 funded in last 5 years, $1.96B invested in 2015/2016
Most Active Investors: 500 Startups, Wayra, Y Combinator, Startup Chile, Accel Partners, Index Ventures
Practice Area – Enterprise Apps | Analysts: @jiswanath
SUITE
Business Events
Cvent (1999, IPO, Acq.)
Sports & Outdoor
ACTIVE Network (1999, IPO, Acq.)
$605M
PLANNING $278M
Venue Tools
Venue Management
Gather (2012, $3M)
Booking Enabler
PlaceFull (2011, $3M)
Organizer Tools
Project Management
Honeybook (2013, $32M)
Venue Marketplace
Convene (2009, $51M)
Venue Layout Mgmt.
Social Tables (2011, $23M)
Vendor Marketplace
Eved (2010, $29M)
MARKETING $56M
Lead Generation
Event Data
RainFocus (2013, $1.5M)
Social Data
Ampsy (2013, $5M)
Personalized Mktg.
Experiential Mktg.
Event Farm (2010, $11M)
Promotion
Digital Media
SpinGo (2012, $5M)
Referral
StreetTeam (2012, $10M)
TICKETING $2.7B
Enterprise
Organizers
Box Office
Vendini (2001, $20M)
White-label Ticketing
Events (2013, $17M)
Enablers
Dynamic Pricing
Digonex (2000, $28M)
Calendar
Trumba (2003, $13M)
Corp. Ticket Mgmt.
TicketManager(2007, $28.5M)
Consumer
Marketplace
Secondary
StubHub (2000, Acq.)
Re-pricing
ScoreBig (2009, $51M)
Metasearch
SeatGeek (2009, $100M)
Listing Platform
Eventful (2004, $20M)
ATTENDEE ENGMT.
CRM
Attend (2013, $7M)
$240M
Audience Interaction
Magency (2011, $4M)
Networking
nTAG Interactive(2002, $23M)
Social Content Platform
Tagkast (2013, $3M)
Live Campaign Mgmt.
Event App
Business Events
DoubleDutch (2011, $81M)
Entertainment
VenueNext (2014, $24M)
Primary
Ticketmaster (1976, Acq.)
Local Discovery
Wepiao (2014, $802M)
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Top Business Models by Funding
$2.7B
$609M
$278M $236M
$50M
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
Ticketing Suite Planning Attendee Engagement Marketing
TotalFundingAmount(inMillions)
Avg. Age May-10 May-05 Sep-12 Jun-11 Jan-12
# Cos. 926 38 359 238 35
Wepiao ACTIVE Network Convene DoubleDutch Event Farm
Taobao movie Cvent HoneyBook VenueNext StreetTeam
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Ticketing – Business Model Description
Solutions enabling event organizers to create and promote events, managing registrations, and sell tickets. Includes platforms
that are consumer facing and let consumers discover and/or buy event tickets.
Consumer Enterprise
Solutions that let event organizers create branded event websites
including ticketing facilities, manage onsite ticketing, distribute
tickets across various channels, and manage ticket prices dynamically.
Also includes solutions that help companies manage corporate
ticketing programs for their employees.
Platforms that let event organizers create and post events and let
consumers to discover and/or buy event tickets. Includes listing
platforms, ticketing marketplaces (primary and secondary), and
crowdfunding platforms. Also includes metasearch engines that let
consumers compare tickets across various marketplaces.
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Ticketing – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend
$53M $61M $67M
$117M $99M
$207M
$293M
$608M
$981M
19
30 27
43
75
88
75 71
57
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
240
480
720
960
1200
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
YoY – Total Funding and No. of Rounds
40
46 50
94
82
109
127
133
42
0
28
56
84
112
140
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompaniesFounded
YoY – No. of Companies Founded
307
154
85
54
37
21 17 16
0
70
140
210
280
350
United
States
India United
Kingdom
China Canada Singapore Australia Spain
NumberofCompanies
Distribution of Companies across Countries
$2.5B
$199M
467
146
0
100
200
300
400
500
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
Consumer Enterprise
NumberofCompanies
FundingAmount(inMillions)
BM wise Investment
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Ticketing – Most Funded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Funding
Amount
wepiao.com
Wepiao
(2014, Beijing)
Movie ticketing platform
GGV Capital, Tencent, China eCapital, iDreamSky, New Hope Group, Wanda Group, Bison Capital
Asset Management, Gopher Asset Management, CREDIT Prosperity Fund Management,
chinagangtai.com, Southern Capital Group, Shandong Luxin Investment Holdings Group
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Local Event Discovery >
Movies
$802M
dianying.taobao.com
Taobao movie
(2014, Hangzhou)
Online movie ticketing platform
Sina, CDH Investments, Huace Media, Bona Film, Ant Group
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Local Event Discovery >
Movies
$269M
eventbrite.com
Eventbrite
(2006, San Francisco)
Online Ticketing Platform
Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Tiger Global Management, SoftTech VC, DAG Ventures, Tenaya
Capital, T. Rowe Price, Y Ventures, Darwin Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Horizontal
$200M
bookmyshow.com
Book My Show
(2007, Mumbai)
Online entertainment ticketing portal
Accel Partners, SAIF Partners, Network18, Stripes Group, Capital 18
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Horizontal
$128M
seatgeek.com
SeatGeek
(2009, New York City)
Ticket search & comparison engine
Accel Partners, Founder Collective, Technology Crossover Ventures, Stage One Capital, NYC Seed,
Red Swan Ventures, PKS Capital, Entree Capital, Future Perfect Ventures, trisirasgroup.com, Lerer
Hippeau Ventures, Causeway Media Partners, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Dreamit Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer > Metasearch $100.22M
viagogo.com
viagogo
(2005, Geneva)
Online event ticket marketplace
Index Ventures, SV Angel, Atomico, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Siemer Ventures, Valor Capital
Group, March Capital Partners, Ali Partovi, Wavemaker Partners
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Secondary > Horizontal
$65M
viagogo.com
viagogo
(2005, Geneva)
Online event ticket marketplace
Index Ventures, SV Angel, Atomico, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Siemer Ventures, Valor Capital
Group, March Capital Partners, Ali Partovi, Wavemaker Partners
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Secondary > Horizontal
$65M
songkick.com
Song Kick
(2007, London)
Concert Listings Site
Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, SoftTech VC, Betaworks, Access Industries, JamJar
Investments, Acceleration Group
Ticketing > Consumer > Metasearch $59.53M
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Suite – Business Model Description
Suite of tools to manage the entire event life cycle. Helps organizers in planning, budgeting, promotion, administrating,
registration, onsite management of attendees; and helps hotel & venue owners with booking management, marketing, and lead
generation. Also provides a network (marketplace) connecting event planners with venue owners for sourcing of event venues
and suppliers for professional services.
Business Events Sports & Outdoor Touring Events Festivals
Suite of tools specifically for
sports & endurance events such
as races & marathons,
tournaments etc.
Suite of tools for managing tour
ticketing, travel management,
merchandising etc. for music
artists.
Solutions to manage logistics,
payments, queues,
merchandise sale, booths etc.
at music/cultural festivals.
Suite of solutions to manage
complete event lifecycle of
business events. Includes a
network (marketplace) of venues
and suppliers.
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Suite – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend
$81M $61M
$2M
$153M
$9M
$8K
$32M
$16M $20M
3
3
2
4
2
1
5
4
2
0
1
2
4
5
6
0
36
72
108
144
180
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
YoY – Total Funding and No. of Rounds
3
1
3
4
5
3
1
2
0
1
2
4
5
6
2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompaniesFounded
YoY – No. of Companies Founded
16
4 4
3
2 2
1 1
0
4
7
11
14
18
United
States
Canada United
Kingdom
India Australia France Belgium China
NumberofCompanies
Distribution of Companies across Countries
$355M
$252M
$2M $0.2M
18
16
4 3
0
4
8
12
16
20
0
80
160
240
320
400
Sports & Outdoor Business Events Festivals Touring Events
NumberofCompanies
FundingAmount(inMillions)
BM wise Investment
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Suite – Most Funded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Funding
Amount
activenetwork.com
ACTIVE Network
(1999, Dallas)
Cloud based solution provider for outdoor events
Canaan Partners, Ticket Master, Charles River Ventures, Pritzker Group, North Bridge Venture Partners,
Austin Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, ABS Ventures, Comdisco, Escalate Capital, Enterprise Partners
Venture Capital, ESPN Network, Performance Equity Management, TAO Venture Capital Partners,
Dominion Ventures, Stanley Park Ventures, Kettle Partners
Suite > Sports &
Outdoor
$355.04M
cvent.com
Cvent
(1999, Fairfax)
Event Management Platform.
Insight Venture Partners, NEA, Greenspring Associates, Birchmere Ventures, CTW Venture Partners
Suite > Business
Events
$153.91M
etouches.com
etouches
(2008, Norwalk)
Cloud based Event Management Software.
Greycroft Partners, Connecticut Innovations, Level Equity, Cava Capital, First Analysis, Argentum Group
Suite > Business
Events
$56M
certain.com
Certain
(1994, San Francisco)
Event Management Software Suite > Business
Events
$28.9M
lanyon.com
Lanyon
(1984, Dallas)
Provider of travel spend & content management and event management software
Frontier Capital
Suite > Business
Events
$10M
ivvy.com
iVvy
(2010, Gold Coast)
Event venue management platform Suite > Business
Events
$ 1.45M
beatswitch.com
BeatSwitch
(2013, Antwerp)
SaaS for Event Planning
Idealabs, STRIKE4, Volta Ventures
Suite > Festivals $1.21M
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Organizer Tools Venue Tools
40
Planning – Business Model Description
Includes solutions that let event organizers manage event operations & project management, arrange travel & accommodations,
discover & book venues, vendors, artists, and speakers. Includes platforms that connects sponsors with event organizers. Also
includes solutions that help venues with booking management, promotion, payments, and reporting.
Solutions that help hotel & venue owners for booking management,
promotion, payments, reporting, and venue management.
Platforms that help event organizers and planners in managing
logistics, travel & accommodation, administration, collaboration, task
management, and vendor payments. Includes marketplaces for event
venues, vendors, performing artists, and speakers.
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Planning – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend
$18M
$1M
$7M
$16M
$25M
$31M
$103M
$67M
2
1
8
16
29
31
36
17
0
8
16
24
32
40
0
24
48
72
96
120
2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
YoY – Total Funding and No. of Rounds
3 7
15
22
32
59
65
100
27
0
24
48
72
96
120
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompaniesFounded
YoY – No. of Companies Founded
133
94
29
14 11 11 8 7
0
28
56
84
112
140
India United
States
United
Kingdom
Australia Canada China Malaysia Germany
NumberofCompanies
Distribution of Companies across Countries
$270M
$9M
160
8
0
36
72
108
144
180
0
60
120
180
240
300
Organizer Tools Venue Tools
NumberofCompanies
FundingAmount(inMillions)
BM wise Investment
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Planning – Most Funded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Funding
Amount
convene.com
Convene
(2009, New York City)
Platform for conference rooms.
Brookfield, Boathouse Capital, Tamarix Capital, Arrowpoint Partners, Sunrise Capital, Conversion
Venture Capital
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue
> Discovery > Marketplace
$51.3M
honeybook.com
HoneyBook
(2013, Tel Aviv)
Invite-only Event Planning platform
Norwest Venture Partners, Ooga Labs, UpWest Labs, Aleph Venture Capital, Canyon Creek Capital,
Maiden Lane, Carthona Capital, NFX Guild
Planning > Organizer Tools > Project
Management
$32M
eved.com
Eved
(2010, Chicago)
Online marketplace for meeting and events industry.
Pritzker Group, MK Capital, Merrick Ventures, Ceres Venture Fund
Planning > Organizer Tools > Vendor
> Marketplace
$29.45M
hotelgg.com
HotelGG
(2012, Shanghai)
Platform for discovering and booking conference rooms
Chengwei Capital, SIG China, Matrix Partners China
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue
> Discovery > Marketplace
$25.3M
starcite.com
StarCite
(1999, Philadelphia)
Cloud-based meetings management and event registration solution
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Norwest Venture Partners, BNY Mellon, TPG Growth, ATEL
Capital Group, Breakaway Solutions, iD Ventures America, Maritz Travel, NETWORLD MEDIA
GROUP, Silicom Ventures, Strattech Partners, Actua, American Express Ventures
Planning > Organizer Tools > Suite $25M
socialtables.com
Social Tables
(2011, Washington D.C.)
Web-based hospitality SaaS Technology.
Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Questmark Partners, Fortify Ventures, Middleland Capital,
Thayer Ventures, Militello Capital, India Venture Partners, Goldin Ventures, K Street Capital
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue
> Layout Management
$23.1M
eventown.com
Eventown
(2004, Beijing)
Venue booking platform offering other Value added services for MICE
Harvest Capital Management, Chunxiao Capital
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue
> Discovery > Marketplace
$16.68M
peerspace.com
PeerSpace
(2013, San Francisco)
Marketplace for creative spaces.
Foundation Capital, Structure Capital, Carthona Capital
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue
> Discovery > Marketplace
$9.84M
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Attendee Engagement – Business Model
Description
Enables event organizers to manage check-ins, real-time data tracking, onsite attendee engagement, and live session, schedule,
and campaign management. Includes solutions which enable interaction for Q&A, polling, feedback etc.
Live Campaign
Management
Networking Audience Interaction Check-in Social Content Platform
Solutions that enable
networking amongst
attendees and/or
organizers/brands.
Includes both software-
based and wearable.
Tools that help speakers,
presenters to receive
feedback from audience,
organize Q&A, live-
polling etc.
Solutions that enable
event organizers to
check-in attendees at
the time of events.
Includes desktop and
mobile app-based check-
in solutions.
Solutions that help event
organizers and brands to
broadcast branded
content to social
platforms as well as
present and monitor
social media
engagement.
Solutions that help event
organizers track
attendee behaviour and
manage event sessions &
schedule to increase
engagement.
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Attendee Engagement – Entrepreneur Activity and
Investment Trend
$0.3M $4M
$13M $12M
$18M
$27M
$88M
$31M
1
5
3
15 14
23
10
15
10
0
5
10
15
20
25
0
20
40
60
80
100
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
YoY – Total Funding and No. of Rounds
8
14
19
34
27
33
39
31
1
0
9
18
27
36
45
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompaniesFounded
YoY – No. of Companies Founded
89
35
21
7 7 6 6 4
0
20
40
60
80
100
United
States
United
Kingdom
India Canada Singapore Australia France Belgium
NumberofCompanies
Distribution of Companies across Countries
$157M
$55M
$9M $8M $7M
$0.2M
55
24
16 14
2 5
0
12
24
36
48
60
0
36
72
108
144
180
Live Campaign
Management
Networking Audience
Interaction
Social Content
Platform
CRM Check-in
NumberofCompanies
FundingAmount(inMillions)
BM wise Investment
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Attendee Engagement – Most Funded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Funding
Amount
doubledutch.me
DoubleDutch
(2011, San Francisco)
Mobile event technology and event performance company.
Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Charles River Ventures, KKR, Bullpen Capital,
Floodgate, Venture 51, Lightbank, Accelerator Ventures, Yet2ventures, Mithril, Brand
Foundry Ventures, LaunchCapital, Enspire Capital
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Business Events
$81.2M
venuenext.com
VenueNext
(2014, Santa Clara)
Tools to enhance venue experience at stadiums
Live Nation Entertainment, Aruba Networks, Compass Group, Causeway Media Partners,
Twitter Ventures, Sharks Sports & Entertainment
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Entertainment
Events > Sports
$24M
ntag.com
nTAG Interactive
(2002, Austin)
Event Management Solutions
Pilot House Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds
Attendee Engagement >
Networking
$23.3M
threestage.com
Three Stage
(2001, Columbia)
Online media and marketing solutions
Valhalla Partners, New Markets Venture Partners, Maryland Department of Business and
Economic Development, Greenhill, Silicon Alley Venture Partners, Grosvenor Fund
Attendee Engagement >
Networking
$22.5M
quickmobile.com
QuickMobile
(2006, Vancouver)
Mobile engagement platform
BDC Capital, Vancity, Timia Capital
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Business Events
$12.13M
guidebook.com
Guidebook
(2011, Palo Alto)
Mobile app provider for events, venues, campuses and enterprises
MHS Capital, Vast Ventures, Mosaic Ventures
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Business Events
$10M
eventbase.com
Event Base
(2009, Vancouver)
Event Management
SXSW, Madrona Venture Group
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Business Events
$8M
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Marketing – Business Model Description
Includes solutions that help event organizers and brands to manage event marketing campaigns, promote events via digital and
social media, generate leads, and send marketing communication via email, social media, and mobile channels.
Promotion Lead Generation Personalized Marketing Suite
Solutions that help event
organizers and brands to
analyse attendee behaviour
data generated during an
event as well as social media
data.
Solutions that let event
organizers send branded and
customized invitations
according to the recipient's
personal preferences.
Solutions that help event
organizers with planning and
executing event marketing
campaigns including
promotion and lead
generation.
Solutions that help event
organizers promote events
through various digital media
channels.
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Marketing – Entrepreneur Activity and Investment
Trend
$1M
$4M
$2M
$4M
$13M
$32M
1
2 2
4
6 6
9
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
7
14
21
28
35
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofRounds
FundingAmount(inMillions)
YoY – Total Funding and No. of Rounds
3 3
5
6
7
2
6
1
0
2
3
5
6
8
2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NumberofCompaniesFounded
YoY – No. of Companies Founded
19
6
2 2
1 1 1 1
0
4
8
12
16
20
United
States
United
Kingdom
Australia France China Croatia Denmark Germany
NumberofCompanies
Distribution of Companies across Countries
$21M
$19M
$8M
$2M
9
16
4
5
0
4
7
11
14
18
0
5
10
15
20
25
Personalized
Marketing
Promotion Lead Generation Suite
NumberofCompanies
FundingAmount(inMillions)
BM wise Investment
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Marketing – Most Funded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Funding
Amount
eventfarm.com
Event Farm
(2010, California City)
Event Marketing Platform.
406 Ventures
Marketing > Personalized
Marketing > Experiential
Marketing
$10.96M
getstreetteam.com
StreetTeam
(2012, London)
Peer-to-Peer event promotion software
Kima Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Universal Music Group, Saatchinvest, Backed, Kindred
Capital
Marketing > Promotion >
Digital Media > Referral
$10M
splashthat.com
Splash
(2011, New York City)
Event Marketing Platform.
Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Spark Capital, Maveron, BoxGroup, Great Oaks Venture Capital,
PROfounders Capital, Red Sea Venture, Suffolk Equity Partners, Daring Journey Ventures,
Red Sea Ventures, BoxGroup
Marketing > Personalized
Marketing > Experiential
Marketing
$7.5M
ampsy.com
Ampsy
(2013, Scottsdale)
Suite of social aggregation tools for brands and live events
Scout Ventures, Woodside O'Brien
Marketing > Lead
Generation > Social Data
$5.31M
spingo.com
SpinGo
(2012, Draper)
Platform for event finding and promotion.
Mercato Partners, Kickstart Seed Fund
Marketing > Promotion >
Digital Media
$4.92M
ingo.me
InGo
(2013, Manassas)
Event marketing web app using social platforms Marketing > Promotion >
Digital Media > Referral
$2.75M
hobnob.io
Hobnob
(2014, Honolulu)
Custom invitations and party planning from phone
Bessemer Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures
Marketing > Personalized
Marketing > Messaging
$2.25M
feathr.co
Feathr
(2011, Gainesville)
Marketing software for live events
Knight Foundation, Capital Factory, Florida Gulfshore Capital, Florida Opportunity Fund, TiE
Tampa
Marketing > Suite $2.2M
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Interesting Unfunded Companies
Company Overview
Business
Model
headbox.com
HeadBox
(2015, London)
Online marketplace for offsite spaces Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue >
Discovery > Marketplace
brisky.co.in
Brisky
(2015, Pune)
Mobile app for nightlife events discovery Ticketing > Consumer > Listing Platform >
Horizontal
towntrot.com
TownTrot
(2015, Delhi)
Map-based events discovery from multiple sources Ticketing > Consumer > Listing Platform >
Horizontal
planica.in
Planica
(2015, Hyderabad)
Online platform to book event service providers Planning > Organizer Tools > Vendor >
Marketplace
ditospace.com
Ditospace
(2015, Istanbul)
Marketplace to book commercial properties in Turkey. Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue >
Discovery > Marketplace
dryfta.com
Dryfta
(2015, Delhi)
End to End event management platform Ticketing > Enterprise > Organizers > White-
label Ticketing
Curated list of companies by the sector analyst are defined as Interesting
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Interesting Seed Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
jukely.com
Jukely
(2012, New York City)
Matchmaker for Concerts
Techstars, Northzone, Abundance Partners, Maiden Lane, 14W
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary >
Concerts > Subscription
$12.39M
seaters.com
Seaters
(2013, New York City)
Online ticketing marketplace
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary >
Horizontal
$8M
ampsy.com
Ampsy
(2013, Scottsdale)
Suite of social aggregation tools for brands and live events
Scout Ventures, Woodside O'Brien
Marketing > Lead Generation >
Social Data
$5.31M
stanza.co
Stanza
(2012, San Francisco)
Calendar integration and notification platforms for businesses.
Founder Collective, Metamorphic Ventures, Western Technology Investment,
Tekton Ventures, StartX
Ticketing > Enterprise >
Organizers > Enablers >
Calendar > Add-to-Calendar
$4.3M
limelightplatform.com
LimeLight Platform
(2014, Toronto)
Cloud-based platform for live event marketing
Sand Hill Angels, Acceleprise, HPVP, iGan Partners
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management
$3.1M
beekast.com
Beekast
(2014, Paris)
Mobile and web application for audience collaboration
iSource
Attendee Engagement >
Audience Interaction
$2.94M
loopd.com
Loopd
(2013, San Francisco)
Wearable tech based relational analytics and engagement platform
Pinehurst Advisors, Mesh Ventures
Attendee Engagement >
Networking > Wearables
$2.6M
hobnob.io
Hobnob
(2014, Honolulu)
Custom invitations and party planning from phone
Bessemer Venture Partners, Greycroft Partners, Norwest Venture Partners,
Aspect Ventures
Marketing > Personalized
Marketing > Messaging
$2.25M
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Interesting Seed Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
rainfocus.com
RainFocus
(2013, Lindon)
Data management and analytics solutions for events Marketing > Lead Generation >
Event Data
$1.5M
shoowin.com
Shoowin
(2016, New York City)
Face value sports and concert ticket reservation platform
BBG Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace
> Primary > Sports
$1.25M
crowdmics.com
Crowd Mics
(2014, Mesa)
Mobile microphone app for live event audience
Sand Hill Angels, Desert Angels, Keiretsu Capital, Arizona Tech Investors
Attendee Engagement > Audience
Interaction > Feedback Tools >
Microphone > Smartphone Mic
$1M
meraevents.com
Mera Events
(2009, Hyderabad)
Online platform for events listing, ticketing and promotion
OMICS Publishing
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace
> Primary > Horizontal
$1M
goyano.com
Goyano
(2015, Delhi)
Listing of local events along with deals and reviews
Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
$50K
nearify.com
Nearify
(2013, Gurgaon)
Location-based event discovery and listings
Seedfund, India Quotient
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace
> Primary > Horizontal
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Interesting Series A Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
dianying.taobao.com
Taobao movie
(2014, Hangzhou)
Online movie ticketing platform (Part of Alibaba pictures)
Sina, CDH Investments, Huace Media, Bona Film, Ant Group
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary > Local Event
Discovery > Movies
$269M
vendini.com
Vendini
(2001, San Francisco)
Vendini is an all-in-one solution for event promotions, ticket sales, box office management &
event logistics. Proud member of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Level Equity
Ticketing > Enterprise > Organizers
> Box Office
$20M
events.com
Events.com
(2013, San Diego)
Cloud-based suite for sport management
TomorrowVentures, Arctaris, Moore Venture Partners, La Jolla Holding, Burch Creative Capital
Ticketing > Enterprise > Organizers
> White-label Ticketing
$17M
todaytix.com
TodayTix
(2013, New York City)
One-stop shopping for live theatrical events for last-minute buyers
Walden Venture Capital, Rubicon, SF Capital, TYLT Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary > Local Event
Discovery > Theaters
$15.65M
eventfarm.com
Event Farm
(2010, California City)
Event Marketing Platform.
406 Ventures
Marketing > Personalized Marketing
> Experiential Marketing
$10.96M
getstreetteam.com
StreetTeam
(2012, London)
Peer-to-Peer event promotion software
Kima Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Universal Music Group, Saatchinvest, Backed, Kindred
Capital
Marketing > Promotion > Digital
Media > Referral
$10M
guidebook.com
Guidebook
(2011, Palo Alto)
Mobile app provider for events, venues, campuses and enterprises
MHS Capital, Vast Ventures, Mosaic Ventures
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management > Event
App > Business Events
$10M
mymusictaste.com
MyMusicTaste
(2011, Seoul)
Concert crowdsourcing platform
Formation 8, Golden Gate Ventures, Startup Sauna, DT Capital Partners, SoftBank Ventures
Korea, Samsung Venture Investment, cjvc.com, Partners Investment
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Crowdfunding
$10M
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Interesting Series A Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
dice.fm
Dice
(2014, London)
Scalping proof ticketing
White Star Capital, Kima Ventures, Lumia Capital, Designer Fund, Evolution Equity
Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace >
Primary > Concerts
$9.6M
splacer.co
Splacer
(2014, Tel Aviv)
Solution to book short-term space for an event.
Viola Group, Qualcomm Ventures, NFX Guild
Planning > Organizer Tools > Venue >
Discovery > Marketplace
$8.95M
tiqiq.com
TiqIQ
(2009, New York City)
Event Ticket Metasearch
MediaMath, Western Technology Investment, Contour Venture Partners, Inovia Capital, Azoic
Ventures, Stonehenge Capital
Ticketing > Consumer > Metasearch $8.47M
splashthat.com
Splash
(2011, New York City)
Event Marketing Platform.
Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Spark Capital, Maveron, BoxGroup, Great Oaks Venture Capital,
PROfounders Capital, Red Sea Venture, Suffolk Equity Partners, Daring Journey Ventures, Red
Sea Ventures, BoxGroup
Marketing > Personalized Marketing >
Experiential Marketing
$7.5M
tagkast.com
Tagkast
(2013, Chicago)
Event marketing platform to share branded photos, videos and content.
NEA, Lightbank, globalinv.com
Attendee Engagement > Social
Content Platform > Photo Booths
$3M
feathr.co
Feathr
(2011, Gainesville)
Marketing software for live events
Knight Foundation, Capital Factory, Florida Gulfshore Capital, Florida Opportunity Fund, TiE
Tampa
Marketing > Suite $2.2M
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Interesting Series B Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
convene.com
Convene
(2009, New York City)
Platform for conference rooms.
Brookfield, Boathouse Capital, Tamarix Capital, Arrowpoint Partners, Sunrise Capital,
Conversion Venture Capital
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Venue > Discovery >
Marketplace
$51.3M
gametime.co
Gametime
(2012, San Francisco)
Last minute sports ticket sales app
Accel Partners, GV, 2020 Ventures, Maven Ventures, Maiden Lane, NEST, Evolution Media
Capital, StartX
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Re-pricing
$37.9M
honeybook.com
HoneyBook
(2013, Tel Aviv)
Invite-only Event Planning platform
Norwest Venture Partners, Ooga Labs, UpWest Labs, Aleph Venture Capital, Canyon Creek
Capital, Maiden Lane, Carthona Capital, NFX Guild
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Project Management
$32M
eved.com
Eved
(2010, Chicago)
Online marketplace for meeting and events industry.
Pritzker Group, MK Capital, Merrick Ventures, Ceres Venture Fund
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Vendor > Marketplace
$29.45M
ticketmanager.com
Spotlight Ticket
Manager
(2007, Calabasas)
Event and ticket management tool
Point Judith Capital, Western Technology Investment, City National Bank, Kayne Anderson
Capital Advisors, Raptor Group, CoyoteRidgeVC
Ticketing > Enterprise >
Corporate Ticket Management
$28.5M
hotelgg.com
HotelGG
(2012, Shanghai)
Platform for discovering and booking conference rooms
Chengwei Capital, SIG China, Matrix Partners China
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Venue > Discovery >
Marketplace
$25.3M
ifonly.com
IfOnly
(2011, San Francisco)
Online marketplace for experiences
American Express, NEA, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Allen & Company, Ascend
Venture Group, Digital Garage, Advance, Winklevoss Capital, Raptor Group, Sotheby's,
The Yucaipa Companies, Advance Vixeid Partners, XB VENTURES
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary > Local
Event Discovery > Experiences
$25.25M
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Interesting Series B Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
venuenext.com
VenueNext
(2014, Santa Clara)
Tools to enhance venue experience at stadiums
Live Nation Entertainment, Aruba Networks, Compass Group, Causeway Media
Partners, Twitter Ventures, Sharks Sports & Entertainment
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Entertainment
Events > Sports
$24M
feverup.com
Fever NYC
(2012, New York City)
Social Event-Finder App
Accel Partners, Fidelity Investments, Solon Ventures, 14W
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary >
Horizontal
$23.25M
socialtables.com
Social Tables
(2011, Washington D.C.)
Web-based hospitality SaaS Technology.
Bessemer Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Questmark Partners, Fortify Ventures,
Middleland Capital, Thayer Ventures, Militello Capital, India Venture Partners, Goldin
Ventures, K Street Capital
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Venue > Layout
Management
$23.1M
fanxchange.com
Fanxchange
(2009, Toronto)
Online Ticket Marketplace
Azure Capital Partners, Plaza Ventures, Gibraltar Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Secondary >
Horizontal
$14.6M
peatix.com
Peatix
(2011, Tokyo)
Event and ticket management solution
500 Startups, ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Digital Garage, DG Incubation, Draper
Nexus, Zenshin Capital, SunBridge Global Ventures, Singapore Press Holdings, ssu.co.jp,
ZenShin Capital, Fidelity Growth Partners, Eight Roads Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary >
Horizontal
$9.62M
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Interesting Late Stage Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
wepiao.com
Wepiao
(2014, Beijing)
Movie ticketing platform
GGV Capital, Tencent, China eCapital, iDreamSky, New Hope Group, Wanda Group, Bison Capital Asset
Management, Gopher Asset Management, CREDIT Prosperity Fund Management, chinagangtai.com,
Southern Capital Group, Shandong Luxin Investment Holdings Group
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary
> Local Event Discovery
> Movies
$802M
activenetwork.com
ACTIVE Network
(1999, Dallas)
Cloud based solution provider for outdoor events
Canaan Partners, Ticket Master, Charles River Ventures, Pritzker Group, North Bridge Venture Partners,
Austin Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, ABS Ventures, Comdisco, Escalate Capital, Enterprise Partners Venture
Capital, ESPN Network, Performance Equity Management, TAO Venture Capital Partners, Dominion
Ventures, Stanley Park Ventures, Kettle Partners
Suite > Sports &
Outdoor
$355.04M
eventbrite.com
Eventbrite
(2006, San Francisco)
Online Ticketing Platform
Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Tiger Global Management, SoftTech VC, DAG Ventures, Tenaya Capital, T.
Rowe Price, Y Ventures, Darwin Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary
> Horizontal
$200M
cvent.com
Cvent
(1999, Fairfax)
Event Management Platform.
Insight Venture Partners, NEA, Greenspring Associates, Birchmere Ventures, CTW Venture Partners
Suite > Business Events $153.91M
bookmyshow.com
Book My Show
(2007, Mumbai)
Online entertainment ticketing portal
Accel Partners, SAIF Partners, Network18, Stripes Group, Capital 18
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary
> Horizontal
$128M
seatgeek.com
SeatGeek
(2009, New York City)
Ticket search & comparison engine
Accel Partners, Founder Collective, Technology Crossover Ventures, Stage One Capital, NYC Seed, Red Swan
Ventures, PKS Capital, Entree Capital, Future Perfect Ventures, trisirasgroup.com, Lerer Hippeau Ventures,
Causeway Media Partners, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Dreamit Ventures
Ticketing > Consumer >
Metasearch
$100.22M
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Interesting Late Stage Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
doubledutch.me
DoubleDutch
(2011, San Francisco)
Mobile event technology and event performance company.
Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Charles River Ventures, KKR, Bullpen Capital, Floodgate,
Venture 51, Lightbank, Accelerator Ventures, Yet2ventures, Mithril, Brand Foundry Ventures,
LaunchCapital, Enspire Capital
Attendee Engagement >
Live Campaign
Management > Event
App > Business Events
$81.2M
viagogo.com
viagogo
(2005, Geneva)
Online event ticket marketplace
Index Ventures, SV Angel, Atomico, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Siemer Ventures, Valor Capital Group,
March Capital Partners, Ali Partovi, Wavemaker Partners
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace >
Secondary > Horizontal
$65M
songkick.com
Song Kick
(2007, London)
Concert Listings Site
Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, SoftTech VC, Betaworks, Access Industries, JamJar
Investments, Acceleration Group
Ticketing > Consumer >
Metasearch
$59.53M
etouches.com
etouches
(2008, Norwalk)
Cloud based Event Management Software.
Greycroft Partners, Connecticut Innovations, Level Equity, Cava Capital, First Analysis, Argentum Group
Suite > Business Events $56M
gewara.com
Gewara
(2007, Shanghai)
Online ticket service for movies and events
CDH Investments, China Media Capital
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary >
Horizontal
$52M
razorgator.com
Razor Gator
(2001, Los Angeles)
Online ticket reselling platform.
KPCB, Oak Investment Partners, Steamboat Ventures, HTGC, Oak Investment Partners
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace >
Secondary > Horizontal
$48.8M
certain.com
Certain
(1994, San Francisco)
Event Management Software
Suite > Business Events $28.9M
eventown.com
Eventown
(2004, Beijing)
Venue booking platform offering other Value added services for MICE
Harvest Capital Management, Chunxiao Capital
Planning > Organizer
Tools > Venue >
Discovery > Marketplace
$16.68M
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Top Funded Deadpooled Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
threestage.com
Three Stage
(2001, Columbia)
Online media and marketing solutions
Valhalla Partners, New Markets Venture Partners, Maryland Department of Business and
Economic Development, Greenhill, Silicon Alley Venture Partners, Grosvenor Fund
Attendee Engagement >
Networking
$22.5M
hotlist.com
Hotlist
(2008, New York City)
Location based social discovery platform
New York University, SocialStarts, Centurion Holdings
Ticketing > Consumer >
Listing Platform > Horizontal
$1.45M
yopima.com
Yopima
(2012, Atlanta)
Event-finding app
Ticketing > Consumer >
Listing Platform > Local Event
Discovery > Nightlife
$600K
showca.se
Showcase
(2012, London)
Event app platform for tradeshows Attendee Engagement >
Networking
$600K
meetiin.com
MEETiiN
(2012, Taipei)
Meeting management platform for SMEs
innobridge
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management >
Event App > Business Events
$500K
lokalite.com
Lokalite
(2010, Boulder)
Event discovery platform Ticketing > Consumer >
Listing Platform > Horizontal
$400K
frestyl.com
Frestyl
(2009, Berlin)
Live, local music discovery platform
Startupbootcamp, hub:raum
Ticketing > Consumer >
Listing Platform > Horizontal
$326K
getshortlist.com
Shortlist
(2011, Chicago)
Event Social network platform
Excelerate Labs, Pritzker Group
Attendee Engagement >
Networking
$310K
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Top Funded Deadpooled Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
dindong.com
Dindong
(2008, Sao Paulo)
Invitation and event management platform Ticketing > Enterprise >
Organizers > White-label Ticketing
$250K
gigswiz.com
GigsWiz
(2010, Helsinki)
Direct to fan ticketing service
Tekes, ideableventures.com
Ticketing > Enterprise >
Organizers > White-label Ticketing
$190K
eventap.me
Eventap
(2012, Santa Monica)
iOS Event Planning Application Ticketing > Enterprise >
Organizers > White-label Ticketing
$120K
mogotix.com
MogoTix
(2009, San Francisco)
Mobile ticketing and check-in solution
500 Startups, ff Venture Capital
Ticketing > Enterprise >
Organizers > White-label Ticketing
$115K
planmeup.com
PlanMeUp
(2010, Paris)
Event discovery platform
Jimdo, 3T Capital
Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Horizontal
$108.67K
bevvy.com
Bevvy
(2010, Los Angeles)
Online reservation service for nightlife events
Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Primary > Local
Event Discovery > Nightlife
$100K
pickrset.com
pickrset
(2007, San Clemente)
Fan voting platform for setlists
Merchandise $100K
happitoo.com
Happitoo
(2015, Mumbai)
Location based mobile app to discover nightlife experiences Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Horizontal
$77K
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Top Funded Deadpooled Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
nuevostage.com
nuevoStage
(2010, Boston)
Online music crowdfunding platform Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Crowdfunding
$50K
perfecthitch.com
PerfectHitch
(2010, San Francisco)
Marketplace for Event Services
Start-Up Chile
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Vendor > Marketplace
$40K
picketapp.com
Picket
(2010, Los Angeles)
Social sharing & ticketing platform
Start-Up Chile
Ticketing > Consumer >
Metasearch
$40K
hilotickets.com
HiLo Tickets
(2011, Wilton)
Secondary ticket brokerage that sells sold out tickets Ticketing > Consumer >
Marketplace > Auction
$40K
aktivito.com
Aktivito
(2011, Istanbul)
Online venue booking and event planning services
Startup Labs
Planning > Organizer Tools >
Venue > Discovery > Marketplace
$30K
raftout.com
RaftOut
(2013, San Francisco)
Tool for planning and buying event tickets in a group
Betaspring
Ticketing > Enterprise >
Organizers > White-label Ticketing
$20K
thesocialcollective.com
Social Collective
(2009, San Francisco)
White label platform For Conferences
LaunchBox Digital
Attendee Engagement >
Networking
$20K
eventcheq.com
Eventcheq
(2013, New York City)
Mobile app for live events
Betaspring
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management > Event
App > Business Events
$20K
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Top Funded Deadpooled Companies
Company Overview Business Model
Total
Funding
appening.com
Appening
(2012, Johannesburg)
Event discovery mobile app Ticketing > Consumer > Marketplace
> Primary > Horizontal
$20k
woteapp.com
WoteApp
(2013, Piacenza)
Mobile application for consumer feedback
H-FARM Ventures
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management > Event App
> Business Events
$19.5k
ticketstumbler.com
TicketStumbler
(2008, Boston)
Secondary ticket search engine
Y Combinator
Ticketing > Consumer > Metasearch $15k
tymr.com
Tymr
(2011, Maia)
Events social network & Ticketing platform Ticketing > Enterprise > Organizers >
White-label Ticketing
$5k
bulletn.info
bulletn
(2014, Babson Park)
Event and activity discovery app for Greater Boston Area Ticketing > Consumer > Listing
Platform > Horizontal
$3k
eventinnovation.com
Event Innovation
(2007, Washington D.C.)
Attendee management tools to sports, concerts, performing arts, and
entertainment venues
Gilfus Venture Partners
Attendee Engagement > Check-in
eventb2b.pl
Event B2B
(2011, Warsaw)
Mobile solutions and applications for events
Akcelerator Innowacji NOT
Attendee Engagement > Live
Campaign Management > Event App
> Business Events
iggli.com
iggli
(2007, Boulder)
Web widget for social ticketing Ticketing > Enterprise > Organizers >
White-label Ticketing
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Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Useful Links
Slide Title Content Platform Link
List of All Companies in readable format Companies Link
Large Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Niche Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Top investments in last one year Investment Trend Link
Major Acquisitions in last one year Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Ticketing – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Suite – Most Funded companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Planning – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Attendee Engagement – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Marketing – Most Funded companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Top Funded Deadpooled Companies Companies Link
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Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS
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Ticketing (1/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
ExpoDetail
(2015, Ahmedabad)
Online discovery platform for trade fairs and expos
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Business Events
Kabisat
(2014, Jakarta)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Business Events
EventValue
(2012, Bangalore)
Platform for events discovery, attendee networking and content
access
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Business Events
TheCollegeFever
(2013, Bangalore)
Online Discovery Platform for College Fests and Events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> College Events
FestMonk
(2015, Mumbai)
Mobile app to discover college fests
Consumer > Listing Platform
> College Events
Xiaojiangyou
(2014, Beijing)
Event registration platform for college students
QingSong Fund
Consumer > Listing Platform
> College Events
CollegeGapp
(2015, Delhi)
App for college event organizers to promote events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> College Events
PogoLive
(2013, Beijing)
Social app for music events
Modern Sky
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Concerts
Go to BM List >> Suite
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Ticketing (2/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
FestPop
(2013, San Diego)
Music festival discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Concerts
Catalyst App
(2016, Delhi)
Online platform to discover events around based on music
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Concerts
Gigit
(2015, Mumbai)
App to discover nearby gigs
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Concerts
muzenly
(2013, Mumbai)
Web platform for discovery, ticketing and accommodation booking of
live music festivals
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Concerts
West World Media
(2007, Ridgefield)
Marketing & Movie Showtime, Rating Platform
Monroe Capital
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$22.5M
Eventful
(2004, San Diego)
Local event discovery and listing platform
Omidyar Network, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Telefonica, Bay Partners
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$19.6M
InList
(2014, Miami Beach)
mobile app for booking nightlife
Moneta Group, Star Capital
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$4M
OMGwhen
(2014, Tel Aviv)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$3.6M
Go to BM List >> Suite
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Ticketing (3/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Crowdit
(2012, London)
Mobile app to discover places, events, deals and routes in cities.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$3.6M
Vuevent
(2014, Austin)
Personalized event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$2.3M
Everfest
(2015, Austin)
Web and mobile solutions for festivals
ATX Seed Ventures
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$1.5M
Hotlist
(2008, New York City)
Location based social discovery platform
New York University, SocialStarts, Centurion Holdings
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$1.45M
Lanyrd
(2010, London)
Social directory of conferences and other professional events
Y Combinator, Index Ventures, PROfounders Capital, Neoteny Labs
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$1.4M
ExpoPromoter
(2006, London)
Listing platform for business events
Dekarta Capital, GrowthUP
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$1M
Spoonfed
(2007, London)
Discovery platform for local music events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$949.61K
Wannado
(2011, Nashville)
Discovery platform for events and activities
Jumpstart Foundry, am ventures, Jumpstart Foundry
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$812k
Go to BM List >> Suite
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Ticketing (4/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Shouut
(2015, Delhi)
Mobile app to discover places and experiences
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$500K
Lokalite
(2010, Boulder)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$400k
Frestyl
(2009, Berlin)
Live, local music discovery platform
Startupbootcamp, hub:raum
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$326K
Artistic Ventures
(2015, New York City)
Online discovery platform for art events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$300k
NetworkingPhoenix
(2009, Phoenix)
Web-based event calendar
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$300k
Bvents
(2008, Tel Aviv)
Database of conferences, tradeshows, conventions, corporate events
and exhibitions
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$200k
PlanMeUp
(2010, Paris)
Event discovery platfrom
Jimdo, 3T Capital
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$108.67K
Fanear
(2014, Vina Del Mar)
Discovery app for music shows
Start-Up Chile
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$78k
Go to BM List >> Suite
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Ticketing (5/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Happitoo
(2015, Mumbai)
Location based mobile app to discover nightlife experiences
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$77k
Joyhound
(2011, New Orleans)
Mobile app for event discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$40k
FestEvo
(2013, San Francisco)
Social media platform for concert fans
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$40k
Vite
(2011, Santiago)
Mobile app for event discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$40K
bulletn
(2014, Babson Park)
Event and activity discovery app for Greater Boston Area
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
$3k
Rivo
(2014, Los Angeles)
Local event discovery app
AllMobile
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Peer-Pal
(2016, Drogheda)
Event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Wangoworld
(2016, New York City)
Discovery platform for events and local attractions
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Go to BM List >> Suite
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Ticketing (6/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Doromon
(2016, Delhi)
Online platform for discovering nearby events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Evius
(2016, Yogyakarta)
Event discovery platform.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Happnin
(2014, Bangalore)
Mobile app for location based event discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
EventFriendly
(2014, Bangalore)
Mobile based event discovery along with event creation &
management tools
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Yolome
(2016, )
Events discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Pinpoint
(2010, Tbilisi)
Location-based social discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
ExploreEvents
(2014, Bellevue)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Chillweek
(2013, Tallinn)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (7/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Eventz
(2014, Izmir)
Discovery platform for nightlife events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Pelmel Guide
(2013, San Francisco)
Nightlife discovery platform for LGBT community
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Ticket Text
(2013, London)
Event ticketing. Fan engagement. Connecting you with your fans. HUGE
comedy focus. Have an event? Start here: http://bit.ly/tt_start
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Edmx
(2012, New York City)
Live music discovery and social connect platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
CityNom
(2014, Ankara)
Mobile app for discovering nearby events & activities
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Viral Agenda
(2012, Lisbon)
Discovery platform for local events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Expohour
(2016, Jaipur)
Discovery platform for exhibitions, conferences, and tradeshows
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Keybloc
(2015, Los Angeles)
Mobile-based event discovery application
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
ComeToArt
(2013, Tel Aviv)
Discovery app to locate art venues nearby
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
EventXray
(2015, New York City)
Online community for event reviews and ratings
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
AcreView
(2015, New Haven)
Networking and chat app that connects users based on their close
proximity to each other
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
MyEventage
(2014, Atlanta)
Booking management and ticketing
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Urbie
(2015, )
Event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
ArtLocal
(2013, Toronto)
Arts event discovery platform
HIGHLINE
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
ZipEvent
(2014, Bangkok)
Mobile application to discover events and manage them
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Yappoint2b
(2011, Blaschette)
Event listing platform and business networking solutions
PwC's Accelerator, Technoport
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (9/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Event.lk
(2012, Colombo)
Event listing platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Singapore Art Guide
(2013, Singapore)
Arts events directory
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
LIV3LY
(2013, Singapore)
sports event discovery and booking platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Localification
(2015, Nashik)
Mobile app for discovering events in a location
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
usgang.ch
(2009, Zurich)
Online event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Meetya
(2013, Oststeinbek)
Event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
La Guía del Día
(2010, Caracas)
Event discovery platform
Wayra
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Etrigg
(2013, Zurich)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (10/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
DashTo
(2015, Baltimore)
Crowdsourced event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
One Place Bangkok
(2013, Bangkok)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Chillwall
(2014, Toronto)
Local event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Dojour
(2015, Austin)
Social event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Parsnyp
(2011, Philadelphia)
Discovery platform for local events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Pineventz
(2013, London)
Event discovery & sharing platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Expomagik
(2015, Delhi)
Search engine for trade shows and conferences.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Eventswide
(, Jakarta)
Listing platform for events, hotels, travel packages etc
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (11/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Fancamp
(, New York City)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Ents24
(1999, Bristol)
Live entertainment guide
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
OyeParty
(2012, Bangalore)
Online community encompassing aspects around partying and nightlife
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Brisky
(2015, Pune)
Mobile app for nightlife events discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Buzzintown
(2006, Bangalore)
Online portal offering an event & entertainment guide for happenings
in a city
Intel Capital, EchoVC Partners
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Puneevents
(2003, Pune)
Online platform for events discovery.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Livecrow
(2014, Delhi)
Concert listing platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Hap9
(2015, Delhi)
Events discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (12/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Tipsy Koala
(2015, Delhi)
Online events discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Whatshot
(2014, Gurgaon)
Editorially curated discovery and exploration platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Craze
(2014, Sofia)
Event discovery app
LAUNCHub
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
AllEvents.in
(2011, Ahmedabad)
Online platform to discover, list and promote events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
CityNaksha
(2010, Kolkata)
Online Local Places and Events Discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
ND Art Beat
(2015, Vadodara)
Web/mobile based platform for art & design events discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
SomethingAwesome
(2014, Hyderabad)
Personalised recommendations for local events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
TheClubix
(2014, Nagpur)
Online events discovery and promotion platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (13/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
BuzzingDhol
(2015, Delhi)
Web/mobile platform to discover events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Plobal
(2013, Pune)
Events discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Outsy
(2014, Mumbai)
Smartphone app to discover events happening in the city
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Hubba
(2015, Ho Chi Minh City)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Wheretoday
(2015, Mumbai)
Mobile app to know day to day events around a location
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
SlycedIn
(2014, Mumbai)
Mobile app for event listing and discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
bubblo
(2014, London)
Location based venue recomendations
Jenson Seed EIS
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Hurly
(2015, Singapore)
Find the ongoing events in your city
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (14/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
TownTrot
(2015, Delhi)
Map-based events discovery from multiple sources
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Kluo
(2015, Halifax)
Event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Eventcross
(2015, Bangalore)
Online discovery portal for events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
pulsd
(2011, New York City)
Local event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
MySocialNightlife
(2009, Los Angeles)
Nightlife discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Jabb
(2014, Saint Paul)
Party planning and event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Who's Got Game
(2015, Santa Monica)
Sporting event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Convention
(2014, Burlington)
Online community to discover, review, and promote conferences,
conventions, and trade shows in the United States
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Ticketing (15/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Euphoria
(2014, Los Angeles)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Linute
(2014, New York City)
Last minute event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Eventblimp
(2012, Boulder)
Event aggregation and discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Time Out
(1968, London)
Arts, entertainment and culture guide
IBIS Capital, Oakley Capital
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
EventsTiger
(2013, Chennai)
Online events discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Mosthappenings
(2014, Hyderabad)
Online events listing portal
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Coowit
(2015, Lince)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
EventChum
(2014, Mumbai)
Listing and management platform for college fests and events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Outt
(2015, Delhi)
Online/mobile platform to discover events and deals around a location
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Eventelaan
(2012, Mumbai)
Online event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
The Groove
(2015, Chandigarh)
Mobile app to discovery nearby party places
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Foxity
(2015, Delhi)
Online social nightlife discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Vamos
(2012, Berlin)
Event discovery platform
Heilemann Ventures
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Eventsito
(2013, Ernakulam)
Event discovery and tagging
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
YOBORED
(2015, Houston)
Party planning app to organize and find events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Palaroo
(2015, City Of Saint Peters)
Mobile event directory
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
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Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
WingDingApp
(2015, New York City)
Social event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Filmist
(2015, Hyderabad)
Digital portal offering cinema news, reviews, ratings and trends
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Planandoo
(2012, Buenos Aires)
Event & Activites organization Platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Eventster
(2012, Santa Clara)
Crowdsourced event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
Gigz4u
(2015, Sheffield)
Live concert discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Horizontal
NoddApp
(2015, Mumbai)
Online Platform to Discover Events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
$147k
Snooze
(2013, Bangalore)
Mobile first local events discovery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Yipeedo
(2014, Bangalore)
Event and itinerary planning and discovery platform
VentureNursery
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
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Ticketing (18/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Budeve
(2015, Pune)
Online Portal to meet people with similar interests and Discover events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
iJoov
(2015, Delhi)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Grabbr
(2015, Mumbai)
Event discovery platform & ticketing platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Urban Trippie
(2015, Bangalore)
Activity discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Youpep
(2015, Hyderabad)
Platform to discover events and people
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
BuzzinDelhi
(2016, Delhi)
Upcoming Portal to discover nearby events in Delhi NCR
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Happy Shappy
(2016, Delhi)
Upcoming online portal for event discovery and booking
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Utsava
(2016, Bangalore)
Upcoming online event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
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Ticketing (19/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Gridlle
(2016, Bangalore)
Mobile app for events discovery.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
SociallBox
(2016, Delhi)
Event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Voolife
(2016, Delhi)
Web based event discovery platform.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
Zumpout
(2016, Hyderabad)
Platform to create, discover and collaborate on local events.
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
LOCUS
(2016, Chennai)
Location based communication and event discovery app
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
EventsInformer
(2016, Gurgaon)
Online platform to discover nearby events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
TheDailyGig
(2016, Mumbai)
Online events discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
EVENTSinfo
(2015, Coimbatore)
Event discovery platform
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery
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Ticketing (20/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Yopima
(2012, Atlanta)
Event-finding app Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
$600k
Goyano
(2015, Delhi)
Listing of local events along with deals and reviews Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
$50K
NightPlanner
(2013, Delhi)
Events discovery platform dedicated to night events Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Goparties
(2013, Gurgaon)
Mobile app to discover parties Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Whatzzupp
(2014, Delhi)
Local city events and night life discovery portal Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Pintwise
(2014, Bangalore)
Nightlife event discovery platform Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Partido
(2014, Mumbai)
Mobile app for party discovery Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Gridlle
(2015, Bangalore)
Updates and reservations for events at nearby F&B places Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
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Ticketing (21/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Mumbai Parties
(2015, Mumbai)
Nightlife events discovery app Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Zonk
(2016, Pune)
Mobile app for deals discovery at party places Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Next Round App
(2016, Mumbai)
Event and hangout places discovery platform Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Lets Gig
(2016, Pune)
Mobile-based platform to discover nightlife and events Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Party Nearby
(2016, Delhi)
Online platform to discover events around you Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
DrinkTrails
(2016, Delhi)
App based discovery portal for nearby events, bars and pubs Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
PartyReview
(2015, Delhi)
Event discovery and review platform Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
Cheeroz
(2016, Bangalore)
Online platform to discover events and pubs nearby Consumer > Listing Platform
> Local Event Discovery >
Nightlife
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Ticketing (22/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Mala App
(2009, Beijing)
Mobile app for marathon runners
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
$10M
MyNextRun
(2010, Helsinki)
Running event ticketing marketplace
Tekes, ajpe.net, Dreadnought Group, Reaktor Ventures
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
$2.26M
erun360
(2012, Beijing)
Online platform to register for marathon events and eCommerce
platform for sports accesories
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
iRanShao
(2013, Shanghai)
Online platform to register for marathons
Shunwei, Atom Ventures
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
42 Trip
(2013, Shanghai)
Online booking platform for marathon enthusiasts
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
Phonedm
(2015, Beijing)
Online platform for marathon enthusiasts
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
Irunner
(2014, Shanghai)
Online platform for running enthusiasts
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
Zui Cool
(2013, Shanghai)
Online platform for registering in marathon events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
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Ticketing (23/117)
Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Mararun
(2015, Beijing)
Mobile app to register for marathon events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
GetEvent
(2009, Boulder)
Listing platform for running events
Consumer > Listing Platform
> Sports > Marathons
Never Empty
(2013, Madrid)
Online bidding platform for last minut discounted ticket
Consumer > Marketplace >
Auction
$1.3M
SaveFans
(2008, Los Angeles)
Selling tickets using a bid- based model
Consumer > Marketplace >
Auction
$500k
Piaofun
(2015, Shanghai)
Bidding platform for event tickets
Consumer > Marketplace >
Auction
$450k
HiLo Tickets
(2011, Wilton)
Secondary ticket brokerage that sells sold out tickets
Consumer > Marketplace >
Auction
$40k
NabbTix
(2013, New York City)
Auction platform for event tickets
Consumer > Marketplace >
Auction
MyMusicTaste
(2011, Seoul)
Concert crowdsourcing platform
Formation 8, Golden Gate Ventures, Startup Sauna, DT Capital Partners,
SoftBank Ventures Korea, Samsung Venture Investment, cjvc.com,
Partners Investment
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$10M
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Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
WeDemand
(2010, Rio De Janeiro)
Platform to analyze fan demand, promote and crowdfund concerts
Graph Ventures
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$975k
Rabbl
(2013, San Francisco)
Demand based events
Foundry Group, Keiretsu Forum
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$775k
Presella
(2012, Beirut)
Online Ticketing platform
Seeqnce, TURN8
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$706k
Picatic
(2009, Vancouver)
Demand based event and ticketing platform
BDC Capital, Extreme Startups, Cross Pacific Capital Partners, Jay
Weintraub, EVP, HIGHLINE
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$690k
GiggedIn
(2013, Sydney)
Crowdfunding and ticketing platform for live music
Artesian, BlueChilli, QUT Creative Enterprise Australia, Social Family
Group, Dominet, Black Sheep Capital
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$500k
nuevoStage
(2010, Boston)
Online music crowdfunding platform
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$50k
Crowd Can Do
(2013, Exeter)
Crowdfuding platform for event organizers to pre-sell tickets and raise
funds
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$33k
Showkicker
(2011, Portland)
Crowd-booking platform for live music
Portland Seed Fund
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$25k
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Company Overview Business Model Total Funding
Crowdplsr
(2014, Allentown)
Crowdfunding platform for concerts and events
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania,
launchbox.psu.edu
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
$4k
voll.events
(2016, Berlin)
Crowdfunding platform for events
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
Elijo Misartistas
(2014, Iturriotz)
Crowdfunding platform for live events
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
Show4Me
(2014, London)
Direct to fan crowdfunding platform for music
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
Gigstarter
(2012, Dublin)
Crowdfunding platform for live music events
Enterprise Ireland, NDRC
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
CRW
(2015, Miami)
Crowdfunding patform for live events
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
ELEVEN
(2015, Los Angeles)
Crowdfunding platform for live events
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
Togather
(2011, Brooklyn)
Event Management platform to connect authors and fans
Consumer > Marketplace >
Crowdfunding
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