VC fundraising for EventsTech companies
Investor appetite for EventsTech has rebuilt alongside the live recovery, but the bar is higher than pre-2020. The COVID reset wrote off whole categories of bookings and seat-management software, and what's funded now needs take rate, repeat purchase and post-event monetisation rather than a single recovery year. Capital is concentrated in ticketing, event management and onsite technology with clear unit economics.
Capital comes from consumer marketplace and live-entertainment investors who underwrite GMV and take rate, B2B SaaS funds underwriting the event-software and venue stack, and the corporate venture arms of the ticketing platforms, live entertainment groups and venue operators - including the investment activity attached to Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and Endeavor. Flow has direct relationships across the specialist funds and these strategic CVCs, which is what gets a credible lead conversation rather than a slow pass.
Flow has experience running VC fundraising processes for events-tech companies across primary ticketing, secondary marketplaces, event management and attendee software, venue and onsite technology, and live entertainment platforms. Our extensive investor network spans early-stage seed funds, growth-stage investors, and strategic and corporate VC arms.
"EventsTech" KPIs VC investors look at
The metrics venture investors benchmark before pricing a round - in diligence, at the IC table, on the term sheet.
Ticket GMV
Take rate
Refund / cancellation rate
Repeat purchase rate
Attendees per event
Attendee acquisition cost
Average order value
Active venues / promoters
Sell-through rate
Onsite / ancillary revenue
EventsTech valuations in May 2026
Public EventsTech comps trade at 0.9x EV/Revenue.
0.9x
Median EV/Revenue as of May 2026 for public EventsTech companies
1.6x
Live Nation is the highest valued public EventsTech company based on EV/Revenue (excluding outliers)
4.8x
Median EV/Revenue across EventsTech M&A deals in the last 12 months
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Median EV/Revenue across EventsTech VC rounds in the last 12 months
Key recent EventsTech VC rounds
$70M Series B raised by Naboo was the largest EventsTech VC round completed in the last six months.
See all EventsTech VC rounds| Logo | HQ | Description | Investors | |||||
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Feb-26 | Naboo |  | Naboo is a Mumbai-based digital platform for booking corporate offsites in India. It aggregates venues, catering from vendors like Pepperfry, activities such as team-building games, transportation via Ola, and enables instant reservations for events accommodating 10 to 500 participants in cities like Bangalore and Goa. | IsaiLightspeed Venture Partners+2 | $70M | - | Series B | |
Mar-26 | Posh |  | Posh is a New York-based event discovery and ticketing platform for exclusive gatherings. It curates pop-ups, dinners, and festivals for tastemakers, handling RSVPs, payments, and promotions. Posh connects organizers with attendees via app notifications in major U.S. cities. | Causeway venturesCompanyon Ventures+3 | $37M | - | Series B | |
Dec-25 | Posh | | Posh is a New York-based event discovery and ticketing platform for exclusive gatherings. It curates pop-ups, dinners, and festivals for tastemakers, handling RSVPs, payments, and promotions. Posh connects organizers with attendees via app notifications in major U.S. cities. | - | $36M | - | Undisclosed stage | |
Jan-26 | Opendate | | Opendate is a London-based platform for live event booking and promotion serving venues and promoters. The all-in-one tool handles ticketing, calendar management, and marketing via integrations with Eventbrite and Mailchimp. Used by 1,000 UK venues including O2 Academy and Fabric, it processes 500,000 tickets yearly. Launched in 2020, Opendate offers dynamic pricing and RSI compliance for festivals. | High Alpha | $14M | - | Series A | |
Dec-25 | 222 | | 222 is a San Francisco-based platform connecting users for spontaneous social events at local venues. It facilitates bookings for group activities like trivia nights and pop-up dinners at bars, cafes, and parks within walking distance. The marketplace matches participants by interests and availability, promoting hyperlocal interactions. Launched in 2022, it operates in major US cities with venue partnerships enhancing community engagement. | Arash FerdowsiBest Nights VC+7 | $10M | - | Series A | |
Jan-26 | Curate | | Curate is a cloud-based software platform designed for event planners to manage rentals, florals, vendors, and logistics for large-scale gatherings. San Francisco-headquartered, it handles inventory tracking for weddings, corporate events, and festivals, coordinating millions of items annually. The system features real-time collaboration, budgeting tools, and supplier marketplaces, used by planners at companies like David Tutera Events. Launched in 2014, Curate integrates with QuickBooks and Eventbrite to streamline procurement and reduce waste in the $300 billion events industry. | Amon-Ra St. BrownCarl Chang+2 | $10M | - | Seed | |
Jan-26 | Anvara | | Anvara runs a transparent marketplace for sports and live event sponsorships, handling discovery, negotiation, contracts, payments, and performance tracking for brands. | Bryan RosenblattGame Changers Ventures+3 | $3.1M | - | Seed | |
Jan-26 | Forj | | Forj is a Washington, D.C.-based provider of digital engagement platforms tailored for professional associations and membership organizations. Its tools facilitate virtual events, online learning, and community building to enhance member retention and revenue generation. | - | $3.0M | - | Undisclosed stage | |
Feb-26 | Celebratix |  | Celebratix is a Barcelona-based blockchain ticketing platform. It issues secure digital tickets on Ethereum for concerts, sports, and festivals, eliminating reselling fraud without requiring cryptocurrency handling. | Airbridge Equity Partners | $2.6M | - | Seed | |
Feb-26 | Kampaay |  | Kampaay is a B2B SaaS marketplace disrupting the EU event industry for SMBs and enterprises. The platform facilitates virtual and hybrid event bookings, vendor matching, and management tools from its base in Europe. | CDP Venture CapitalDoorway+1 | $2.4M | - | Series A | |
Mar-26 | Empo | | Empo is a Tel Aviv-based entertainment app connecting users to local events, venues, and live performances in major cities like New York and London. The platform uses geolocation for personalized recommendations of concerts and nightlife. Launched in 2022, it partners with Ticketmaster for seamless bookings. | - | $1.8M | - | Seed | |
Apr-26 | Wygo | | Wygo is a platform that lets users create, scale, and join local in-person community events. Organizers use its tools to list, ticket, and manage gatherings, while attendees discover face-to-face activities. | Backbone AngelsGarage Capital+5 | $1.6M | - | Pre-seed | |
Dec-25 | Always Friday | | Always Friday is an Italy-based humanless event agency leveraging automation for event planning and execution. | - | $1.2M | - | Pre-seed | |
Jan-26 | KNOT Technologies |  | KNOT Technologies deploys AI solutions to address inefficiencies in event ticketing, enhancing distribution and access. | A15 | $1.0M | - | Pre-seed | |
Dec-25 | Shadiyana |  | Shadiyana is a Pakistan-based online platform connecting users with wedding services including venues, photographers, makeup artists, catering, and decor. | Indus Valley Capital | $800K | - | Pre-seed |
VC investors active in EventsTech
Isai is the most active VC investor across EventsTech, having invested in 3 startups in the last three years.
See all EventsTech VCs| Logo | HQ | Description | Key portfolio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isai | | Isai functions as a Paris-headquartered fund by tech entrepreneurs, backing early-stage internet startups and small-cap private equity in software, IT, media, and industrial sectors. | NabooKestra TechnologiesForesight Works+1 | 3 | Seed | |
Y Combinator | | Y Combinator is a San Francisco-headquartered startup accelerator that funds and mentors early-stage technology companies across sectors like software, biotechnology, and fintech. Since its inception in 2005, it has propelled alumni including Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe through intensive three-month programs featuring Demo Days and investor networks. | 222LineLeapCrowdVolt+2 | 3 | Seed | |
Notion Capital | | Notion Capital is a London-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2009 focusing on early-stage SaaS and cloud computing companies in Europe. It invests in high-growth tech startups to scale operations and expand market presence across the continent. | NabooGigPigOpenTrade+2 | 3 | Seed | |
SFC Capital | | SFC Capital is a London-based seed investment firm acting as the UK's most active early-stage backer for startups. It deploys capital through SEIS and EIS qualifying funds and an angel network, curating diversified portfolios for investors. The firm supports British tech and innovation companies with funding and mentorship. | MM ClubMongrel LiveLine 21+2 | 3 | Seed | |
Antler |  | Antler is a Singapore-headquartered global venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests in early-stage tech companies. It operates day-zero programs in 27 cities, backing 1,000+ startups with $100 million deployed annually across AI, fintech, and sustainability. Portfolio includes unicorns like Hold One and Tiqets, with a network of 3,000 mentors and 700+ investors for follow-ons. | ButterScout VenuesHeystack+2 | 3 | Pre-seed | |
LAUNCH |  | LAUNCH is a Shenzhen-based provider of intelligent inspection robots, infrared thermal imaging systems, and industrial solutions for security and manufacturing. Products include rail patrol robots for subway monitoring, power line inspection drones, and substation thermal cameras deployed in China Railway and State Grid projects. The company integrates AI for anomaly detection across transportation and energy sectors. | River Platform CompanyFliteScale Social AI+2 | 3 | Pre-seed | |
Gaingels | | Gaingels is a venture syndicate investing in LGBT+ founded companies at all growth stages with a portfolio exceeding 130 firms. San Francisco-headquartered, the group has deployed $70 million in capital and supports diversity hiring for C-suite roles. Gaingels syndicates deals through its 2,000-member network across technology, fintech, and consumer sectors. | LineLeapBoomPopHellbender+2 | 2 | Undisclosed stage | |
B | Brian O’Malley | | Forerunner Ventures is a San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm investing in consumer internet and direct-to-consumer brands at early stages. The fund supports companies like Away Travel, Dollar Shave Club, and Glossier through IPOs and acquisitions. Forerunner focuses on marketplaces, software, and retail disruptors with portfolio spanning Warby Parker and Stitch Fix. Managing Partner Kirsten Green leads sector expertise in commerce enablement. | 222BoomPop | 2 | Series A |
ACME Capital | | ACME Capital is a San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm founded in 2018, investing in seed and Series A rounds for enterprise software and fintech. The fund targets platforms disrupting legacy industries, with portfolio companies including AI-driven HR tools and blockchain payment systems. ACME Capital has deployed over 200 million dollars across 25 investments, providing founders with talent networks and go-to-market support. It operates from offices in Tel Aviv. | BoomPopTrue AnomalyStendr+2 | 2 | Series A | |
K5 Global | | K5 Global is a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm and incubation studio that backs Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, and FinTech companies from seed to growth stages. Founded in 2018, the firm expanded its early-stage team in 2023 with additions from Looker, the analytics platform acquired by Google. K5 Global maintains a portfolio featuring investments in payment processing and enterprise software providers serving North American markets. | CurateGirlgroupAmphiform+2 | 2 | Pre-seed |
Founders and investors we've worked with
We've supported winning builders across EventsTech and beyond.
Legendary Play
We acted as exclusive fundraising advisor to Legendary Play, a Berlin-based esports mobile gaming studio, on its growth round co-led by MTG and BITKRAFT Ventures.
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Orka
We advised Elysian Fields on its investment into Orka, a Reykjavik-based portfolio of online consumer lending platforms, supporting deal structuring and growth-capital deployment in the Icelandic fintech market.
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GoTrendier
We advised GoTrendier, the leading second-hand fashion marketplace in LatAm (Mexico and Colombia), on its $14m Series B fundraise led by IDB.
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Ziik
We acted as fundraising advisor to Ziik, a Copenhagen-based all-in-one social intranet and internal communication SaaS platform, on its growth funding round.
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Sentryc
We led the capital raising process for Sentryc, a Berlin-based AI-driven brand protection and IP software provider, on its growth round led by Seventure Partners.
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