The company had survived both previous years on less than $250,000 annually, but upon raising additional capital – was able to expand the team to 15 persons. The team consisted of its three founders, who gradually came to realize the potential for capitalizing on the large volume of customer reviews that were getting indexed by Google and increasing visibility of the brand.īy expanding on the list of categories and events, Eventbrite soon began to organically evolve and by 2009 – managed to secure $6.5 million in funding after having been turned down by practically every venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Initially, Eventbrite did not have a product to advertise or any revenue for that matter. The idea behind the startup came from the opportunity to democratize and disrupt the existing ticketing market, which was characterized by poor customer service, high fees and lack of innovation. HistoryĮventbrite was founded in 2006 in San Francisco by husband and wife Kevin and Julia Hartz, and Renaud Visage. As the world's largest self-service platform for live experiences and event management, Everbrite allows people to find, host, promote, and manage any type of event via the company’s website or through their custom mobile apps.

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