Events.com operates a two-sided marketplace and platform that enables event organizers to execute, market and monetize events while letting attendees discover, interact with, and transact around experiences. The platform supports millions of event creators worldwide and powers large-scale events cited in the article (All‑In Summit, a 100,000‑person Renaissance Festival, Club Getaway, NewYork.com event calendar, Archangel Summit, Mayfair Theatre experiences). The company emphasizes a buy, build and partner growth strategy and cites product and brand amplification as uses of new capital. Events.com recently signed a definitive agreement to merge with Concord Acquisition Corp II as a path to becoming a public company; the proposed business combination carries a pre‑money equity value of $314 million and an implied pro forma enterprise value of $399 million. The combined public company is expected to be named Events.com and to list under the ticker RSVP, subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals. To support expansion and near‑term M&A optionality, Events.com secured an upsized $200 million share subscription facility from Global Emerging Markets (GEM), increased from an initial $100 million commitment. Events.com is a La Jolla, CA-based event technology company offering an end-to-end platform that helps people create, promote, discover, enjoy, and monetize events. Its product suite includes sponsorship and promotional tools, event management software, event calendars, digital marketing services, on-site check-in, and on-site sales. Led by CEO Mitch Thrower and President Stephen Partridge, the company positions itself to save organizers time and generate more revenue across the event lifecycle. Events.com is pursuing growth through acquisitions and partnerships alongside organic initiatives. It recently acquired an AI/ML event discovery company, an event sponsorship technology company, and a large ticketing company, and plans to announce a fourth acquisition soon. The company secured a $100M financing facility to accelerate this strategy. Events.com operates a cloud-based event management and marketplace platform that combines event organizers and participants to facilitate planning and discovery. Its application provides tools for event planning and finding events online. The company completed a funding round that brought total funding to over $17 million. Events.com expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of EventsOnline, an online registration provider serving the endurance market that has processed over $150 million in registrations and tickets since inception. The company is led by CEO Gregg Parise and COO Greg Spillane and has over 75 employees. Events.com is headquartered in San Diego and maintains an office in Ottawa, Canada.

Total raised

$300M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2024