FanFueled is a Chicago-based ticketing and event-marketing platform that combines low-cost ticketing with a referral rewards system for promoters and artists. The company charges a flat $3 service fee on a $100 ticket—about one-quarter to one-third of Ticketmaster’s roughly $17 fee—and positions itself against DIY platforms like Eventbrite. Its core product tracks social sharing of ticket links, rewards top referrers with merchandise, backstage passes, or other incentives, and can attribute downstream sales multiple degrees from the original sharer. FanFueled has handled ticketing for several regional music festivals and reports that 20% of customers share ticket links. The team has 10 full-time employees and intends to use referral incentives to lower promoters’ marketing costs and deepen fan relationships. It recently raised a $1 million seed round to support growth, though the article notes the company may need additional funding to scale against dominant incumbents.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2011