7 App Startups Transforming Ticketing

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DICE.fm

Mustafa Suleyman and Demis Hassabis (founders of Google-owned artificial intelligence company DeepMind) are among the startup’s backers. And this month, DICE announced that it has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners. DICE has ambitious global expansion plans with its sights set on Europe and the US. The startup is also flexing its musical muscles as an Apple Music Curator.

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TodayTix

Earlier this year, TodayTix closed a $9 million Series B round co-led by Walden Venture Capital and TYLT Ventures. Boasting over one million users and offering tickets in London and seven US cities, TodayTix is focused on further expansion and product innovation.

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Atom Tickets

Founded by Ameesh Paleja, Matthew Bakal and Geoff Shaevitz, the startup’s ticketing platform uses data analysis and targeting techniques to improve the movie-going experience and provide consumer insights. Atom Tickets is backed by the likes of Lionsgate, Disney, and 20th Century Fox, who all led its Series B funding round earlier this year. The app is available in several cities throughout the US and has plans for nationwide expansion.

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YPlan

In 2014, YPlan raised $24 million in a Series B round, bringing their funding total to a healthy $38 million. YPlan has also been successful in attracting high profile backers such as Ashton Kutcher, Stephen Fry and Pharrell Williams. Earlier this year, the startup scaled back its operations in the US to focus on growing its business in the UK and Ireland.

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Gametime

Gametime is a mobile ticketing app for sports fans. Through the app, users can buy and sell last-minute tickets to sporting events in cities across the US. Gametime’s focus on mobile and digital ticketing has attracted millennials, and 85% of its users are age 34 or younger.

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Songkick

Songkick is a concert discovery and ticketing platform that lets users track their favourite bands, set up concert alerts and buy tickets. They target music fans in over 60 markets around the world. Co-founded by Ian Hogarth, Songkick is based in the UK but also has a strong presence in the US.

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DesignMyNight is a platform for users to discover the best nightlife in the UK and book online. Launched in 2010, DesignMyNight is now available in nearly 20 cities in the UK and Ireland. The team also created Tonic Ticketing, one of the leading ticketing platforms in the UK. Tonic allows event organisers to promote and sell tickets through the platform for free.