Eventbrite scores $6.5M for online event coordination
Eventbrite, a web-based company that tracks event invitations, ticketing and RSVPs for large events, has brought in $6.5 million in equity, debt, rights and security from Sequoia Capital, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Francisco, it is also backed by European Founders Fund. Bebo founders Michael and Xochi Birch and YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim have also contributed to Eventbrite’s now $9.5 million in financing.
Event ticketing companies Amiando and Eventbrite get European backing
The online event-planning market is mature. Various event web sites have gotten bought, gone out of business, or gone nowhere in the last several years.
However, two companies, Amiando and EventBrite, allow you to sell tickets to events online, and they’ve emerged with a business model: They take a cut of the ticket sale. This differs them from the slew of other sites that helped you organize events, but never made money.
Notably, the two companies have just… Continue Reading