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Company news and notes from the SeatGeek Enterprise team.
New York Times - January 29, 2021
A Broadway Theater Owner Rethinks Post-Pandemic Ticket Selling
As many live performance venues rethink their operations in anticipation of a post-pandemic reopening, one of Broadway’s major theater owners has decided to overhaul its ticketing practices. Jujamcyn Theaters, home to the musicals “Hadestown,” “Moulin Rouge!” and “The Book of Mormon,” said Friday that it had reached an agreement with SeatGeek, a disruptive newcomer to the marketplace, to handle of all its ticketing.Read MoreSportBusiness - March 5, 2020
Liverpool strikes ticketing deal with US-based SeatGeek
US-based ticketing company has continued is rapid advance in the United Kingdom’s Premier League, landing a deal to service current frontrunners Liverpool FC beginning next season.Read MoreThe Ticketing Business - December 22, 2019
Aberdeen becomes first UK client for SeatGeek’s Open Distribution
Aberdeen FC has become the first UK client for SeatGeek’s Open Distribution ticketing product.Read MorePanstadia - November 25, 2019
SeatGeek lands Lords ticketing role
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and SeatGeek have announced a multi-year partnership to ticket the world-famous Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.Read MorePollstar - September 27, 2019
SeatGeek Open Launches In The UK
Expanding its international presence, SeatGeek announced this week the launching of SeatGeek Open in the U.K., giving it the ability to integrate tickets into other sites and interfaces.Read MoreSports Business Journal - September 16, 2019
SeatGeek turns 10 with eye on global growth, primary ticketing play
Ten years ago SeatGeek launched as a groundbreaking search engine that disrupted the opaque ticketing industry by offering consumers a way to see which deals on the secondary market offer the best value.Read More
In the decade since then, the New York-based company has evolved into a major player in sports and entertainment by making deals with iconic global sports brands, partnering with high-growth companies and leagues, and expanding into the primary ticketing market.Austin American-Statesman - July 31, 2019
Austin FC adds SeatGeek as ticketing partner for stadium
Construction has yet to begin on the Austin FC stadium, but there’s already a way in.Read More
New York-based SeatGeek will be the official ticketing partner for the MLS team, providing the platform for fans to buy, sell and transfer tickets, as well as an app to scan into the stadium once the inaugural season begins in 2021.Cheddar - June 28, 2019
How MLS and SeatGeek Support Women On and Off the Soccer Fields
Jenn Ogden-Reese, CMO at SeatGeek, and Adrienne Barber, VP of partnership marketing at Major League Soccer, joins ChedHER to discuss how the league supports its female fanbase.Read MoreSportsPro Media - May 15, 2019
Top story: Sheffield United tap SeatGeek as ticketing partner
English soccer side Sheffield United have appointed SeatGeek as the club’s official primary ticketing partner on a multi-year deal.Read More
Bloomberg - April 4, 2019
SeatGeek Fills New Enterprise Role as Overseas Opportunity Grows
Ticketing startup SeatGeek Inc. has hired Danielle du Toit as president of SeatGeek Enterprise, a new position leading a business that's become 10 times bigger than the company first expected.Read MoreFC Business - December 7, 2018
SeatGeek expands to Italy with the launch of SeatGeek Italia
SeatGeek today announced the launch of SeatGeek Italia, as the ticketing technology company continues to grow its global footprint. Focused on the live events market, SeatGeek Italia will work with sports teams, as well as arts and music venues, to provide a best-in-class user experience.Read MoreTicket News - June 14, 2018
SeatGeek continues European growth with addition of Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
SeatGeek today announced a multi-year partnership with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet (“Den Norske Opera & Ballett”) – Norway’s largest performing arts institution – to give opera and ballet attendees an improved ticket purchasing experience through SeatGeek Enterprise’s powerful SRO platform.Read MoreUSA Today - April 3, 2018
Cowboys make it official, announce partnership with SeatGeek
The Dallas Cowboys are the latest -- and by far most notable -- team to drop Ticketmaster, as the most valuable franchise in sports has officially teamed with SeatGeek.Read MoreFC Business - November 2, 2017
TopTix Sport Officially Rebranded as SeatGeek Enterprise
One of the UK's leading sports ticketing suppliers has a new name and a new brand: SeatGeek Enterprise.Read MoreVentureBeat - October 26, 2017
SeatGeek signs up Facebook as primary ticketing distributor
SeatGeek has signed Facebook as a distribution partner for clients of its SeatGeek Enterprise platform, allowing sports fans and gig-goers to buy tickets directly through the world’s biggest social network.Read MoreFast Company - October 26, 2017
Facebook now lets you buy tickets right on event pages, thanks to SeatGeek
Fast Company highlights the partnership between Facebook and SeatGeek that lets event hosts sell tickets directly from the Facebook event page. As the article states, "an integration this tight can make it way more effortless to go from the 'I’m Interested' button to actually sitting in a seat at the event."Read MoreForbes - September 26, 2017
The Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017
Forbes highlights SeatGeek alongside 24 other companies as one of the Next Billion-Dollar startups.Read MoreThe Seattle Times - September 20, 2017
Sounders to add SeatGeek as ticket partner after 9 years with Ticketmaster
The Sounders will become the second team to use SeatGeek’s primary ticketing platform — with the Portland Timbers and Minnesota United FC set to do so starting in 2019 — since the company became the official ticketing partner of Major League Soccer in July 2016.Read MoreBillboard - June 28, 2017
SeatGeek Partners With Eventbrite to Enhance Its Concert Selection
Billboard highlights SeatGeek's partnership with Eventbrite to put more events in front of SeatGeek users.Read MoreBillboard - April 18, 2017
SeatGeek Raises $57M to Buy Israeli Firm TopTix
SeatGeek has purchased Israeli-ticketing company TopTix for $56 million with plans to create a technology-driven rival to Ticketmaster, writes Billboard.Read MoreUSA Today - April 18, 2017
SeatGeek expands ticketing reach with acquisition of Israeli company TopTix
USA Today reports on SeatGeek's $56 million acquisition of an Israeli company as it "seeks to further disrupt the ticket industry."Read MoreTechCrunch - January 19, 2017
SeatGeek’s new Pano feature gives ticketbuyers a 360-degree view of the stadium
TechCrunch takes a look at Pano, SeatGeek's new feature that gives fans of Sporting Kansas City an immersive stadium experience.Read MoreFast Company - November 10, 2016
Four Lessons From SeatGeek’s Fan-Friendly Assault On Ticketmaster
At a Fast Company Innovation Festival event, SeatGeek CEO Jack Groetzinger and CMO Jenn Ogden-Reese explain how SeatGeek has built the first fan-friendly product and company in a live events industry that has long operated under contrary practices.Read MoreFOX Business - August 11, 2016
SeatGeek Takes the Fight to Ticketmaster
Fox Business reports on SeatGeek's expansion beyond secondary market ticket sales with its launch of a primary ticketing platform, SeatGeek Open, that will allow sports franchises, artists and others to sell tickets directly to fans through third-party websites and apps.Read MoreMashable - August 11, 2016
SeatGeek wants you to be able to buy tickets through Amazon or Uber
Mashable covers the launch of SeatGeek's primary ticketing platform, SeatGeek Open, that will let customers buy and sell tickets across any app or website.Read MoreBloomberg TV - July 29, 2016
SeatGeek Inks MLS Deal: Will They Expand Beyond Sports?
SeatGeek co-founder and CEO Jack Groetzinger joins Bloomberg West to discuss the partnership with Major League Soccer, and the future of ticketing.Read MoreUSA Today - July 27, 2016
SeatGeek enters into partnerships with MLS, Sporting Kansas City
USA Today details SeatGeek's partnership with Major League Soccer and Sporting Kansas City, the first team using SeatGeek's new open primary platform.Read MoreBloomberg - July 27, 2016
MLS Moves to Open Its Ticket Markets, Unlike the Rest of Sports
Together with SeatGeek, MLS is creating an open ticketing network that will let third-party websites sell tickets to soccer games.Read MoreWashington Post - July 16, 2016
SeatGeek is a smart way to buy sports and concert tickets
The Washington Post tries out the SeatGeek app and calls in "fantastic." As reporter Timothy Smith writes: "I can’t imagine a better way to get you to an event, cheaply and easily."Read MoreBusiness Insider - January 25, 2016
The 21 best free apps for your iPhone
SeatGeek makes Business Insider's list of the top free iPhone apps.Read MoreFast Company - January 7, 2016
Why Hiring Comedians Is Great For Business
Fast Company explores the secret to SeatGeek's amazing customer experience team.Read MoreBloomberg Businessweek - December 17, 2015
The Kayak of Tickets Thinks Bigger
Bloomberg Businessweek profiles the growth of SeatGeek, highlighting the ability for users to easily sell tickets on the platform, and the focus on providing an industry-best mobile experience.Read MoreEngadget - November 19, 2015
SeatGeek lets you easily resell tickets, transfer them to friends
Engadget describes just how easy it is for anyone to sell tickets on SeatGeek.Read MoreThe Verge - November 19, 2015
Ticket, faster: Can SeatGeek take on StubHub?
The Verge highlights how users who are stuck with tickets at the last minute can now use SeatGeek to sell or transfer them.Read MoreTechCrunch - November 19, 2015
SeatGeek Launches A Marketplace Where Anyone Can Sell And Transfer Tickets
TechCrunch reports that now anyone can easily sell tickets on SeatGeek.Read MoreBusiness Insider - October 29, 2015
The App 100: The world’s greatest apps
Business Insider includes SeatGeek on its list of the 100 greatest apps in the world.Read MoreTechCrunch - October 22, 2015
SeatGeek Embraces Paperless Tickets
TechCrunch takes a look at how SeatGeek is transforming mobile ticketing.Read MoreBusiness Insider - October 8, 2015
SILICON ALLEY 100: Meet the most inspiring and influential people in New York tech right now
SeatGeek co-founders Jack Groetzinger and Russ D'Souza are featured in Business Insider's list of the people that matter the most in the New York tech industry.Read MoreBloomberg - July 22, 2015
How SeatGeek Became a Household Name
SeatGeek co-founder Russ D'Souza sits down with Bloomberg to explain what SeatGeek has grown from, and where it is headed.Read More