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Company news and notes from the SeatGeek Enterprise team.
USA 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