![]() ![]() We are looking forward to this new partnership combining the best solutions from both companies, and bringing them to our customers around the world.” ![]() “It perfectly aligns with our strategic vision to become the world’s leading marketplace for live experiences, and adds significant assets and technical power to our platform. “This acquisition supercharges Eventbrite’s footprint in Europe and brings ten additional years of traction in the music space and experience in European markets to our business,” said Julia Hartz, CEO and co-founder of Eventbrite. Indeed, this deal will catapult Eventbrite - which already processed 150 million tickets for more than 600,000 event organisers in 180 countries last year - into working a lot more with larger artistic events, specifically in the area of music, in Europe. ![]() Ticketscript, Eventbrite said, has sold tickets to more than 100,000 events in Europe, including Amnesia Ibiza and Love Family Park in Germany and the Amsterdam Dance Festival. (That in itself is a notable detail that could point to the investors aware that there will be a liquidity event, such as a public listing, sooner rather than later.) Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but we understand there is a large equity portion and that it was a strong return for investors and the startup. It has acquired Ticketscript, a startup based out of Amsterdam that offers a popular platform for event organisers to set up and sell tickets online for live events like music festivals and EDM (electronic dance music) raves. Eventbrite, the billion-dollar event-management platform that some tip for an imminent IPO, has made another acquisition in Europe to build out its presence here, and to move deeper into ticketing services. ![]()
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