Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Spotify adds new live concert tools Spotify has introduced new tools to help artists on the streaming service build an audience and grow. The music giant used its Stream On event to showcase a suite of tools to help artists find fans who …
People on the move: Vivenu, JCA and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries. Vivenu has appointed Keal Blache as its vice-president of marketing. Most recently, Blache spent four years as an executive vice-president for TicketSocket, a white-label primary ticketing software provider. Before joining TicketSocket, Keal served as the chief marketing officer for Thumbprint. Ticketing technology …
ECHL names Vivenu as preferred ticketing partner
The ECHL has announced that primary ticketing software provider, Vivenu, has been made the hockey league’s preferred primary ticketing partner. Vivenu’s platform will enable teams to manage all aspects of their ticketing in one place and is also fully customisable. As part of the new partnership, Vivenu will waive all onboarding fees for ECHL teams. …
People on the move: Ticketek, Vivenu and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Live entertainment, ticketing, digital and data company Ticketek has appointed Danny Hannaford (pictured left) as its UK general manager. Hannaford boasts over 13 years of experience in ticketing operations and has worked with a number of venues and organisations in the live entertainment …
Vivenu opens new tech hub and doubles headcount
Primary ticketing software provider Vivenu has opened a new tech hub in Darmstadt, Germany, as part of its growth aspirations. The company has also ramped up its hiring strategy, as a result of high demand for its primary ticketing solution across the US and Europe. Vivenu’s headcount has subsequently doubled over the last year. Vivenu …
Vivenu raises $50m in Series B funding
Dusseldorf-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company and ticket platform Vivenu, which offers an application programming interface (API) for venues and promoters, has raised a further $50m (£37/€43.6m) in a Series B investment round. The announcement comes less than 12 months after it raised $15m in a Series A round. The new financing round was led by investment …