Eventbrite
Event ticketing marketplace and organiser software platform.
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Company facts
- Official name
- Eventbrite, Inc.
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- United States
- Company size
- 501–1,000
- Market role
- B2C Consumer App / Platform
- Ticker
- EB
- Official website
- eventbrite.com
What Eventbrite does
Eventbrite operates a two-sided event commerce model. On the supply side, it provides self-service software and operational tools for organisers to create, market, manage and monetise events. On the demand side, it aggregates consumer event inventory into a discovery marketplace and mobile app where attendees browse, buy and manage tickets. Value is created by linking organiser workflow software with audience acquisition, payments and on-site event operations in one system.
Category differentiation
Eventbrite is not a pure media publisher or a generic advertising platform. It is an event commerce and ticketing marketplace with organiser software, payments and native event promotion tools.
Strategic context
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Eventbrite is a private event technology and marketplace company operating a two-sided platform for event organisers and attendees. Its core product combines event creation, ticketing, registration, payment processing, attendee management, discovery and analytics in a self-service workflow. The business serves organisers, promoters, venues, businesses and event operations teams, while also maintaining a consumer-facing marketplace and mobile app for event discovery and ticket purchase. The company generates revenue primarily from ticketing and payment-related take rates on paid events, with additional revenue from paid promotional products such as Eventbrite Ads and higher-value packages for larger or more complex events. Its strategic position is defined by the combination of transaction infrastructure, built-in audience distribution and embedded promotional tools, which differentiates it from standalone event management software that lacks marketplace demand.
Company news briefing
Briefing updated:
Following Bending Spoons’ July 2026 Nasdaq IPO, Eventbrite remains integrated within the parent company's serial-acquirer portfolio focused on operational efficiency. The platform continues to support industry events such as the Mobile Games Awards 2026 while expanding its content initiatives through the launch of 'britegeist', a monthly Substack publication designed to decode live experience trends.
Business model & monetisation
Eventbrite monetises primarily through a per-ticket percentage take rate plus payment processing fees on paid events. It also earns revenue from paid promotional inventory through Eventbrite Ads, where organisers pay for sponsored placement across Eventbrite-owned web and app surfaces. Additional monetisation comes from premium and enterprise-oriented event packages and from the embedded payments layer that is tied directly to ticket transactions.
- Paid event ticketing fees
- Percentage Take-Rate
- Payment processing fees
- Pay-per-Use
- Eventbrite Ads promotional spend
- Ad-Supported
- Premium or enterprise organiser packages
- Software Subscription
Products & capabilities
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Products & market categories
Media Channel
Competitors & alternatives
- Fever
Live entertainment marketplace, ticketing software, and experiential media platform.
- Whova
All-in-one SaaS platform for managing business events.
Side-by-side comparisons
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- Bending Spoons & the New Software Empires
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Recent recorded signals
Dates refer to the source publication. Older entries are historical context, not evidence of a new event.
This Halloween, Gen Z Is "Trick or Reading": Inside the Hyper-Specific, Immersive World of the Modern Book Club
Recorded impact score: 2/5
Eventbrite's newsroom features a new press release about Gen Z's immersive book club trend, published 10 hours ago.
Eventbrite Introduces 'britegeist': A Monthly Substack Decoding Live Experience Trends
Recorded impact score: 3/5
Eventbrite has launched a new monthly Substack publication called 'britegeist' that will decode live experience trends. The announcement was made on the company's newsroom page.
Tickets Running Out for Mobile Games Awards 2026
Interactive Entertainment (Gaming) · Recorded impact score: 1/5
Pocket Gamer's Mobile Games Awards 2026 will take place as a gala in Cologne on August 25, 2026 during Gamescom week. The awards, presented in association with Samsung Gaming Hub, celebrate achievements across the mobile games ecosystem including studios, publishers, tool providers, advertising solutions, analytics, marketing, payments and QA. The publisher says over 90% of tickets have already been sold and encourages readers to book via Eventbrite to attend the live ceremony. The article was published on 2026-08-12.
- The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 will be held in Cologne on August 25, 2026 during Gamescom week.
- The awards are presented in association with Samsung Gaming Hub.
Vote Now: Mobile Games Awards 2026 with Samsung
Experiential & Event Marketing · Recorded impact score: 1/5
Pocket Gamer has opened voting for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026, publishing a full list of finalists and a twelve-strong shortlist for Best Developer (including Century Games, EA Playdemic, Rollic and Outfit7). Voting is open to anyone in the games industry and closes at midnight on July 20, 2026. The awards, which recognise the breadth of the mobile games sector—from indie studios and publishers to advertising solutions, analytics, marketing, payments, QA and new tech—will be presented at a gala in Cologne on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 during Gamescom week. Samsung is the headline partner via the Samsung Gaming Hub, while the Best Developer category is sponsored by the Epic Games Store. Tickets for the gala are on sale via Eventbrite.
- Voting is open to members of the games industry and closes at midnight on July 20, 2026.
- The awards gala will take place in Cologne on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 during Gamescom week.
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Questions about Eventbrite
What is Eventbrite?
Eventbrite is an event technology platform and marketplace that helps organisers create, market, sell and manage events while enabling attendees to discover and buy tickets.
Who uses Eventbrite?
Event organisers, promoters, venues, businesses and event operations teams use Eventbrite's software, while consumers use its marketplace and mobile app to find and attend events.
How does Eventbrite make money?
Eventbrite makes money mainly from per-ticket service fees and payment processing fees on paid events, plus paid organiser promotion products such as Eventbrite Ads and premium packages.
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