TicketIQ
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Ticket Search |
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Employees | 25 |
| Slogan(s) | The Smartest Ticket Search |
| Website | |
| Launched | July 4, 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
TicketIQ is an event ticket search engine and aggregator which provides ticket-buying options from many different secondary market and primary market ticket sellers, including Ticketmaster, NFL Ticket Exchange, Telecharge and SeatSmart . TicketIQ was formerly knows as TiqIQ, and rebranded in August 2016.[1] TicketIQ is one of the more active companies in disseminating ticket data on the ticket market via editorial and social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, Forbes and CNBC. TicketIQ has a low price guarantee, where they reimburse consumers 110%[2] of their purchase price if they find the same ticket for less. Their IQAccess product available via their app shares deals directly from teams and venues.
History
- TiqIQ launched on July 4, 2010 and was founded by CEO Jesse Lawrence.
- Company Rebrands at TicketIQ on August 26, 2016
- TiqIQ has its headquarters in New York City and has 25 employees.
Funding
Business Insider reported in 2013 that New York based software company MediaMath invested in TiqIQ.[3]
VentureBeat reported that TiqIQ raised venture capital from iNovia Capital and Contour Venture partners.[4]
TiqIQ has been called "The Kayak of Live-Event Tickets" because it aggregates ticket deals from StubHub, TicketsNow, eBay and other companies, much like Kayak.com aggregates travel deals.[5]
References
- ↑ "TiqIQ Rebrands As TicketIQ In Consumer-Facing Effort". Sports Business Journal. Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Low Price Guarantee". TicketIQ. TicketIQ. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "MediaMath Invests In TiqIQ As CEO Ponders IPO". Business Insidert.
- ↑ "TiqIQ raises $1.7M to sell more game tickets — & data about all those tickets". VentureBeat.
- ↑ "TiqIQ: The Kayak of Live-Event Tickets". New York Times.