ShowClix is an online event technology company for live and virtual events headquartered in Wexford, Pennsylvania that handles ticket sales, marketing, and on-site operations for fandom conventions, museums, attractions, festivals, consumer shows, and music and comedy venues. New York Comic Con, Candytopia, and Rick Bronson's House of Comedy are among ShowClix's clients.[1]
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Founder | Joshua Dziabiak, Lynsie Campbell |
| Headquarters | Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Marc Jenkins (CEO of Leap Event Technology) |
| Parent | Leap Event Technology |
| Website | showclix.com |
History
editThe company was founded in 2007 by Joshua Dziabiak and Lynsie Campbell, initially as an event registration database. The pair later focused on creating a web-based ticketing solution. Prior to forming the company, Dziabiak met Campbell while working together at Spreadshirt, an online platform for creating and selling personalized apparel.[2]
The company was launched in 2011.[1]
On July 31, 2017, ShowClix received a strategic investment by Providence Strategic Growth ("PSG"), the growth equity affiliate of Providence Equity Partners.[3] With that investment, ShowClix and PatronManager became the first two products at Patron Technology.[4]
In 2019, ShowClix apologized for a ticketing "meltdown" at Burning Man that led to difficulty getting tickets, which ShowClix chalked up to a "manual intervention" during a sale.[5][6]
On September 24, 2020, Patron Technology received another strategic investment, this time from Vector Capital, a leading private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses. The firm has about $4 Billion of capital under management, and believes that, with their investment, Patron Technology and all products underneath its umbrella will rise in the live events industry once the COVID-19 pandemic in which they made their initial investment ends. [4]
Recognition
edit- Amplify's 16 to Watch in 2016[7]
- Pittsburgh's Top Workplaces in 2017 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,[8][9]
- Pittsburgh's Fastest Growing Companies in 2017 by the Pittsburgh Business Times.[10]
- NEXT Pittsburgh's 12 Pittsburgh tech companies to watch in 2018[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Pittsburgh firm ShowClix giving ticket rivals a run for their money", Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (January 13, 2015)
- ^ triblive.com
- ^ "Providence Strategic Growth Invests in ShowClix", ShowClix (July 31, 2017)
- ^ a b "Vector Capital Acquires Patron Technology" (Press release). 24 September 2020.
- ^ "ShowClix Identified As 'Mystery' Ticketing Firm In Burning Man Main Sale Meltdown", Billboard (April 14, 2019)
- ^ "ShowClix Acknowledges Causing Burning Man Ticket Meltdown: 'We are Profoundly Disappointed'", Billboard (April 27, 2019)
- ^ "Introducing Aplify's 16 to Watch in 2016" Amp The Mag (2016)
- ^ "Local workplaces meld flexibility both in and out of the office", Ashley Murray, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (August 17, 2017)
- ^ "Pittsburgh Top Workplaces", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2019)
- ^ "Pittsburgh's Fastest Growing Companies in 2017", Pittsburgh Business Times (2017)
- ^ Amanda Waltz (2018-01-08). "12 Pittsburgh tech companies to watch in 2018". NEXTpittsburgh. Retrieved 2020-03-24.