Ticket Search Entrepreneurs Going Native
Forbes' Karsten Strauss profiles SeatGeek and its new push into mobile in a piece for the business website
SeatGeek is a ticket search engine that enables fans to quickly and easily find the best price for sports and concert events on the secondary ticket market.
Founded: 2009
Founders: Jack Groetzinger and Russ D'Souza
Investors: Founder Collective, NYC Seed, DreamIt Ventures, Stage One Capital, Trisiras Group
Location: 57 E. 11th, Suite 8A, New York, NY 10003
Will Flaherty
SeatGeek Inc.
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(646) 820-5440
Forbes' Karsten Strauss profiles SeatGeek and its new push into mobile in a piece for the business website
NBC Washington looks at some of the crazy prices that Kentucky Derby fans are paying to see the "Fastest 2 Minutes in Sports"
Kentucky Derby tickets are extremely hot this year according to the Louisville Courier-Journal, with some seats going for upwards of $1,000 on average
Derrick Rose's injury has also led to ticket prices for Bulls playoff games taking a hit, according to ESPNChicago's Jon Greenberg
Deadspin posts its final report on the least in-demand tickets of the '11-'12 season, with its sights set on perhaps the cheapest seating section across the entire league - Section 306 of New Orleans Arena
Dolphins fans don't have much to be excited about in 2012, and that's showing on the secondary market, according to an analysis of ticket prices from SeatGeek.
There's value to be had for fans seeking 2nd weekend Coachella tickets, according to research from SeatGeek's DJ Premvaree
Tickets to see Kansas City's first MLB All-Star game in over 3 decades are already quite pricey, reports Mike Hendricks of the KC Star.
Tech startups--SeatGeek included--have begun to resort to create means to identify top talent, reports CNBC Tech.
Fast Company looks into a few best practice tips on Content Marketing, with help from SeatGeek.
There are deals to be had on Coachella tickets for those who were patient enough to wait, according to LA Weekly
Mets tickets aren't in demand, according to Carly Baldwin of Metro New York
Opening Day fever has hit Miami, and ticket prices are through the roof to see the first regular season game at Marlins Park
The Associated Press looks deep at some of the best ways to buy MLB tickets this season -- including SeatGeek.com
Excitement is sky high for the Miami Marlins first game in their new ballpark, writes columnist Dave Hyde of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
ESPN.com College Basketball blogger Eamonn Brennan details the buildup for the 2012 Final Four, including the strong demand for Final Four tickets from Kentucky fans
CollegeBasketballTalk features SeatGeek's Final Four Infographic in their coverage of the event.
SeatGeek's job challenge contests are brought into focus in a story on job interviews by Reuters writer Eileen Gunn.
Proposed legislation in Tennessee may impact fans ability to buy and sell tickets on the $65m secondary ticket market in the state, reports the Tennessean
Final Four ticket prices will be on the move until gametime, reports Shaun Hittle of the Lawrence Journal-World
BuckeyeGrove.com lets Ohio State fans know how much it'll cost see their team play in the Final Four in New Orleans.
Who's driving up ticket prices more in their new cities - Tim Tebow or Peyton Manning? SmartMoney investigates.
In Deadspin's semi-regular assessment of the worst ticket draws across the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs surprisingly rise to the top of the list over the past 6 weeks as the one team in the league with some of the cheapest tickets available on secondary markets.
Coachella tickets are only going up in price on secondary markets, reports the Riverside Press-Enterprise
The Lakers are amongst the top road draws of any team in the NBA, and Kobe and Co.’s lone stop in Houston only underscores that league-wide trend, reports the Houston Chronicle.
Mets fans will likely see the cost of attending a game at Citi Field rise as a result of their owners' settlement in the Bernie Madoff case, reports Quentin Fottrell from SmartMoney
The Oklahoma City Thunder keep on rolling with a season-long sellout streak, according to The Oklahoman.
ACC Tournament tickets aren't as hot as they once were, according to David Teel of the Hampton Roads Daily Press
The Knicks-Celtics game on Sunday was one of the most expensive tickets seen for a Boston home game in recent memory, according to the New York Daily News Ticket Geek blog.
Programmable web looks at SeatGeek's new API in their daily report of the latest and greatest in the space.
VentureBeat has the exclusive on SeatGeek's new developer platform, which will open up new possibilities for a wide range of sites to monetize their content through ticketing integrations.
Forbes looks at General Assembly's role as a key hub of startup activity in New York City in this magazine profile.
Tickets to the Heat-Knicks game in Miami aren't coming cheaply on secondary markets - in large part due to Jeremy Lin
Knicks-Heat tickets aren't cheap, according to the New York Daily News' Ticket Geek blog.
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian talks about Linsanity and what it means for the Tech community.
Is Jeremy Lin a bigger deal than Tim Tebow? The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective looks deeper at secondary market trends with some help from SeatGeek to learn more.
Is Jeremy Lin a bigger deal that Tim Tebow? The HSAC looks at the secondary market with help from SeatGeek to find out.
SeatGeek announces a new business partnership with Gannett Company
Mashable has the exclusive report on SeatGeek's new ticketing partnership with Gannett Corporation.
BeatBeat covers the SeatGeek-Breadpig Linsanity ticket giveaway.
SBJ mentions SeatGeek's new partnership with Gannett Company in their daily media notes
The New York Daily News' Ticket Geek blog spreads the word on SeatGeek's "Linsanity" ticket giveaway with Alexis Ohanian
SeatGeek announces a new business partnership with Gannett Corporation.
SeatGeek announces a new business partnership with Gannett Corporation.
The Houston Chronicle looks at how SeatGeek's director of communications found his job through Twitter
A pair of brothers had a dream trip to the Super Bowl all set until one had their ticket stolen on the way to the game.
Linsanity has caused Knicks tickets to triple in price, as Deadspin reports.
Jeremy Lin's outstanding play has been a gamechanger for the business of the NBA, according to Central Penn Business Journal
Knicks prices continue to climb as they work through their 5-game homestand, according to the NYDN Ticket Geek blog.
Jeremy Lin's play has been a boon to the local New York economy, according to Fox Sports
Jeremy Lin's stalwart play has driven up the cost of Knicks tickets on secondary markets
Jeremy Lin has driven up Knicks ticket prices dramatically, as Business Insider reports.
WCBS looks into Jeremy Lin's impact on Knicks ticket prices during their morning news show.
Gothamist looks at how Jeremy Lin's play has impacted the local New York economy in some surprising ways
Ticket prices to see Jeremy Lin are skyrocketing, reports the Toronto Star
Maple Leafs tickets are amongst the most expensive in the NHL, according to the Toronto Sun.
Jeremy Lin's rapid rise into NBA stardom has even Knicks scalpers surprised by the rapid increase in ticket prices.
Knicks tickets are pricing through the roof, according to USA Today.
Knicks ticket prices keep going up, up, up due to Jeremy Lin's breakout play, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
The NYDN Ticket Geek blog looks at how Knicks ticket prices have shot up as a result of Jeremy Lin's superb play
Contrary to reports, Timberwolves star Kevin Love won't be performing along with his uncle Mike Love in the Beach Boys' upcoming reunion tour.
Celtics tickets are a great deal on Valentine's Day, according to NESN.
The sudden emergence of Jeremy Lin has dramatically drive up Knicks ticket prices, according to Bloomberg.
Jeremy Lin's strong performance has some ticket sellers seeking $10,000 for tickets to Friday's Lakers-Knicks game, according to SeatGeek
Jeremy Lin's emergence as an NBA phenom has driven up Knicks ticket prices rapidly, according to Forbes
NBA tickets leaguewide are selling at firesale prices for many teams on secondary markets, so Deadspin and SeatGeek teamed up to take a deeper look at which teams are struggling most on secondary markets.
Jeremy Lin's sensational play is driving up Knicks ticket prices, according to SLAM Online
The New York Post breaks the story of Jeremy Lin's impact on Knicks ticket prices
NYDN's Ticket Geek blog looks at the surging demand for Knicks tickets in the wake of Jeremy Lin's breakout performances
Now is the time to buy your Coachella tickets on secondary markets, according to LA Weekly's music blog
A last day drop in prices meant that Super Bowl XLVI tickets settled at a final price just shy of an all-time record, according to the Indianapolis Star
New York's NPR affiliate digs deep on the distribution system and cost of Super Bowl tickets
Super Bowl ticket prices fell suddenly before gametime, so USA Today's Game ON! blog looks deeper into the quick drop.
Super Bowl tickets plummeted in the run up to the game -- why? The Post Game looks into just that.
A few lucky fans from Valparaiso got a break on some pricey tickets for Super Bowl XLVI
Super Bowl ticket prices are down dramatically on gameday, according to the Tucson Citizen
Super Bowl tickets are dropping like a rock, according to the Indianapolis Star and SeatGeek
Super Bowl trips are pricey in all aspects -- from travel to tickets to parties!
SeatGeek's Will Flaherty writes about his game spent in the absolute worst seat at Lucas Oil Stadium - and why an expensive ticket in the nosebleeds for Super Bowl XLVI is worth it
Super Bowl ticket prices are high in comparison to historical prices, according to the Delaware County Daily Times.
Super Bowl XLVI ticket prices are up when compared to historicals, according to The Trentonian
CBS New York features SeatGeek's infographic on Super Bowl XLVI ticket and travel prices
Indianapolis' Fox affiliate looks at fans' travel costs to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, with help from SeatGeek
As of Thursday before kickoff, Super Bowl XLVI tickets are still selling well.
NYDN Ticket Geek features SeatGeek's video from Super Bowl XLVI Media Day
The Indianapolis Star features SeatGeek's video from Media Day at Super Bowl XLVI
You can still get into Super Bowl XLVI, but it will cost you, according to the Ticket Geek blog.
Yahoo! Sports features SeatGeek's video from Super Bowl XLVI Media Day
USA Today's The Huddle blog takes an in-depth look into the all-in cost of a trip to Super Bowl XLVI
NESN features SeatGeek's infographic on Super Bowl XLVI ticket and travel prices
Ticket prices to Super Bowl XLVI were down exactly one week out from the big game.
The high cost of attending a Super Bowl party stands in stark contrast to the tough economic climate of early 2012, according to the Newark Star-Ledger
Ticket prices are on the decline as the big game nears, reports Boston.com
The Indianapolis Star features SeatGeek's Super Bowl XLVI price infographic
New England Cable News looks at the total cost of a trip to Indy for Super Bowl XLVI for Patriots fans
Yahoo! Sports' Shutdown Corner takes a look at the best ways to get super bowl tickets
Renewed demand for SB XLVI tickets has prices climbing
The Indianapolis Star looks at the modest decline in SB XLVI ticket prices, as well as some of the other things you can buy for the cost of a game ticket
According to the Indianapolis Star and SeatGeek, this year's game may be the most expensive ever
Super Bowl XLVI tickets arent coming cheap, according to SeatGeek's Will Flaherty
New York and New Jersey shoppers outnumber New England shoppers by nearly 2-to-1 for SB XLVI Tix
Ticket prices for Super Bowl XLVI are set to break records, according to Zac Keefer of the Indianapolis Star.
The Patriots announced a rise in ticket prices for next season, increasing their already league-leading cost of ducats
Super Bowl XLVI tickets are averaging near $3,500 according to the Ticket Geek blog on DailyNews.com
The Giants' ticket lotters for SB XLVI yielded many disappointed customers, meaning the secondary market is now the only option in for fans of Big Blue.
Super Bowl XLVI Tickets Averaging More Than $3,400 on Secondary Markets according to NESN
VentureBeat covers SeatGeek's new ticketing partnership with the Hearst Corporation.
The Giants-Cowboys season finale leads the NFL as the most expensive ticket in the final week of the regular season, according to SeatGeek
Winter Classic ticket prices aren't cheap, according to CSNPhilly.com
Some Flyers fans are quite upset about the tight ticket availability for the Flyers-Rangers game on January 2
Winter Classic tickets will cost you quite a ton, according to Culturemob and SeatGeek
Fans are excited about the open of a new Knicks season--with higher ticket prices just one measure of this heightened level of fan interest
The LA Times breaks down the impact of the CP3 trade on Clippers ticket rpices
The Jets-Giants Christmas eve clash will be the most expensive game in MetLife Stadium ever, according to SeatGeek
The New York Times looks into ticket prices for New York City's football rivalry - Jets vs. Giants
Pats tickets have fallen for their final two home games, according to SeatGeek
Jets-Giants tickets aren't coming cheaply, according to Jets Confidential and SeatGeek
Netted, a daily tech email list sponsored by the Webbys, features SeatGeek
Tickets to the Jets-Giants game on Christmas Eve won't come, according to the Ticket Geek blog on NYDailyNews.com
Tickets to the BCS National Title Game in New Orleans are averaging over $1,800 on secondary markets, according to SeatGeek
Tickets to see the Knicks are amongst the most expensive in the NBA, according to SeatGeek
Chris Paul's trade to LA has turned the oft-losing Clippers into a hot ticket, as The New York Times' Ken Belson reports.
SeatGeek provides insight into ticket prices for the Broncos-Pats game in Denver
Will from SeatGeek sits down with David Nuno from Rivals Radio to talk ticket prices for big upcoming college football bowl games.
TigerBait.com gets down to tracking BCS National Title Game ticket prices in the first of a weekly series of articles in partnership with SeatGeek
SeatGeek founder Russ D'Souza describes the new Discover New York Arts project in a Huffington Post article
The New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys Sunday night showdown at Cowboys Stadium is, with its average ticket price of $307.24, the most expensive game to attend in Week 14, eclipsing the Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers game by $103.
AOL Music features the Columbus as a great new way for music fans to track their favorite bands on tour
The Next Web breaks down the Discover New York Arts partnership announced this week by SeatGeek and Bloomberg Philanthropies
The NYDN takes a deeper look at SeatGeek in a follow up to a series on startup companies in New York City.
BetaBeat covers the launch of Columbus, SeatGeek's new event discovery engine
The CW's Dallas affiliate covers the launch of SeatGeek's new event discovery engine, Columbus.
TechCrunch's exclusive article on the launch of SeatGeek's Columbus event discovery engine.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune looks at the drop in SEC title game ticket prices as LSU seeks to seal up a berth in the 2012 BCS National Championship game in New Orleans
Plummeting prices for Georgia and LSU's clash in the SEC Title game mean that fans have new opportunities to find great deal on tickets before Saturday's game.
NESN.com looks at ticket prices for the Celtics-Knicks NBA season opener on Christmas Day
Behind all of the controversy around the seat filling hoax for the Big Ten Championship game, the ugly fact remains that ticket demand for the game couldn't be much weaker.
Deadspin digs into the "Seat Filling" controversy surrounding the Big Ten title game and finds many people in denial mode about a Craigslist post that sparked the controversy.
Demand for the Big Ten championship has been far less than anticipated at the beginning of the season, writes HuskerOnline's Sean Callahan.
Bruins tickets are amongst the league's most expensive while the team turns a substantial profit, according to the New England Center for Investigative Reporting.
With College Gameday in town, University of Houston fans are clamoring to see their team play against SMU, according to Sam Khan Jr. of the Houston Chronicle
Oregon-Stanford ticket prices are rising in anticipation of the game, writes Oregon's Rivals.com site.
Stanford's student newspaper explores the unprescedented demand for tickets to see the school's undefeated football team face off against Oregon.
CardinalReport.com breaks down the ticket situation for the Stanford-Oregon game
Alabama-LSU tickets are priced higher than any regular season college football game within the past two seasons, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Fans will have to pay a pretty penny to get into the LSU-Alabama game, billed as "The Game of the Century" by some analysts.
Even the worst seats for this weekend's LSU-Alabama game aren't cheap, as USA Today's Michael McCarthy writes.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune digs into the astronomical prices LSU fans are paying to attend Saturday's "Game of the Century"
Alabama's student newspaper looks into the record-setting ticket prices for the upcoming LSU-Alabama football game
LSU TigerBait breaks down the record-high ticket prices for this weekend's LSU-Alabama game
BetaBeat's Ben Popper describes Columbus and offers a few beta invites out to readers
Mashable profiles SeatGeek's Columbus service (currently in beta)
Fans who bought tickets for the first 2 weeks of the NBA season will be getting a full refund but they are passing up the opportunity to resell their tickets to the first two weeks of the season
Data from SeatGeek demonstrates that Patriots prices are higher than Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers
SeatGeek partners with 24/7 Wall Street to investigate ticket prices, capacity, and attendance among NFL teams
SeatGeek highlighted as the best way to get event tickets by CNET reporter Sharon Vaknin
Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax set to rock Yankee stadium
A trip to the NFC Championship Game coupled with the smallest stadium in the National Football League equals one thing: High prices.
Felix Delgado really wants to be an intern at SeatGeek, and why not? The General Assembly graduate is crushing it, having recently signed a big partnership with Yahoo Sports and outpacing their older, better funded rivals.
Checking out a home opener this season is high on many people's to-do list, but more of those people want to see the Jets than the Giants.
The Washington Nationals will be the hottest ticket in our nation's capital Tuesday night, thanks to 23-year-old pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who will make his 2011 debut vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“Do you still love me?” That may be something rattling around Stephen Strasburg’s head. The pitching phenom of the Washington Nationals took the league by storm last year when he debuted with electric stuff and velocity that stayed within 3 digits for several innings.
With the first weekend of Division I college football at our fingertips, I wanted to briefly explore ticket price differences for the Top 25 teams from the pre-season poll.
With football season just around the corner, avid football fans might be considering cheering their team on from the sidelines. Ticket search engine SeatGeek breaks down which NFL teams charge the least for home games.
Hey, sports fans: to find the best deal on the next big game, check out SeatGeek.
According to the most recent report from Comscore, ticketing is now the most popular category of website in the United States, ahead of fashion, toys and consumer goods. And New York is home to one of the fastest growing ticket sites, SeatGeek, which this week announced a major partnership with Yahoo Sports.
SeatGeek, a two-year-old start-up that aspires to be the Kayak of sports and concert tickets, has signed a multiyear partnership with Yahoo Sports to drive traffic to its site.
SeatGeek, a New York City based startup that operates a events and ticketing search engine just announced a multi-year partnership with Yahoo today, to power ticket search and listings on their Yahoo Sports and Rivals (college sports) properties.
As football fans gear up for the regular season, some can expect to pay more than others when cheering on their team from the stands.
The team at SeatGeek has been crushing it recently. They were one of the few members of General Assembly’s first class to graduate to their own office space and today they launched a big redesign, complete with a new self serve ad platform that could help the young start-up to diversify its revenue stream.
NYC-based startup SeatGeek is adding a fresh coat of paint to its ticket marketplace, introducing an overhauled design that incorporates some helpful new features. And it’s also announcing a new route of monetization that it’s hoping will serve as a strong revenue stream going forward: sponsored placements.
One of New York City’s darling startups, SeatGeek, a live events search engine, just completely redesigned its site.
The online secondary ticket market for sporting events has been going gangbusters.
If you're looking to score tickets for the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox showdown at Fenway Park this weekend, it's going to cost you more than it did last October (1-3), when tickets to see the American League East rivals do battle sold for an average of $140, according to SeatGeek.com.
SeatGeek.com, a nationally known ticket search engine, reports that the Green Bay Packers are ranked first among all National Football League teams in the average cost per game of all home games this coming season.
Cleveland Browns players and staff members weren't the only ones in a holding pattern during the recently ended lockout imposed in March by NFL owners.
The Dallas Cowboys season was still uncertain a week ago as the NFL lockout dragged on. Since then, the mad dash to secure thousands of seats at Cowboys Stadium has started as football fans make up for lost time.
The NFL lockout is over, people are thinking about football again and that means demand is up for fans who want to see the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
Now that the NFL lockout is over, fans can go ahead and rush the box office for tickets. But those who can wait may score the best deals.
Baseball fans have long griped about the cost of a day at the ballpark, but this season, it's easier than ever to get a discount -- even from the teams themselves.
Tonight, legendary Beatles frontman Paul McCartney, easily one the greatest living musical acts, begins a two-night concert run at Yankee Stadium, home of the 27-time World Series champion New York Yankees.
When Christian Lopez caught Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit, he returned it to the Yankees shortstop, instead of trying to sell it. (One estimate puts the value of the ball at between $100,000 and $250,000, but it could have been even higher.)
According to seatgeek.com, the average secondary-market ticket prices for this weekend are more than $200, about what tickets were last year when Alex Rodriguez got to 600 home runs.
If Yankees fans want a chance to witness Derek Jeter reach another historic milestone, his 3,000th hit, they’re going to have to dig deep into their pockets.
With Derek Jeter sitting three hits away from the 3,000-hit mark, we have a good guess of when he'll get it. Or do we? The Yankees' secondary ticket market didn't seem so sure.
Derek Jeter is four hits shy of 3,000, and the chance to see history has more than doubled some ticket prices for the New York Yankees’ next home series.
One of New York City’s darling startups, SeatGeek, a sweet secondary ticket market, is launching its “Three For Free Summer Ticket Giveaway” to send a group of three Facebook friends to a summer concert or sporting event of their choosing, absolutely free.
If you want a lot of live-music options, Las Vegas may be calling your name. According to statistics provided by secondary ticket search service SeatGeek, the state with the most concerts for the state's population is Nevada. Washington D.C. is second and Missouri is third.
U.S. Open sponsorship sales are down from their peak in 2008, though there is some hope for future improvements as those sales have trickled slightly higher than was the case in 2010.
Hockey fever in Vancouver has pushed average ticket prices for tonight’s Stanley Cup Final decider between the Canucks and Boston Bruins to more than $5,000 on the secondary market.
The final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs has set what could well be a record price tag in sports, with tickets fetching as much as US$8,600 in the hours before the showdown between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins.
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