Pittsburgh-based ticketing startup ShowClix recently raised Series A funding from Pittsburgh Equity Partners (PEP), a newly established venture capital firm with a focus on seed and early-stage information technology and life sciences investments in the region.
The amount invested was undisclosed, but as several blogs noted an SEC filing at the time the announcement was first made revealed that the company at the time had brought in $570,000 of an $850,000 round. Co-founder Joshua Dziabiak now says the round ultimately totaled ‘between $750k and $1.5M’. They had earlier raised about $400,000 in seed funding from Innovations Works.
The company says it will use the funds to expand its staff, for sales and marketing efforts, and to extend customer support.
ShowClix provides web-based solutions to event organizers, promoters and venue managers across the U.S., providing performing arts centers, nightclubs, live music venues, non-profit organizations etc. with a way to sell event tickets online, over the telephone or in-person through a point-of-sale/box office system. The startup thus taps into a multi-million dollar market but faces stiff competition from TicketMaster and others.
(Disclosure: I’m a minor investor in Oxynade, which is also into ticketing services yet aimed at European event organizers)
Dont we have enough ticketing services?
I might be moderatly biased, since I know these guys, but you’re right. We do have a lot of ticketing services. However, these guys specifically try to be very fair in their terms to event organizers, as well as providing amazing customer service, from what I’ve heard.
Anybody that wants to take down TicketMaster is good in my book.
Josh is a great guy who runs his business on sound principles and integrity. Really happy for him.
pittsburgh gets its own version of philly-based ticketleap. I sense a new intrastate rivalry brewing.
My Web site has Clix in the name too! Heh.
But in all seriousness, like Steve said, the more competitors in the space, the better to fight off TM. Good on you, ShowClix, for trying to open things up for people.
I’ve taken a good look at ShowClix’s application, functionality and I believe it has a great chance to be a damn good rival to ticketmaster.
Consider ShowClix the Indie Music side while TicketMaster is the major label. Who is in deep shit now?