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2022. Virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B



In a universe where the improbable often outpaces the impossible, the Kong-based events management platform EventX has managed to pull off an $8 million boost to its Series B funding, a sum that would make even Zaphod Beeblebrox nod in approval. Launched a mere eight years ago with the humdrum task of wrangling real-life events—think user registration and the swapping of virtual business cards—it boldly pivoted when the pandemic struck in 2020. Seeing the chaos as a digital hitchhiker's guide to opportunity, EventX unveiled a service as slick as Hopin, tailored for webinars and virtual exhibitions. Not content to stop there, the platform now moonlights as a lead-generation guru, helping event organizers cultivate shiny new clients and intergalactic partnerships—all without leaving the comfort of their improbably cozy Earth chairs.


2022. Zuddl raises $13M for its simple but powerful virtual events platform



Virtual events, much like the invention of the towel in intergalactic travel, appear to have established themselves as an immovable fixture of modern life. Enter Zuddl, a platform designed not only to make hosting these events less like assembling flat-pack furniture without instructions but also to infuse them with a dash more excitement. With a $13.35 million Series A funding tucked snugly into their virtual toolbelt, Zuddl isn’t just chasing the glitzy galaxy of massive trade shows; instead, they’ve cunningly carved a niche helping juggernaut-sized companies like Microsoft, Kellogg’s, and HSBC run their internal shindigs — job fairs, training sessions, and those mysteriously essential cross-department meet-and-greets.

2021. Twine raises $3.3M to add networking features to virtual events



Twine, a video chat startup that emerged during the pandemic as a type of “Zoom for meeting new people,” has redirected its focus to online events and has subsequently secured $3.3 million in seed funding. Event organizers can use the platform for free on Twine’s site for small gatherings of up to 30 participants, but scaling up requires a license. Twine operates on a per-attendee basis, with customers purchasing attendee packs through a software-as-a-service model. Customers can then integrate Twine directly into their own website or use a link to open the Twine site in a separate browser tab.


2021. Hybrid events platform Brella raises $10M



Hybrid event platform Brella has secured a $10 million Series A funding round. Unlike many of its competitors, Brella is distinctly focused on capturing the essence of live business events and translating them into an intuitive digital format. It doesn’t dazzle event organizers with unnecessarily lengthy feature lists: Instead, it offers a streamlined, elegantly designed platform that enhances the attendee experience through excellent UX and AI-driven networking. The new Brella product emphasizes community building, attendee grouping and integrated analytics for both virtual and in-person audiences.


2021. Pivoting from offline into virtual events for enterprises nets Tame a $5.5M



In the grand cosmic dance of corporate ingenuity, Tame began as a straightforward digital toolkit for real-world events — the kind of thing you’d expect to involve overly long PowerPoint presentations and lukewarm coffee. Then along came a pandemic, which had other plans entirely. Tame, like a particularly ambitious bowl of petunias, made a daring leap into the infinite possibilities of virtual events. Now, armed with a $5.5 million seed round, it offers companies a galactic-level platform to create, tweak, and jazz up their virtual sales extravaganzas. Think of it as the improbability drive of event design — transforming the dull and ordinary into the wildly fun, engaging, and ridiculously exciting.


2021. Introvoke raises $2.7M to power online events that can be embedded anywhere



Introvoke, the world’s only embeddable solution for live events, has raised $2.7 million in funding. The startup provides elements such as virtual stages, chat rooms and networking hubs, all customizable and integrable into a customer’s website. Introvoke is designed for a hybrid future, which may include virtual-only events, in-person-only events and events featuring both in-person and virtual elements. Introvoke charges customers based on live event minutes, a pricing model it claims is accessible to businesses of all sizes. Its components can be embedded on websites built with WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, Splash and other platforms, as well as on a customer’s internal intranet.


2021. InEvent raises $2M for its virtual conference platform



InEvent, a startup facilitating virtual and hybrid events, has secured $2M in seed funding. InEvent is less concentrated on replicating large consumer events and more on assisting businesses in hosting virtual gatherings where they can engage with clients and partners. Two major requirements for B2B events are personalization and support, so InEvent has developed what he called a “truly impressive” product that can still be tailored with the organizer’s branding. The platform features a virtual lobby where attendees can explore all the programming, a video player, a registration system, the capability to create a conference mobile app and more.


2020. Bizzabo raises $138M for a platform that helps you build and run virtual conferences



Bizzabo, a company that ambitiously decided to become the “Salesforce for events” while possibly also attempting to corner the market on long-winded conference calls, has just secured a galactic-sized $138 million in funding. Since 2011, it has been boldly navigating the hyperspace lanes of virtual and in-person conference planning, offering tools to take an event from its nebulous early stages—wrangling sponsors, fostering attendee interactions, and actually making the conference happen—all while weaving together the myriad apps and online services event organizers can’t seem to live without. Built atop the mysterious powers of cloud architecture, Bizzabo essentially turned the chaos of event management into a universe where everything, for once, makes sense. Probably.


2020. Welcome raises $12 million to become the Ritz Carlton for event platforms



Startup Welcome, which, in a somewhat galactic burst of ambition, fancies itself the “Ritz-Carlton for virtual events,” has managed to nab a $12 million Series A—a sum that might just buy a few more towels for their metaphorical spa. The platform unfurls a tapestry of features that could make even the most jaded event producer sigh with delight: there’s a control room (probably manned by tiny digital wizards), breakout rooms (where attendees presumably break out of something), a green room (no actual green required), and white-label branding that screams "fancy." Add in networking, audience Q&A, and a mystical ability to host hybrid events that merge the online and offline dimensions, and you’ve got a product aiming squarely at enterprise customers, preferably ones with five figures jingling in their annual contract budget.


2020. Livestorm raises $30M for its browser-based meeting and webinar platform



In a move that could only be described as improbably sensible, video communication startup Livestorm cheerfully announced today that it has snagged $30 million in Series B funding—a sum large enough to make most intergalactic hitchhikers momentarily forget where they left their towels. What sets Livestorm apart from the myriad of other video conferencing tools cluttering up the universe is its purely browser-based design, sparing presenters and attendees the soul-crushing tedium of installing yet another piece of software. The Livestorm team, in a moment of inspired lunacy, decided to focus not on the video tech itself but on everything happening around it, weaving in whimsical in-meeting features like screen sharing and virtual backgrounds, and even a suite of cunning marketing tools to help customers deliver targeted messages long after the digital curtains have closed.