Bach

What Bach does

Bach, operating under the consumer brand Batch (legal entity BACH APP INC), is a US-based group travel and celebration planning platform focused initially on bachelor and bachelorette parties and now extended to birthdays, holidays, housewarmings, and group trips. The core product is a mobile-first iOS application complemented by a web platform, through which groups discover, coordinate, and book group experiences. Built-in modules include group chat, expense splitting with Venmo integration, group polling for activity decisions, and shared itineraries, all wrapped around a curated marketplace of 5,000+ experiences across 30+ US cities spanning boats, party buses, live shows, party services, health and beauty, and local activities.

The platform monetizes primarily through marketplace commissions on bookings facilitated through the app, with per-person pricing starting around $25 and party buyout options ranging from $300 to $3,500, alongside accommodation rentals. Distribution is product-led and self-serve: users download the iOS app or visit the web platform, build their itinerary, and transact directly. Marketing relies on content/SEO, earned media (The New York Times, The Knot, Fortune, TechCrunch, Refinery29), social, and affiliate/referral programs.

Bach is a venture-backed private company headquartered in Philadelphia/New York with 11-50 employees. It has raised $17 million in total disclosed funding: an $8 million seed round in April 2022 led by Corazon Capital, followed by a $9 million Series A in March 2023 led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures, Freestyle Capital, and Oversubscribed Ventures. Capital is earmarked for marketplace expansion to 30 cities, web platform rollout, and broadening the supplier partner network to scale bookings.

Name

Bach

Legal name

BACH APP INC

Website

https://thebach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bach (operating as Batch) is a US consumer marketplace that helps groups plan and book celebration experiences, originally for bachelor and bachelorette parties, via an iOS app and web platform featuring group chat, expense splitting, shared itineraries, and a curated marketplace of 5,000+ experiences across 30+ cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Experience Marketplace

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Event Program Technology (Registration, Apps, Badging) (THACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Itinerary Management & Trip Collaboration Apps (THALAMAE)

Keywords

• Group travel marketplace
• Experience booking platform
• Party planning app
• Celebration planning software
• Bachelorette trip planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Experience Marketplace Commissions: Platform takes a commission on bookings made through the marketplace for party experiences including boats, party buses, restaurants, bars, and activities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bach (operating as Batch) is a mobile-first marketplace that connects groups planning celebrations — primarily bachelor and bachelorette parties, plus birthdays, holidays, housewarmings, and group trips — with a curated inventory of more than 5,000 local experiences including boats, party buses, live shows, restaurants, bars, party services, and accommodations across US cities. Users discover and book experiences through an iOS app and web platform, with built-in collaborative planning tools (group chat, expense splitting via Venmo, polls, and shared itineraries) that handle group coordination and payment splitting within a single workflow.

Product overview

Bach (operating as Batch) is a unified platform for planning and booking group party experiences. The core product consists of the Batch mobile app (iOS) and Batch Web Platform, supported by collaborative planning features including Group Chat, Expense Splitting (with Venmo integration), Poll Feature, and Shared Itinerary. These components work together within the Batch Marketplace, a platform that aggregates over 5,000 unique experiences from local providers across categories including Boats & Water Activities, Party Buses, Live Shows, Party Services, Health & Beauty, and Local Experiences. The platform enables users to discover ideas, coordinate group decisions, manage expenses, and book experiences—all within a single ecosystem serving occasions such as bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthdays, holidays, housewarmings, and group trips.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Batch iOS App Mobile application for iOS that enables consumers to discover, plan, and book group experiences for celebrations including bachelor/bachelorette trips, birthdays, holidays, housewarmings, and group trips. Targets individual consumers organizing group celebrations.
• Batch Web Platform Web-based platform for discovering and booking party experiences, enabling users to browse curated listings, view featured experiences, and access the marketplace from desktop browsers. Complements the iOS app for broader reach.
• Batch Marketplace Digital marketplace aggregating 5,000+ unique experiences from local third-party providers across categories including Boats & Water Activities, Party Buses, Live Shows, Party Services, Health & Beauty, and Local Experiences, spanning 12+ active US cities with expansion planned to 30 cities. Connects consumer demand with supplier inventory for group celebration bookings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Knot Worldwide: Wedding planning platform (also part of The Knot / WeddingWire / Hitched ecosystem) that covers planning checklists, vendor marketplaces, and group coordination. Most directly comparable on the wedding/bachelorette occasion layer where Batch operates.
• Zola: Wedding registry, planning, and group gifting platform. Comparable as a vertically-specialized, mobile-first consumer product serving engaged couples and their wedding parties across an occasion-driven journey.
• Peek: Mobile-first experience booking marketplace focused on tours, activities, and rentals. Highly comparable on the consumer-facing mobile marketplace layer, with overlapping supplier categories (boats, local activities).

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb Experiences: Experience marketplace offered as a feature within Airbnb's broader travel platform. Comparable on the supplier marketplace mechanics, though Batch competes by being occasion-specialized rather than a feature of a generalist OTA.
• Viator (Tripadvisor): Largest global tours and activities marketplace with deep supplier network and brand authority. Represents a key competitive threat as a well-capitalized incumbent able to invest in group/bachelorette-specific merchandising.
• GetYourGuide: Global experience booking marketplace backed by SoftBank with strong mobile app presence. Comparable product-led growth approach and experience marketplace dynamics, though operating at much broader scope.
• Tripadvisor: Largest travel planning and reviews platform with an integrated experience booking offering. Comparable as a destination discovery and trip planning platform where Bach competes for group travel mindshare.

Regional players

• Withlocals: Curated local experiences marketplace with strong presence in Asia/Europe. Comparable on the curated local experience model, though primarily serving inbound travelers in non-US geographies.

Emerging players

• Eventbrite: Event discovery and ticketing platform that overlaps with the consumer-side event planning workflow. Comparable on the event aggregation model, though primarily ticketing-led rather than experience-led.
• Honeyfund: Wedding-specific group gifting and honeymoon registry platform serving the same engaged-couple occasion. Comparable on the wedding-vertical consumer product play, though focused on gifts vs. experiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bachparty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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