LineLeap
LineLeap operates a two-sided mobile platform connecting over 2 million users with 800+ bars and nightlife venues across 180+ US campuses and cities, offering digital line-skipping, cover payment, event ticketing, and venue marketing tools on a transaction-based revenue model.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingDigital Commerce or Content
What LineLeap does
LineLeap (legal entity Line Services, Inc., Delaware) operates a two-sided mobile platform for the US nightlife economy, connecting consumers with bars, nightclubs, and entertainment venues. The consumer-facing iOS and Android applications enable users to skip lines via digital LineSkip passes, pay cover charges digitally, purchase event tickets, buy bundled drinks, and access VIP table reservations. The company serves over 2 million users across 180+ campuses and cities, with a particularly concentrated presence in the US college nightlife segment (backed by a paid "Nightlife Calling" campus ambassador program covering 400+ qualified schools).
On the venue side, the LineLeap platform provides bar and nightclub owners with a dashboard for sales forecasting, dynamic pricing, customer segmentation, and targeted push, SMS, and email marketing. Venues onboard free of cost with LineLeap taking a transaction-based commission on passes and tickets sold; the company markets itself to venues with the tagline "we never send invoices, only checks." Marketing and analytics integrations rely on Stripe for payments, OpenLoyalty for the Points Program, Adjoe for engagement, and Google Analytics for behavioral reporting. The product surface also includes the recently acquired BuzzPass ticketing platform, a Points Program loyalty layer, and organized Bar Crawl events such as the Summer Send Off 2026 series.
LineLeap is a venture-backed private company founded in 2017 by Max Schauff (with Nicholas Becker, Jack Pawlik, and others) and led by CEO Patrick Skelly with CTO Rick Martínez. As of November 2025, the company had raised over $30 million in total capital (including a $10 million Y Combinator-led seed round in August 2024 and a $7.26 million Alumni Ventures-led round in March 2024), reached a $200 million post-money valuation, and completed the acquisition of BuzzPass to accelerate growth.
LineLeap firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- LineLeap
- Legal name
- Line Services, Inc.
- Website
- https://lineleap.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- LineLeap operates a two-sided mobile platform connecting over 2 million users with 800+ bars and nightlife venues across 180+ US campuses and cities, offering digital line-skipping, cover payment, event ticketing, and venue marketing tools on a transaction-based revenue model.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
LineLeap industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Nightlife Access Platform
- NAICS
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)
- SIC
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Nightlife & Club Guest List / Table Reservations (HSACALAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD)
Keywords
Where LineLeap is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
LineLeap business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Digital Commerce or Content
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Transaction Fees / Commission on Pass and Ticket Sales: LineLeap generates revenue by taking a commission or transaction fee on digital passes (LineSkip, Cover) and event tickets sold through its platform. Venues can sell LineSkip Passes, Bundled Drinks, Digital Cover, Event Ticketing, and VIP Table RSVPs through the platform.
- Venue Platform Services: Revenue generated from providing venue management tools and marketing communication capabilities to bar and venue owners. Venues can purchase tools for targeted marketing messages, VIP passes, and promotional campaigns.
- Acquisition of BuzzPass: LineLeap acquired BuzzPass to accelerate growth, integrating another nightlife platform into its ecosystem to expand market reach and transaction volume.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Venue platform - free to join with revenue share |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
LineLeap product offering
Product offeringCore offering
LineLeap operates a two-sided nightlife marketplace that connects consumers with bars and entertainment venues through a mobile app and venue management platform. Consumers use the iOS/Android app to skip lines via LineSkip passes, pay cover charges digitally, and purchase event tickets at 800+ venues across 180+ U.S. campuses and cities. Venue operators receive a free-to-join dashboard with sales analytics, dynamic pricing, customer segmentation, and push/SMS/email marketing tools, with LineLeap earning commissions on each transaction.
Product overview
LineLeap operates as a dual-sided platform combining a consumer mobile app with a venue management platform. The core consumer app (LineLeap Mobile App) provides LineSkip, Cover, and Event Tickets for nightlife access, while the venue-facing platform (Venue Dashboard and Event Ticketing for Venues & Promoters) enables bars to manage sales, marketing, and customer engagement. The ecosystem includes acquired brand BuzzPass for enhanced ticketing, the Points Program loyalty system, Bar Crawls events, and Nightlife Calling campus outreach. Together, these products connect 2 million users with 800+ bars across 180+ cities and campuses.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- LineLeap Mobile App Free consumer mobile application (iOS and Android) for individual users to skip lines via LineSkip passes, pay cover charges digitally (Cover), and purchase event tickets at bars and nightlife venues across 800+ venues in 180+ U.S. cities and campuses.
- Venue Dashboard Backend SaaS platform for bar and venue owners that provides sales forecasting, revenue analytics, customer segmentation, dynamic pricing, and multi-channel marketing tools (push notifications, SMS, and email campaigns).
- Event Ticketing for Venues & Promoters Ticketing management solution for venue operators and event promoters, offering push message promotions, promo codes, custom ticketing questions, complimentary tickets, password-protected events, tiered pricing, and guest list integration.
- Bundled Drinks Digital drink pass bundles that venues can offer consumers as an easier way to purchase and redeem beverages at the venue, sold through the LineLeap platform.
- VIP Table RSVPs VIP table reservation and booking functionality offered through the LineLeap platform for premium venue experiences.
- BuzzPass Ticketing and nightlife venue access platform acquired by LineLeap in 2025, integrated into the LineLeap ecosystem to expand market reach and transaction volume.
- Points Program
Quantifiable outcome
- Top performing venues generate seven figures of additional revenue with LineLeap
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use LineLeap
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
LineLeap technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability6 records
Feature6 records
LineLeap partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- BuzzPasscoreLineLeap acquired BuzzPass to accelerate its growth. This acquisition brings additional venues and users into the LineLeap ecosystem, expanding the company's market presence in the nightlife platform space.
- StripecoreStripe is used as the payment processor for the Points Program and handles payment processing for the LineLeap platform. Listed as a loyalty partner for the Points Program.
- The Banana Bar CrawlminorPartnership for bar crawl events. LineLeap is proud to be partnered with The Banana Bar Crawl for event promotion and organization.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
LineLeap competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- DICE: DICE is a mobile-first event discovery and ticketing app focused on live music and nightlife. It directly competes with LineLeap's Event Tickets product and shares the same consumer demographic (young adults attending nightlife events) and venue-side sales motion.
- Posh: Posh is a nightlife-focused mobile platform for bottle service reservations and VIP table bookings at clubs and lounges. It overlaps directly with LineLeap's VIP Table RSVPs module and targets the same venue operator and consumer segments in the US nightlife market.
Broad incumbents
- Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large-scale self-service event ticketing platform serving concerts, festivals, and nightlife events. While broader in scope than LineLeap, it competes for venue event ticketing volume and represents the kind of incumbent that could move downmarket into nightlife-specific features.
- Ticketmaster: Ticketmaster is the dominant event ticketing platform globally, owned by Live Nation. It competes with LineLeap's Event Tickets product for larger concerts and venue-driven ticketing, with significant scale advantages in inventory and distribution.
- Resy: Resy is a restaurant reservation platform (owned by American Express) that provides venue management, guest data, and ticketing-style booking tools. It overlaps with LineLeap's venue dashboard and reservation functionality for restaurant-bar hybrid venues.
- OpenTable: OpenTable is a leading restaurant reservation and guest management platform serving hundreds of thousands of venues globally. It is comparable to LineLeap as a venue-side SaaS tool, though its focus is restaurants rather than nightlife-specific venues.
- Fever: Fever is a global live events discovery and ticketing platform with strong nightlife and immersive experience offerings. It competes with LineLeap's Event Tickets product in urban markets and brings a more international footprint.
- Tock: Tock is a reservation, ticketing, and event management platform for restaurants, bars, and experiential venues (owned by Squarespace). It overlaps with LineLeap's venue platform for premium venues that require deposits, ticketed events, and guest management.
- Goldstar: Goldstar is a ticketing marketplace focused on discounted entertainment and nightlife events. While broader in scope than LineLeap's college-nightlife focus, it competes for consumer event-ticket spend and venue inventory.
- Yelp Waitlist: Yelp's restaurant waitlist and reservation products are embedded in its broader local discovery platform. They compete at the margin with LineLeap's Cover and LineSkip features for restaurant-bar venues that already use Yelp for discovery.
Market position
Strengths1 record
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks1 record
Key highlights1 record
Customer concentration
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
LineLeap leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
LineLeap subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
LineLeap funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds8 records
Investors14 records
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LineLeap M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about LineLeap
What does LineLeap do?
LineLeap operates a two-sided nightlife marketplace that connects consumers with bars and entertainment venues through a mobile app and venue management platform. Consumers use the iOS/Android app to skip lines via LineSkip passes, pay cover charges digitally, and purchase event tickets at 800+ venues across 180+ U.S. campuses and cities. Venue operators receive a free-to-join dashboard with sales analytics, dynamic pricing, customer segmentation, and push/SMS/email marketing tools, with LineLeap earning commissions on each transaction.
Is LineLeap a public or private company?
LineLeap is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was LineLeap founded?
LineLeap was founded in 2017. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is LineLeap based?
LineLeap is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does LineLeap make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Transaction Fees / Commission on Pass and Ticket Sales are the primary driver. The others are venue Platform Services and acquisition of BuzzPass.
Who are LineLeap's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are DICE and Posh. Broad incumbents are Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, Resy, OpenTable, Fever, Tock, Goldstar and Yelp Waitlist.
Does LineLeap have an API?
No public API is recorded for LineLeap.
What industry is LineLeap in?
LineLeap's product category is Nightlife Access Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSACALAG, Nightlife & Club Guest List / Table Reservations, with a secondary code of HSACACAL, Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services. Its NAICS code is 7224 and its SIC code is 7900.