Speakeasy

What Speakeasy does

Speakeasy (legal entity Speakeasy Bookings Inc.) is a New York-based, venture-backed software company founded in 2023 by Tamas An, Alex Manavi, and Paul Stacek at the University of Chicago. It operates an all-in-one operations and intelligence platform targeting the live experience economy, specifically nightlife venues, event promoters, hotels, resorts, and hospitality brands. The platform consolidates fragmented back-office functions into a single integrated system: white-labeled enterprise ticketing with a flat $1 per ticket fee, SMS-native reservation management with 3D venue maps, a digital Door Manager, hardware-free Festival POS, CRM and marketing automation, a website builder, and an ID verification and chargeback protection module (Protect). Supporting infrastructure includes integrations with Spotify, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Toast POS, Micros Simphony, InfoGenesis, Meta CAPI, and event discovery platforms (JamBase, Discotech, EDMtrain, Eventseeker).

The business model combines transaction-based revenue ($1 per ticket plus processing) with custom-priced enterprise platform subscriptions and ancillary reservation, POS, and marketing fees. The consumer-facing marketplace at spkeasy.com enables direct event discovery, ticket purchases, and premium experience bookings, while the operator-facing interface is gated by a Calendly-based "Book a Demo" enterprise sales motion. Named customers include TAO Group Hospitality, Fontainebleau Development, E11EVEN, Cipriani, OMNIA Las Vegas, LIV Las Vegas, Marquee Skydeck, Drais, Barstool, LIV Beach, Breakaway, and Neon Carnival. The company reports 200+ enterprise clients across 30+ U.S. cities, 500% year-over-year growth, zero client churn in two years, and bootstrapped profitability prior to its $8.8 million seed round in July 2026 led by Positive Sum with participation from Yamaha's Music Innovations Fund. Headcount is 11-50 employees.

Name

Speakeasy

Legal name

Speakeasy Bookings Inc.

Website

https://spkeasy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Speakeasy is a New York-based software company providing an all-in-one operations and intelligence platform for the live experience economy, consolidating ticketing, reservations, POS, CRM, marketing, and chargeback protection for nightlife venues, event promoters, and hospitality brands across 30+ U.S. cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Experience Operations Platform

NAICS

Amusement and Theme Parks (71311), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Ticketing Platforms & Box Office Systems (MPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Access Control, Credentialing & Entry Management (Scan/Turnstiles/RFID) (MPAGAJAG), Ticketing, Box Office & Access Control (MPAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Live experience platform
• Venue ticketing software
• Nightlife operations software
• Event reservation management
• Hospitality point of sale

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticketing Transaction Fees: Flat $1.00 per ticket plus competitive processing rate. All fees can be passed on to customers. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Platform Subscriptions: Platform subscription pricing set on a client-by-client basis. No fixed costs or surprise fees.
3. Reservation Management: Revenue from reservation management integrated with ticketing and 3D premium booking capabilities.
4. POS and Payment Processing: Revenue from off-site and festival POS with integrated payment processing across events and activations.
5. Marketing and CRM Services: SMS and email marketing tools, CRM capabilities, and guest segmentation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Speakeasy provides an all-in-one operations and intelligence platform for live experience businesses, consolidating ticketing, reservations, CRM, marketing, POS, payments, and chargeback protection into a single integrated system. The platform charges a flat $1 per ticket with no percentage-based fees, and is offered alongside a consumer-facing marketplace at spkeasy.com for event discovery and booking. It serves over 200 enterprise venue operators and event creators across 30+ U.S. cities.

Product overview

Speakeasy is an all-in-one operations and intelligence platform for the live experience economy, providing a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core Speakeasy Platform consolidates ticketing, reservations, CRM, marketing, payments, and chargeback protection into a single integrated system. The product suite includes Enterprise Ticketing (white-labeled ticketing with $1 flat fees and 3D maps), Reservation Manager (3D premium booking with POS integration), Door Manager (digital box office), Festival POS (hardware-free point-of-sale), CRM & Marketing (guest engagement and campaigns), Website Builder (SEO-optimized venue websites), Protect (ID verification and chargeback defense), and 3D Map Bookings (visual reservation system). The platform serves venues, event creators, and live experience operators across 30+ U.S. cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speakeasy Platform Unified all-in-one operations and intelligence platform for the live experience economy, consolidating ticketing, reservations, CRM, marketing, payments, and chargeback protection into a single integrated system for enterprise venue operators and event creators.
• Speakeasy Consumer Marketplace Direct-to-consumer marketplace at spkeasy.com for event discovery, ticket purchases, reservations, and premium experience bookings across partner venues including nightclubs, dayclubs, and live event venues.
• Native Brand Partnerships Service that seamlessly integrates brand partners into the live experience ecosystem with targeted CTAs at key decision moments, delivering visibility and granular data for ROI measurement beyond impressions.
• 24/7 Customer Support Dedicated customer support service for Speakeasy platform users and venue operators, including client onboarding and ongoing operations support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500% year-over-year growth achieved bootstrapped to profitability
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

AI capability8 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SpotifycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2026Direct partnership with Spotify for automatic distribution of live music events to Spotify artist profiles, increasing event discovery, expanding audience reach, and driving ticket sales for venues, promoters, and festivals.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Eventbrite: Public ticketing platform for live events of all sizes. Directly competes with Speakeasy on ticketing transaction fees and event discovery, although Speakeasy differentiates via nightlife-vertical specialization and unified POS/CRM/payments.
• Dice: Mobile-first ticketing platform focused on live music venues and promoters. Competes most directly with Speakeasy in the live music ticketing space, with overlapping target customers (independent venues and promoters).
• Shotgun: Ticketing and event platform specialized in electronic music, nightlife, and festivals. Closely comparable to Speakeasy on target vertical (nightlife/electronic music), mobile ticketing, and event-discovery experience.
• Posh: Nightlife operating system for bars, nightclubs, and bottle-service venues offering guest list, table reservations, and ticketing. Most directly comparable to Speakeasy on nightlife-vertical specialization and integrated operations stack.
• Resident Advisor: Electronic music ticketing and discovery platform for clubs and festivals worldwide. Overlaps with Speakeasy on nightlife ticketing, event discovery, and promoter relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Ticketmaster (Live Nation): Dominant ticketing incumbent and venue management platform operated by Live Nation. Competes with Speakeasy on box-office software, ticketing, and access control at large venues and festivals, with vastly greater scale and primary market power.
• AudienceView: Established venue and ticketing management software for performing arts centers, sports, and live entertainment. Competes with Speakeasy on venue-level box office and CRM functionality, with deeper footprint in arts and sports segments.
• Toast: Restaurant POS and operations platform rapidly expanding into nightlife, bars, and event-driven venues. Competes with Speakeasy on POS, payments, and CRM at nightlife/hospitality venues with significantly greater scale and capital.
• OpenTable: Restaurant reservation and guest management platform with hospitality integrations. Overlaps with Speakeasy's Reservation Manager and CRM modules for the hospitality side of live-experience venues.

Emerging players

• Vivenu: White-label ticketing infrastructure provider for venues and event organizers. Comparable to Speakeasy's enterprise ticketing module with similar API-first and flat-fee positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/spkeasy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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