What GET Protocol does

GET Protocol is a Netherlands-based fintech infrastructure company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Amsterdam, that provides blockchain-based NFT ticketing solutions to event organizers, festivals, sports teams, and entertainment venues. The company's core product is a smart contract-driven ticketing platform that issues NFT tickets to combat fraud, scalping, and counterfeit tickets, with on-chain logic enforcing resale royalties and automating secondary-market revenue distribution back to event organizers. It has been deployed across high-profile cases including UEFA Euro 2020, the New York Red Bulls, EXIT Festival, Coachella, Rolling Loud, and Tomorrowland, with reported fraud reduction of up to 40%.

The platform is delivered through a B2B GTM motion combining direct enterprise sales to large event organizers with an emerging white-label and embedded model for ticketing platforms and venue management systems. GET Protocol generates revenue via transaction-based fees on NFT ticket sales and platform licensing of its NFT ticketing infrastructure, and it distributes its solution globally across direct enterprise engagements. The company has recently rebranded to the OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem, signaling a broader platform and ecosystem positioning beyond its original protocol roots, and raised $4.46M in July 2023 led by Flow Ventures with participation from Animoca Brands, FunFair Ventures, JellyC, Redbeard Ventures, and Tezos Foundation. With 11-50 employees, GET Protocol remains a small infrastructure player operating in an NFT ticketing market projected to grow from approximately $1.3B-$3.6B in the mid-2020s to $4.5B-$11.8B by the early 2030s at a roughly 15% CAGR.

Name

GET Protocol

Website

https://get-protocol.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GET Protocol is an Amsterdam-based blockchain infrastructure company that provides NFT-based smart-contract ticketing to event organizers, festivals, and sports teams, enforcing anti-fraud controls and resale royalties, and has rebranded to the OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

NFT Ticketing Platform

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

NFT Commerce, Ticketing & Utility Enablement (token-gated access, memberships, passes, ticketing rails) (FSAPAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Access Control, Ticketing & Credential Screening (BPAKACAI), Ticketing, Registration & Event Technology (Badging, Apps) (BPAFAGAL), Ticketing Platforms (Paid Events, Seat Maps, Access Control) (THAHAFAC)

Keywords

• NFT ticketing platform
• Blockchain event tickets
• Smart contract ticketing
• Anti-scalping ticketing
• Event ticketing infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction-based Ticketing Fees: Platform generates revenue through transaction fees on NFT ticket sales, with enforced resale royalties captured through smart contract mechanisms
2. Platform Licensing: Licensing of NFT ticketing infrastructure to event organizers and venues for blockchain-based ticket management

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GET Protocol provides a blockchain-based NFT ticketing infrastructure (now branded the OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem) that enables event organizers, festivals, and sports teams to issue NFT tickets with anti-fraud, anti-scalping, and smart contract-enforced resale royalty features. The platform is offered via direct sales and white-label/embedded partnerships, with revenue generated through transaction fees and platform licensing.

Product overview

GET Protocol is an NFT ticketing platform that has rebranded to the OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem, providing blockchain-based ticketing solutions. The platform enables event organizers to issue NFT tickets for improved security, anti-scalping measures, and fan engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem (formerly GET Protocol) Blockchain-based NFT ticketing platform that enables event organizers, festivals, sports teams, and ticketing platforms to issue NFT tickets with anti-fraud, anti-scalping, and smart contract-enforced resale royalty features; supports white-label and embedded deployment and integrates with loyalty programs and metaverse experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fraud reduction up to 40%
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Serenade: NFT ticketing platform partnering with artists and festivals (including Coachella) for blockchain-based tickets, serving the same enterprise entertainment customers.
• YellowHeart: Direct competitor in NFT-based event ticketing with smart-contract-enforced royalties and resale controls; quoted alongside GET Protocol as a key player in the NFT ticketing platform market.
• Aventus Systems: Blockchain-based ticketing protocol targeting event organizers with anti-scalping features and on-chain royalty enforcement, directly overlapping GET Protocol's core offering.
• GUTS Tickets: Blockchain ticketing platform focused on anti-fraud, anti-scalping, and verified resale for live events; offers similar smart-contract-ticketed infrastructure to event organizers.

Emerging players

• Soundmint: NFT ticketing and collectibles infrastructure for live music events; partial overlap with GET Protocol on smart-contract-based ticket issuance and fan engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Ticketmaster: Largest incumbent ticketing platform with dominant share of primary ticketing and resale; identified alongside GET Protocol as a major player in the NFT ticketing space and the primary competitive threat.
• AXS (formerly Sports Illustrated Tickets): Major ticketing platform with deep sports and entertainment relationships; serves the same event organizer customers and competes for sports NFT ticketing deployments like the one with New York Red Bulls.
• Live Nation Entertainment: Global live entertainment and ticketing conglomerate operating Ticketmaster and venue networks; controls significant ticketing distribution and sets competitive dynamics for any blockchain ticketing entrant.
• Eventbrite: Self-service event ticketing platform serving a long tail of organizers; competes for the same event-organizer customers with a more conventional (non-blockchain) platform, especially in mid-market and smaller festivals.

Others

• Cvent (Event Management): Enterprise event management and registration platform serving corporate events; adjacent in ticketing and registration technology for live experiences, particularly in B2B/conference segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/getprotocol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/get-protocol-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors6 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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