What Scavify does

Scavify, LLC is a privately held mobile scavenger hunt platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Pennsylvania. The company operates a mobile-first platform that enables organizations and individuals to create, distribute, and participate in interactive scavenger hunts across use cases including corporate team building, university orientation, employee onboarding, conferences and trade shows, tourist destinations, and city experiences. The product portfolio consists of native iOS and Android applications, a no-download mobile browser application at app.scavify.com, and an Admin Dashboard for program management. The platform supports multiple challenge types (photos, videos, QR codes, GPS check-ins, Q&A, multiple choice), real-time leaderboards and scoring, push notifications, automated scheduling, and an analytics dashboard for measuring engagement. Scavify markets 99.9% uptime reliability and supports events ranging from 1 to 50,000 participants.

Name

Scavify

Legal name

Scavify, LLC

Website

https://scavify.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scavify is a mobile-first scavenger hunt platform serving corporate teams, universities, event organizers, and tourist destinations with self-serve, full-service, and ready-to-go interactive experiences across 100+ US cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engagement and Gamification Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Care & Wellness Booking Platforms (Beauty, Fitness, Spa) (BPAMAHAF)

Keywords

• Scavenger hunt app
• Team building platform
• Event engagement software
• Employee onboarding tools
• Gamification platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Media

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, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription/Licensing: Scavify generates revenue through platform licensing with multiple service tiers: DIY (self-service), Full Service (professionally designed), and Turn Key (ready-to-go experiences). Pricing is quote-based and scales with participant count (1-100, 101-250, 251-1,000, 1,000-5,000, 5,000-10,000, 10,000-50,000 participants). The platform offers lowest-price guarantees and various budget options.
2. Professional Services: Full Service tier provides professionally designed custom experiences where Scavify's expert team collaborates with clients to craft one-of-a-kind adventures from conceptualization to implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Scavify provides a mobile-first scavenger hunt platform that enables organizations and individuals to create, deploy, and run interactive scavenger hunts for team building, employee onboarding, university orientations, conferences, and tourist destinations. The platform is available via native iOS/Android apps, a no-download mobile browser app, and a web-based admin dashboard, with challenge types including photo, video, QR code, GPS check-ins, Q&A, and multiple choice. Service delivery is offered in three tiers: DIY (self-service), Full Service (professionally designed), and Turn Key (ready-to-go pre-designed experiences across 100+ cities).

Product overview

Scavify is a mobile-first scavenger hunt platform offering interactive experiences for team building, events, employee onboarding, campus orientation, and tourism. The product portfolio includes a native mobile app (iOS/Android), a browser-based web application, and an Admin Dashboard for program management. Key platform features include multiple challenge types (photo, video, QR code, GPS check-in, Q&A, multiple choice), real-time leaderboards with automatic scoring, and engagement analytics. The platform is organized around use cases including Team Building, University/EDU Programs, Onboarding & HR, City Scavenger Hunts (100+ cities), Conferences & Events, Tourist Destinations, and Virtual & Remote experiences. Scavify offers three service delivery models: DIY (build-it-yourself), Full Service (professionally designed), and Turn Key (ready-to-go pre-designed experiences).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scavify Mobile App The native iOS and Android application that allows participants to complete scavenger hunt challenges, submit photos and videos, scan QR codes, check in via GPS, answer questions, view real-time leaderboards, and engage with other participants during live or virtual events.
• Scavify Browser App A web-based version of the scavenger hunt platform accessible via mobile browser or computer that allows participants to join hunts without downloading a native app.
• Team Building Scavenger Hunt Interactive scavenger hunt experiences designed for in-person, virtual, or hybrid environments to engage and energize corporate teams through collaborative challenges.
• University & EDU Programs Campus-focused scavenger hunt solutions for new student orientation, campus events, and student engagement programs at colleges and universities.
• Onboarding & HR Programs Employee onboarding and engagement solutions that use gamified scavenger hunts to activate and engage new hires and existing employees.
• City Scavenger Hunts Pre-designed scavenger hunt experiences available in 100+ cities (including NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Boston, Denver, and New Orleans), offered as ready-to-go urban adventures that can be started on demand.
• Conferences & Events Solutions Event engagement platform for conferences and trade shows, enabling attendee interaction through scavenger hunts, booth games, event passports, and QR-code-based gamification.
• Tourist Destinations & Visitor Programs Interactive tour and visitor engagement solutions for tourist destinations such as zoos, museums, and attractions, featuring location-based challenges and guided experiences.
• Virtual & Remote Experiences Remote scavenger hunt experiences that enable distributed teams to participate in engagement activities from anywhere in the world, supporting virtual team building.
• Full Service Custom Hunt Design Professional services offering in which Scavify's expert team collaborates with the client to design and build custom scavenger hunt experiences from conceptualization through implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% platform uptime during events
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FirstDataminorOthersPayment processor handling credit card transactions securely over banking-grade SSL certificates. Scavify does not store full credit card details in their database, relying on FirstData for secure payment processing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bizzabo: Event experience platform with attendee engagement and gamification features that overlap with Scavify's conference and trade show offerings.
• Eventbrite: Major event ticketing and management platform serving conferences and trade shows — a buyer of Scavify's services and a broader incumbent in event engagement.
• Cvent: Enterprise event management platform used by corporations for conferences and trade shows. Scavify integrates into this stack as an attendee-engagement layer.
• Kahoot: Broader gamification and learning engagement platform used in corporate training, education, and events. Overlaps with Scavify's gamification and conference engagement use cases at a larger scale.
• Badgeville (Influitive): Enterprise gamification and advocacy platform. Adjacent competitor for Scavify's workplace gamification and employee engagement use cases.

Emerging players

• Heads Up! (by Warner Bros): Casual mobile party and team game app that competes for casual scavenger-hunt-adjacent use cases, though with a consumer rather than enterprise focus.

Direct peers

• Goosechase: Direct competitor offering a mobile scavenger hunt and team engagement platform for events, onboarding, and team building. Closest direct peer with overlapping enterprise and education customer base.
• Actionbound: Mobile scavenger hunt and interactive tour platform serving education, tourism, and corporate team-building use cases. Direct peer in challenge-based mobile engagement.
• PlayTours: Scavenger hunt and city tour app platform targeting tourist destinations and team-building events. Direct peer in the location-based interactive experience category.

Regional players

• TourSphere: Interactive mobile tour platform for destinations and attractions. Overlaps with Scavify's tourist destination vertical but with a different geographic and customer focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scavify
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scavify

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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