Event Tech

What Event Tech does

Event Tech is a private, for-profit event production services company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1986. According to its firmographic profile, the company delivers audio, video, lighting, and staging services for special events, serving organizations that need turnkey technical production for live occasions such as corporate functions, galas, conferences, and similar gatherings. The business is founder-led, with the leadership record listing Chris Manafas as Chief Executive Officer and Eric Maynard as Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer — two overlapping founder/CEO designations that suggest continuity of founder control rather than a separation between ownership and operating leadership.

The firm's operating model is service-based and project-based, relying on equipment inventory and on-site technical crews rather than recurring SaaS or licensed-technology contracts. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 band, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized regional production house rather than a national AV integrator. Revenue mechanics are not disclosed; in this category, income typically flows from per-event production fees, equipment rental, and labor charges booked to corporate, association, or institutional clients. The company website (https://www.eventtech.com/) was unavailable beyond a verification/loader page at time of data capture, so no product detail, customer logos, pricing, or platform features could be confirmed from the company itself.

Beyond the firmographic and leadership fields, the supplied dataset contains no disclosed customers, partnerships, certifications, M&A, funding history, marketing channels, or geographic footprint beyond Baltimore, United States. This represents a material data gap; any investment thesis on Event Tech would need primary-source validation of revenue scale, customer concentration, geographic reach beyond Baltimore, and equipment/crew utilization before reaching a directional conclusion.

Name

Event Tech

Website

https://eventtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Event Tech is a Baltimore-based event production services company founded in 1986 that provides audio, video, lighting, and staging services for special events, serving clients who need turnkey live event production with a small-to-mid-sized team of 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Production & Technical Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound, Video) (MPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB), Temporary Structures (Truss Roofs, Tents, Barricades) (MPAGAKAK), Staging, Scenic & Set Fabrication (Stages, Backdrops, Scenic Builds) (THAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Event production
• Audio visual services
• Event lighting
• Event staging
• Special events

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Event Tech is an events service company that provides audio, video, lighting, and staging services for special events. Operating since 1986 from Baltimore, the company delivers the four core production disciplines required to execute live corporate, public, and private events as a bundled or individually scoped service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audio services for events Live-event audio production services, including sound system provision and on-site audio support, delivered to organizers of special events.
• Video services for events Live-event video production services, including video system provision, projection, and on-site video support, delivered to organizers of special events.
• Lighting services for events Event lighting design and lighting rig services provided to organizers of special events, supplied as a standalone or bundled production service.
• Staging services for events Staging equipment and stage setup services for special events, including stage structures, rigging, and on-site stage management support.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Broad incumbents

• Freeman: Full-service event production and experiential marketing company delivering AV, staging, exhibits, and logistics for large-scale conventions and corporate events.
• Encore (formerly PSAV): Largest U.S. provider of event AV, production, and venue services with a national footprint; overlaps directly with Event Tech across AV/staging at corporate and association events.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): Global provider of entertainment and event production technology including audio, video, lighting, and staging — competing head-on with Event Tech's core service mix, particularly on larger productions.

Direct peers

• Meeting Tomorrow: National event technology rental and production provider offering audio, video, and staging services comparable to Event Tech's core offering.
• Swank Audio Visuals: Event AV and production services company focused on hotels, convention centers, and corporate meetings — closest mid-sized competitor to Event Tech by service scope and customer type.
• AVFX: Northeast-based AV and event production company serving corporate, association, and higher-ed events; directly comparable by service mix and regional Mid-Atlantic footprint.
• SmartSource Rentals: Event technology rental provider offering AV, lighting, and staging equipment to corporate event planners nationwide; partial overlap with Event Tech's equipment and labor bundle.
• On Stage Audio (OSA): Event and concert production company providing sound, lighting, video, and staging for corporate and live events — closely comparable service portfolio.

Regional players

• Everbright Technical Productions: Mid-Atlantic / DC-area event AV, lighting, and staging provider serving similar corporate and association customers in a shared geographic territory.
• ShowPro (Mid-Atlantic event producers): Regional Mid-Atlantic event production firms offering overlapping AV, staging, and lighting services to the same Baltimore/DC corridor Event Tech serves.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/follow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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