ticketea
ticketea is a Madrid-based DIY ticketing and event management platform serving small and mid-sized Spanish event organizers and attendees; since April 2018 it has operated as a wholly-owned Spanish-language subsidiary of Eventbrite, monetizing through per-transaction ticket fees.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2009
- HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingSoftware
What ticketea does
ticketea is a Madrid-headquartered DIY ticketing and event management platform that enables small and mid-sized event organizers in Spain to create events, sell tickets online, and manage attendees, while serving consumers a discovery and purchase surface for concerts, festivals, workshops, courses, congresses, and other event types. The technology layer is a standard online ticketing platform with supporting mobile applications (Eventbrite iOS/Android attendee apps and a dedicated organizer Check-in App) and an organizer-side dashboard (Eventbrite Spectrum) covering reserved seating, content standards, and event promotion tooling. No public API, SDK, MCP, or proprietary AI capability is disclosed in the available data.
ticketea operates a transaction-fee revenue model, monetizing on each paid ticket sold through the platform for organizers and attendees across Spanish cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia, Sevilla, and Zaragoza. Public pricing details are not disclosed on the legacy ticketea.com domain, which redirects to Eventbrite Spain (eventbrite.es), where organizer pricing is published. Prior to the April 2018 acquisition by Eventbrite, ticketea had raised approximately $5.73M across three disclosed rounds (2009 seed, 2010 round led by Atrapalo, 2013 Series B led by Seaya) and executed three undisclosed Spanish-market acquisitions — Telémaco Soluciones (Feb 2014), Telentrada (Apr 2014), and Todaytickets (Feb 2015) — that consolidated regional ticketing inventory ahead of the exit. The firmographic record lists 101–250 employees with no management team, awards, patents, or third-party endorsements disclosed; that headcount band is not corroborated as a current post-acquisition figure and most likely reflects pre-acquisition scale.
Since April 2018, ticketea has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), functioning as the Spanish-language regional brand "ticketea by Eventbrite." The strategic positioning is dual: it gives Eventbrite a localized brand and Spanish-language SEO footprint across six major Spanish cities, while giving ticketea's historical organizer base access to Eventbrite's global platform, mobile apps, Spectrum tools, and cross-market reach. Ticketea's go-to-market is self-serve / PLG across web and mobile, with organic social (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram) handled on the parent Eventbrite accounts.
ticketea firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ticketea
- Legal name
- Ticketea
- Website
- https://ticketea.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2009
- Operating status
- Acquired
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- ticketea is a Madrid-based DIY ticketing and event management platform serving small and mid-sized Spanish event organizers and attendees; since April 2018 it has operated as a wholly-owned Spanish-language subsidiary of Eventbrite, monetizing through per-transaction ticket fees.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ticketea industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Online Event Ticketing
- NAICS
- Other Spectator Sports (711219)
- SIC
- Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Ticketing Platforms & Primary Ticketing (MPAIAFAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Event Marketing, Ticketing & Registration Management (HSACAAAM), Live Event Ticketing (Concerts, Festivals, Comedy) (HSACALAA)
Keywords
Where ticketea is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Madrid
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
ticketea business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Ticket transaction fees: Platform generates revenue through transaction fees on ticket sales for events including concerts, festivals, workshops, courses, congresses, and other events.
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels1 record
ticketea product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ticketea by Eventbrite is an online event ticketing and event management platform that enables Spanish-speaking event organizers to create events, sell tickets online, manage reserved seating, and run attendee check-in across concerts, festivals, workshops, courses, congresses, gastronomic events, charity events, and other event types. Event attendees use the same platform and its mobile apps to discover local events and purchase tickets. Since April 2018, ticketea operates as the Spanish-market brand of Eventbrite.
Product overview
ticketea by Eventbrite is a unified event ticketing and management platform. The platform includes the core ticketing system (ticketea by Eventbrite) along with complementary tools such as Eventbrite Spectrum for organizational management, the Eventbrite mobile app for attendees, and the Eventbrite check-in app for organizers. Since April 2018, ticketea has been fully integrated into the Eventbrite family as a Spanish-language variant of the global Eventbrite platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- ticketea by Eventbrite Online event ticketing and management platform enabling Spanish-speaking event organizers to create events, sell tickets online, manage reserved seating and check-in, and enabling attendees to discover and buy tickets for concerts, festivals, workshops, courses, congresses, and other event types. Now part of Eventbrite Spain.
- Eventbrite Mobile App Mobile application enabling event attendees to discover live events in their city and manage event tickets on iOS and Android.
- Eventbrite Check-in App Mobile application for event organizers to manage guest accreditation and check-in attendees at events.
- Eventbrite Spectrum Event management and organizational tool for event organizers, surfaced under the Eventbrite Spain product set.
Companies that use ticketea
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ticketea technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
ticketea partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- EventbriteflagshipIn April 2018, Ticketea was acquired by Eventbrite and became part of the Eventbrite family. The platform now operates as Eventbrite Spain, leveraging Eventbrite's global technology platform for ticketing and event management while maintaining local market presence in Spain.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
ticketea competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Ataquilla: Ataquilla is a Spanish white-label ticketing and event management platform targeting organizers in Spain and parts of Latin America. It offers comparable SaaS-style ticketing tools for SMB event organizers in the same geographies Ticketea serves.
- Entradas.com / El Corte Inglés Tickets: Entradas.com is a major Spanish ticketing portal for concerts, theater, sports, and cultural events operated by El Corte Inglés. It serves the same Spanish end-consumer and organizer segments as Ticketea but leans more toward larger venue allocations.
Emerging players
- Resident Advisor: Resident Advisor is a global electronic music ticketing and event discovery platform. While focused on club/DJ events, it overlaps with Ticketea for concerts and music festival ticketing in Spanish cities (Madrid, Barcelona).
- Dice: Dice is a music ticketing app specializing in concerts, club nights, and live music discovery. Its mobile-first fan ticketing flow for concerts and festivals directly competes with Ticketea/Eventbrite for live music event ticketing share in Spain and broader Europe.
Direct peers
- See Tickets (Eventim): See Tickets is a European online ticketing platform owned by Eventim, selling tickets for music, festivals, and live events across multiple European markets with a transaction-fee revenue model. It competes head-to-head for Spanish and Iberian event organizer accounts.
- Fever: Fever is a Madrid-headquartered experiences and events platform that helps users discover and book local experiences and ticketed events. It overlaps with Ticketea's core use case (consumers discovering and buying tickets to concerts, festivals, and cultural events) in the Spanish market and uses a similar marketplace/transaction-fee model.
- Eventbrite: Eventbrite is the global DIY ticketing and event management platform that acquired Ticketea in 2018; Ticketea now operates as Eventbrite Spain. Same core product (online ticketing, registration, mobile apps), same SMB and self-service organizer focus, same transaction-fee business model, just scoped to the Spanish market.
Others
- Atrapalo: Atrapalo is a Spanish travel and leisure booking platform that was an early Ticketea investor (2010 round). While primarily a travel/leisure marketplace, it sells event and show tickets in Spain and overlaps with Ticketea on consumer event discovery and ticketing transactions.
Broad incumbents
- Eventim: Eventim is Europe's largest ticketing company, operating across multiple countries with both primary ticketing and SaaS ticketing technology via its See Tickets and CTS Eventim subsidiaries. Broad incumbent with deep Spanish and Iberian reach that competes for organizer accounts.
- Ticketmaster Spain: Ticketmaster is the dominant global primary ticketing incumbent owned by Live Nation. The Spanish site sells concert, sport, and theater tickets online with the same transaction-fee model Ticketea uses, but operates across many markets and is focused on large-scale primary allocations rather than SMB DIY.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ticketea leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
ticketea funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors2 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
ticketea M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about ticketea
What does ticketea do?
ticketea by Eventbrite is an online event ticketing and event management platform that enables Spanish-speaking event organizers to create events, sell tickets online, manage reserved seating, and run attendee check-in across concerts, festivals, workshops, courses, congresses, gastronomic events, charity events, and other event types. Event attendees use the same platform and its mobile apps to discover local events and purchase tickets. Since April 2018, ticketea operates as the Spanish-market brand of Eventbrite.
Is ticketea a public or private company?
ticketea is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.
When was ticketea founded?
ticketea was founded in 2009. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is ticketea based?
ticketea is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does ticketea make money?
One revenue line is on record: ticket transaction fees.
Who are ticketea's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Ataquilla and Entradas.com / El Corte Inglés Tickets. Emerging players are Resident Advisor and Dice. Direct peers are See Tickets (Eventim), Fever and Eventbrite. Atrapalo is listed as an others. Broad incumbents are Eventim and Ticketmaster Spain.
Does ticketea have an API?
No public API is recorded for ticketea.
What industry is ticketea in?
ticketea's product category is Online Event Ticketing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAIAFAD, Ticketing Platforms & Primary Ticketing, with a secondary code of HSACAAAM, Event Marketing, Ticketing & Registration Management. Its NAICS code is 711219 and its SIC code is 7990.