Vibez

What Vibez does

Vibez is an event technology platform that provides integrated ticketing, membership management, access control, cashless payments, and ambassador-based sales tooling for live events, music venues, nightclubs, festivals, parties, bars, and independent organizers. Founded in late 2021 and headquartered in Tel Aviv with a Delaware-incorporated operating entity (Vibez Tech, Inc.), the company serves a long tail of SMB organizers alongside larger festival and venue operators, with payment processing enabled in more than 40 countries.

The platform is built as a single integrated system that replaces the typical fragmented stack of separate ticketing, CRM, access hardware, POS, and payments tools. Core technology includes mobile-first ticketing with dynamic rotating QR codes for fraud prevention, NFC wristbands and membership cards for tap-to-enter and tap-to-pay, a no-hardware web-based POS for cashless bars with multi-station support and inventory tracking, multi-gate access control with real-time synchronization and capacity tracking, and an integrated CRM that converts every ticket sale into a member profile capturing demographics, attendance, and spend history. Payments are processed either through Vibez Payments (PCI-compliant, supporting Apple Pay, Google Pay, and global cards across 40+ countries) or via integrated third-party processors including Stripe, Nuvei, and the Israeli gateway Shva.

Vibez monetizes primarily through an 8% flat per-ticket transaction fee bundling payment processing and VAT, with no monthly fees, setup costs, or minimum commitments. A secondary revenue stream is Vibez Capital, which provides revenue advances against projected ticket sales with automatic percentage-of-sales repayment and offers typically delivered within 48 hours. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, suggesting bootstrapped or founder-funded operations, and runs a product-led growth model combining self-serve web and mobile onboarding with WhatsApp-based direct sales for enterprise organizers.

Name

Vibez

Legal name

Vibez Tech, Inc.

Website

https://vibez.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vibez is a mobile-first event technology platform providing integrated ticketing, membership CRM, NFC access control, cashless POS, and payments for festivals, venues, nightclubs, bars, and indie organizers globally, monetizing via an 8% per-ticket transaction fee and revenue advances.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Management Software

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fan Engagement & Onsite Technology (RFID, Cashless, Apps) (MPAGAAAL), Access Control, Credentialing & Entry Management (Scan/Turnstiles/RFID) (MPAGAJAG), Concert & Tour Promoters (MPAIAFAA), Festival & Event Producers/Organizers (MPAIAFAC), Virtual Event Registration, Ticketing & Access Control (Authentication, Paywalls, Badging) (THAHAOAI), Live Music Venues & Concert Bars (THAFAEAD), Live Music Booking (Bands, Soloists, DJs) (HSACAHAA)

Keywords

• Event ticketing platform
• Cashless event payments
• Live event management
• Mobile access control
• Event CRM software

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Ticket Transaction Fees: 8% flat fee per ticket sold including payment processing and VAT. No monthly fees, setup costs, or commitments. Fee can be passed to attendees at checkout or absorbed by the organizer. Custom rates available for high-volume festivals and venues.
2. Payment Processing: Integrated payment processing with PCI-compliant transactions. Supports global cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Organizers can use Vibez Payments or bring their own provider (Stripe, Nuvei) with adjusted platform fees.
3. Vibez Capital: Revenue advance product that provides cash against projected ticket sales before events occur. Repaid automatically as percentage of ticket sales. Example: 75,000 EUR advance with 12% per ticket repayment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vibez is an all-in-one SaaS operating system for live events that combines ticketing, memberships and CRM, cashless bars/web POS, multi-gate access control, NFC wristbands, ambassador sales programs, and PCI-compliant payments into a single platform. The platform converts every ticket buyer into a unified member profile and supports public, private, and members-only events with optional revenue advances (Vibez Capital) for cash-flow financing. It is sold to event organizers under a flat 8% per-ticket fee with no monthly or setup costs, or lower fees when organizers bring their own payment processor.

Product overview

Vibez is an operating system for live experiences — a unified platform-plus-modules architecture combining eight core platform modules (Ticketing, Memberships & CRM, Bars & Cashless, Access Control, NFC Bands & Cards, Ambassadors, Payments, and Capital) with six industry-specific solution packages (Festivals, Event Venues, Night Clubs, Parties, Bars, and Indie Events). The platform is designed as a single source of truth replacing fragmented stacks: ticketing serves as the on-ramp to build the crowd, memberships and CRM turn attendees into a owned community, NFC bands and access control handle entry and payments, ambassadors drive performance-based sales, and payments settle everything into one balance. The platform operates on an 8% flat fee model with no monthly or setup costs, or a lower fee when organizers bring their own payment processor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ticketing High-conversion mobile-first ticket sales platform enabling organizers to sell tickets, manage ticket types, process real-time sales, and convert every buyer into a member profile; supports discount codes, secret/hidden tickets, ambassador sales channels, and flexible fee passing.
• Memberships & CRM Member management and CRM system that turns attendees into members with tiers, profiles, and history tracking; supports free and paid membership types, WhatsApp messaging, member-only events, automatic tier progression, and demographic insights.
• Bars & Cashless Cashless ordering and web-based POS system for bars and food stalls with scan-to-order from phone, instant pickup QR, no-hardware POS, multi-station support, inventory tracking, prepaid balances, and real-time sales reporting.
• Access Control Door and gate management system with fast mobile QR scanning, dynamic rotating QR tickets, NFC band/card verification, multi-gate real-time sync, capacity tracking, fraud prevention for duplicate/fake tickets, entry status tracking, staff permissions, and full audit logs.
• NFC Bands & Cards Single-use NFC wristbands and keep-forever NFC membership cards that enable tap-to-pay and tap-to-enter functionality; features area access control, vendor settlement, lost band deactivation with balance intact, spend data tracking, and easy top-up and cashout.
• Ambassadors Performance-based sales channel management system enabling organizers to recruit ambassadors, share tracked links, monitor real-time sales performance, and automatically pay commissions; features smart matching, unified attribution, cash sales support, and an ambassador hub for roster management.
• Payments Global payment processing with Vibez Payments (PCI-compliant, supporting 40+ countries, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa/Mastercard/Amex) or bring-your-own processor (Stripe, Nuvei); all sales settle into a single balance with fast payouts and fraud/chargeback protection.
• Vibez Capital Cash advance service providing funds against projected ticket sales before events occur, enabling organizers to book talent, lock venues, and fund production; repayment is automatic as a percentage of ticket sales, with offers typically within 48 hours and no equity or fixed monthly repayments.
• Festivals Solution Comprehensive festival management solution combining high-volume ticketing, multi-gate NFC access control, cashless wristbands, ambassador networks, and Vibez Capital funding to handle festival-scale operations from ticket sales through event execution.
• Event Venues Solution Venue management solution turning one-night crowds into regulars through memberships, CRM, recurring ticketed nights, cashless bars, and door/access control for rooms that need to fill consistently night after night.
• Night Clubs Solution Members-only nightclub solution with approval-based access control, guest lists, VIP tiers, tables and tabs management, NFC member cards, and member tier perks.
• Parties Solution Recurring party management for rotating venues with a single loyal crowd; features private and members-only events, guest list approvals, ambassador-driven sales, and cashless bars so every party edition builds on the member base rather than starting from zero.
• Bars Solution Bar-specific solution turning foot traffic into regulars through memberships, cashless tabs, member perks, ticketed nights, tastings, and door control on busy nights; addresses slow weeknight revenue through members-only events and perks.
• Indie Events Solution Entry-level event solution for individual organizers with no hardware, no setup fees, pay-as-you-sell pricing; launch events from a phone with ticketing, mobile QR scanning, and ambassador sharing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scan thousands through gates in minutes with NFC bands
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Tixel: Fan-to-fan ticket resale and exchange platform that has expanded into primary ticketing for festivals and venues. Comparable to Vibez in the ticketing and fan-engagement layer, particularly as Vibez builds its membership/repeat-attendee data moat.

Direct peers

• Resident Advisor: Electronic-music ticketing and discovery platform with strong club/festival focus in Europe. Competes for the same organizer and attendee base on the tickets + access-control layer that Vibez packages into its Clubs and Festivals solutions.
• POSH: Guest-list, bottle service, and VIP booking app for nightlife venues. Directly comparable to Vibez's Night Clubs solution (approval-based access control, VIP tiers, table management, member cards).
• DICE: Music-focused ticketing and event-discovery app, dominant in electronic/indie live music. Closest direct competitor to Vibez in targeting music promoters, clubs, and indie organizers with mobile-first tickets and CRM-style fan engagement.
• Bandsintown: Live-event discovery and ticketing platform for concerts and tours. Comparable to Vibez on the consumer-side event-discovery app (iOS + Android) and affiliate/ambassador-driven music-event ticketing motion.
• Audience Republic: CRM, ticketing, and fan-engagement platform purpose-built for venues and festivals. Highly comparable to Vibez's Memberships & CRM module and Festivals / Event Venues solutions on member profiling, ambassador tracking, and integrated messaging.
• Eventbrite: Public ticketing marketplace for live events, festivals, and venues — the most direct comparison to Vibez's ticketing + access-control modules. Vibez explicitly positions against Eventbrite as one of the fragmented tools it consolidates, with similar organizer onboarding and per-ticket take-rate economics.
• Universe (by Live Nation): Ticketing platform for independent event organizers, owned by Live Nation. Competes in the same SMB/indie organizer onboarding motion that Vibez targets with its pay-as-you-sell pricing.
• Shotgun: Mobile-first ticketing and event-discovery app focused on electronic music clubs, raves, and festivals. Highly comparable to Vibez's night-clubs / parties vertical solution and its mobile-first QR + cashless stack.

Broad incumbents

• Square (Block): Payments + POS incumbent referenced by Vibez as one of the fragmented tools it replaces. Competes broadly on cashless payments, hardware-free POS on phones, and merchant settlement, but lacks ticketing / event-access verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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