What Local Links does

Local Links is a community-driven referral network platform founded in 2020 and based in Hermosa Beach, California (South Bay, Los Angeles County). It connects independent live event venues and performers with a curated network of local hospitality businesses, hotels, service industry workers, and community supporters who promote events in exchange for revenue sharing. The platform operates under a three-tier participation model — Business Supporting Workers (distributes earnings to employees), Service Industry Worker (receives earnings directly), and Community Supporter (donates earnings to service workers) — and is free to join for all participant types.

The technology stack is deliberately lightweight: a WordPress-based website integrated with Short.io for link tracking and a LocalStorage-based attribution system that uses URL parameter tracking with a 90-day expiration and email anonymization for ticket purchase verification between Local Links and venue partners. An internal Event Management System handles event listing, ticket sales tracking, and referral commission management. The company maintains an organic social presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and a Spotify-hosted podcast, while relying chiefly on trust-based word-of-mouth referrals as its core growth mechanism.

Commercially, Local Links takes a 15% commission on ticket sales from partnered events. Five percent of ticket revenue is shared with the Local Links partners (hospitality and service industry members) who refer customers, and service industry members ultimately receive 33% of the company's revenue share. Payouts are made via Venmo with a $250 threshold or an annual payout option. Revenue is realized only when tickets sell through the network. The company is privately held, has no disclosed external institutional backing (the April 2020 Aurelia Ventures entry lists $0 raised), operates with 1–10 employees, and concentrates its operations across 11 South Bay cities. Named partners include comedian Dustin Ybarra, Sea Sprite, Hampton LAX, Ready Fit Go, and The Artist Mill.

Name

Local Links

Legal name

Local Links

Website

https://locallinks.online

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Local Links is a community referral network connecting independent South Bay Los Angeles event venues with local businesses, hospitality partners, and service industry workers who promote events in exchange for a 15% commission-backed revenue share on ticket sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Promotion Services

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Experiences & Event Services Marketplaces (Photographers, Caterers, DJs) (BPAMAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Services & Experiences Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Event referral network
• Community referral marketing
• Ticket sales commission
• Local business partnerships
• Venue promotion services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales Commission: Local Links takes a 15% commission on ticket sales from partnered events. Of this, 5% is shared with the hospitality and service partners (Local Links) who bring customers to the venue. Service industry members receive 33% of the company's revenue share. The platform is free to join for all participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Local Links operates a community-driven referral network that connects independent live event venues in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County with local businesses, hospitality partners, hotels, real estate companies, and service industry members who promote events in exchange for revenue sharing on ticket sales. The platform takes a 15% commission on ticket sales from partnered events, with 5% shared to Local Links partners and 33% of the company's revenue share paid to service industry members.

Product overview

Local Links operates as a unified referral network platform connecting independent live event venues in the South Bay Los Angeles area with local businesses, hospitality partners, service industry workers, and community supporters. The platform comprises the core Referral Network and Event Management System, supplemented by the Referral Incentive Program (offering three participation tiers: Business Supporting Workers, Service Industry Worker, and Community Supporter) and Local Links Benefits (providing discounts, exclusive experiences, and special offers to referred customers). Event Venue Partners are connected through a revenue-sharing model where venues pay 15% commission on ticket sales, with 5% shared to Local Links partners and service industry members receiving 33% of revenue share.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Links Referral Network A community-driven referral and promotional network connecting independent live event venues in the South Bay Los Angeles area with local businesses, hospitality partners, and service industry members who promote events in exchange for revenue sharing on ticket sales.
• Event Venue Partnership Program A venue partnership program connecting independent South Bay event venues with a network of local businesses and influencers motivated to drive ticket sales through tracked links, QR codes, and personal referrals. Venues pay a 15% commission on ticket sales only when tickets are sold.
• Referral Incentive Program A three-tiered participation model offering three roles: Business Supporting Workers (distributes earnings to employees), Service Industry Worker (receives earnings directly), and Community Supporter (donates earnings to service workers). Free to join with payouts via Venmo at a $250 threshold or annual payout.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% revenue share model on ticket sales
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sea SpriteminorGTM or Marketing Partner
• Hampton LAXminorGTM or Marketing Partner
• Ready Fit GominorGTM or Marketing Partner
• The Artist MillminorGTM or Marketing Partner
• Dustin YbarracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Groupon: Broad incumbent — large marketplace for local deals and experiences, including events and hospitality; overlaps with Local Links' local-experiences referral economics but operates as a much broader horizontal deals platform.
• Airbnb Experiences: Broad incumbent — online marketplace for hosted local experiences operated alongside Airbnb's core stays offering; comparable in curating and selling local experiences to travelers and locals.
• Ticketmaster: Broad incumbent — dominant ticketing platform for live entertainment; competes for venue ticket-sale relationships and offers promoter/marketing tools, though focused on larger venues and tours rather than independent local venues.

Direct peers

• Fever: Direct peer — experiences marketplace for local events, attractions, and immersive experiences; comparable on selling curated local experiences to consumers via digital channels, though at a much larger scale.
• Eventbrite: Direct peer — global self-service live event ticketing marketplace connecting event organizers with attendees; competes for the same independent venue/host ticket-sale relationship that Local Links serves, but at vastly larger scale.
• Goldstar: Direct peer — discounted and last-minute tickets marketplace for live events, theaters, comedy, and local experiences; targets independent venues and local experience consumers with similar SMB-venue economics to Local Links.

Emerging players

• ClassPass: Emerging player — local experiences/fitness marketplace connecting consumers to studios and venues via subscription credits; overlaps with Local Links' local-business-and-service-provider network (Ready Fit Go is a fitness partner) and commission/take-rate economics.
• Meetup: Emerging player — community-driven platform for local events and groups; overlaps with Local Links on community-led local event discovery and ticketing/RSVPs, though its model is more group- and hobby-driven than commission-based ticketing.
• Atlas Obscura: Emerging player — experiences and events platform for unique local experiences and tours; comparable on monetizing curated local experiences via ticketed offerings, though more niche in its experiential focus.

Others

• Eventbrite Spectrum / Hubilo / Bizzabo: Others — event-tech platforms serving venue/event marketing and ticketing workflows; adjacent rather than directly competitive, but could displace Local Links' lightweight attribution stack with deeper venue-side tooling at scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3Y-t2K1B7Cpu1fIlZObgqA
• Facebookfacebook.com/mylocallinks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mylocallinks
• Instagraminstagram.com/my_locallinks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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