Fuck up Nights

Name

Fuck up Nights

Legal name

INSTITUTO DEL FRACASO AC

Website

https://fuckupnights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Events & Community Experiences

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

Keywords

• Failure storytelling events
• Corporate culture workshops
• Community event licensing
• Organizational learning training
• Professional speaking services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. City License Fees: Local entrepreneurs pay for licensing to use the Fuckup Nights brand, format, and support to organize events in their cities
2. Corporate Events and Workshops: Customized keynotes, workshops, and live experiences sold directly to enterprise clients for team building, culture transformation, and innovation initiatives
3. Event Revenue (Tickets, Sponsors, Merch): Local Fuckuppers generate revenue through ticket sales, sponsorships, food/drink sales, and merchandise at their events
4. Referral Revenue: Fuckuppers can generate additional income by referring new licensees or corporate clients for tailor-made events

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Fuckup Nights organizes public storytelling events where professionals share personal failure stories in front of live audiences, and sells customized corporate keynotes, workshops, and bootcamps to enterprise clients for culture transformation and leadership development. The company also operates a city licensing program under which local entrepreneurs (Fuckuppers) organize events in 250+ cities worldwide using the proprietary format.

Product overview

Fuckup Nights is a global community and event-based platform that helps individuals and organizations use failure as a tool for growth. The core offering consists of public community events (monthly failure story sharing nights in 250+ cities) and customized corporate experiences (keynotes, workshops, and bootcamps for enterprise clients). The platform also includes a city organizer licensing program, a digital content ecosystem (video library, blog, and newsletter with 130k+ subscribers), and specialized tools like the Failure Survey diagnostic and Dealing with Failure online course. Over 700 enterprise clients use their services across 50+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Events (Fuckup Nights) Monthly public events held in cities worldwide where 3-4 speakers share professional failure stories in front of a live audience. Format includes storytelling, Q&A, and community networking.
• Corporate / Private Events Customized keynotes, workshops, and live experiences for companies focused on psychological safety, leadership development, and organizational culture transformation through failure storytelling.
• Fuckupper License (City Organizer Program) Licensing model for local representatives to organize Fuckup Nights events in their cities. Includes brand guidelines, event materials, coordinator support, and access to the global network.
• Failure Survey

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ of attendees report complete shift in how they perceive failure after events
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Byron Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Byron Community College for Fuckup Nights Byron Bay chapter; local educational institution hosting and supporting community events
• Pixel T-Shirts VeronaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal merchandise partner for Fuckup Nights Verona events; provides custom branded merchandise for chapter events
• BentoBox VeronaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal partner for Fuckup Nights Verona events; provides catering and venue services

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TEDx: Licensed program of local, self-organized events (TEDx events) running in thousands of cities worldwide under a shared brand. Closest structural parallel: city-level licensing model, global community of independent organizers, and branded live talk format.
• Creative Mornings: Monthly free breakfast lecture series run by local chapters in 200+ cities globally. Directly comparable city-chapter model with a single-speaker storytelling format built around a monthly theme.
• The Moth: Live storytelling events where individuals share personal stories on stage in a standardized format. Directly comparable in 'storytelling on stage' product and audience experience, though The Moth focuses on personal rather than professional failure narratives.
• HOW Institute for Society: Values-driven events and leadership programming for corporate culture transformation, aligned to purpose and ethics. Comparable in purpose-led corporate keynotes/workshops and culture-transformation content targeting enterprise buyers.

Emerging players

• StoryCorps: Storytelling platform that records and archives personal conversations between people who know each other. Comparable in mission-driven storytelling community and growing archive of recorded stories, though StoryCorps leans more archive/NGO than live events.
• Pop-Up Magazine: Live 'magazine' experience where contributors (writers, photographers, filmmakers) present unpublished work on stage in a multi-act format. Comparable in live, multi-speaker storytelling events but with a single producer and no licensing model.

Broad incumbents

• Summit Series: Curated events and community for entrepreneurs, creatives, and leaders with flagship conferences. Comparable as a global, community-led live experiences brand, but at a much higher production scale and ticket price.
• Wisdom 2.0: Conference series addressing mindfulness, technology, and culture for corporate and consumer audiences. Comparable in running events and corporate programming focused on culture/psychological themes at a larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/fuckupnights
• Facebookfacebook.com/fuckupnights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fuckup-nights-global
• Instagraminstagram.com/fuckupnights
• TikToktiktok.com/@fvckupnights
• Xx.com/FuckupNight

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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