Events By M

Name

Events By M

Legal name

Events By M

Website

https://eventsbym.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Events By M is a privately held, boutique corporate event planning and hospitality firm based in Northbrook, Illinois, serving business clients with catering, incentive travel, conferences, and related corporate event services via direct sales through its website and booking platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Northbrook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Event Planning Services: Events By M provides corporate hospitality and event planning services including corporate catering, incentive travel, conferences, seminars, and ticketed events. Revenue is generated through service fees for event planning, management, and hospitality services delivered to corporate clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Events By M plans and manages corporate events end-to-end, delivering corporate catering, corporate hospitality, incentive travel, conferences and seminars, ticketed events, sales incentive programs, and corporate gifting. Services are sold directly to business clients via bespoke engagements, with inbound booking handled through Tripleseat and GatherHere event platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Catering Catering services delivered to corporate clients for business events and gatherings.
• Corporate Hospitality Hospitality services tailored for corporate clients, including event management and guest experiences.
• Incentive Travel Travel programs designed to motivate and reward employees or clients through experiential travel opportunities.
• Conference / Seminars Planning and coordination services for corporate conferences and seminar events.
• Ticketed Events Event planning services for ticketed occasions including concerts, festivals, sporting events, and theater performances.
• Meeting & Events General meeting and event planning coordination services delivered to corporate clients.
• Sales Incentives Incentive programs designed to motivate corporate sales teams through rewards and experiential offerings.
• Corporate Gifting & Branded Items Customized corporate gift and branded merchandise solutions for business occasions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TripleseatcoreTechnology or IntegrationEvents By M uses Tripleseat as their private event software platform. Tripleseat provides event management and booking functionality that enables Events By M to manage event requests and client interactions digitally.

Direct peers

• SWANK Productions: SWANK is a boutique full-service corporate event planning and production firm offering end-to-end event services including catering, decor, and entertainment for corporate clients. Directly comparable in scope, customer base, and boutique delivery model.
• Feastivities Events: Feastivities is a Mid-Atlantic corporate event and catering company providing catering, design, and event production for corporate functions. Closely comparable in catering-plus-event-planning hybrid model and corporate target market.
• Current Affairs Event Production: Current Affairs is a corporate event planning and production firm specializing in corporate hospitality, galas, and incentive programs. Comparable in boutique corporate-event focus, vertical specialization, and service breadth.

Emerging players

• Catersmith: Catersmith is a corporate catering marketplace and event-services platform connecting businesses with vetted caterers and event vendors. Partially overlaps via the corporate-catering and event-services funnel; differs as a platform play rather than service provider.
• Cvent: Cvent is an event-management technology platform providing registration, venue sourcing, and event-marketing software for corporate meetings and events. Comparable in serving the corporate-meetings buyer; differs as a SaaS vendor rather than service deliverer.

Broad incumbents

• Maritz Global Events: Maritz is a large incumbent corporate events and incentives agency offering end-to-end meeting, incentive, conference, and event services globally. Overlaps on corporate MICE, incentive travel, and conference management, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• BCD Meetings & Events: BCD Meetings & Events is a global corporate event management agency serving enterprise clients with meeting, conference, and incentive programs. Comparable corporate clientele and MICE service breadth, but significantly larger scale and geographic coverage.
• Aramark Uniform Services / Aramark Catering: Aramark is a large foodservice and uniform-services incumbent with a corporate catering and event-services arm. Comparable in corporate catering delivery but operates at vastly greater scale and across many verticals beyond events.

Regional players

• Abigail Kirsch: Abigail Kirsch is a New York-based boutique off-premise catering and event-production firm serving corporate and social clients. Comparable in off-premise corporate catering plus full-service event execution; differs in geography (NY metro vs. Chicago/Northbrook).

Others

• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is an online ticketing and event platform used by organizers of concerts, festivals, and ticketed corporate events. Connected via the firm's ticketed-events service line; does not directly compete as a planner.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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