IDEKO

What IDEKO does

IDEKO Productions, LLC is a New York City-based, vertically integrated experiential production agency founded in 2014 that designs, builds, and permits large-scale live events and brand activations for Fortune 500 clients. Its core offering is a six-service stack delivered in-house: event production (technical management, sound, lighting, staging, A/V, logistics, security, VIP hospitality); permitting across NYC and national jurisdictions; custom fabrication from a New Jersey shop (scenic builds, mobile stages, installations, inflatables, custom vehicles); printing services from a Brooklyn shop (large format, direct-to-surface, vinyl, laminating); creative services (renderings, CADs, brand narratives grounded in buildability); and location and venue scouting. The integrated platform eliminates third-party handoffs and provides a single point of accountability from concept through load-out.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting brand event marketing teams, global event directors, and creative agencies. Pricing is project-based and quote-driven with no standardized tiers, spanning tightly scoped activations through eight-figure tentpole events. Customer segments are organized horizontally across global Fortune 500 brands (primary), creative agencies (secondary, as execution partner), and nonprofits and universities (secondary). Marquee engagements include Nike (multi-year across Space Jam, Station 97, NBA All-Star Weekend 2026, World Basketball Festival, Global Running Day), Louis Vuitton (Virgil Abloh x Nike AF1 traveling experience), SKIMS (Rockefeller Center pop-up, 100k+ visitors), Red Bull (Times Square Kumite gaming pop-up), Burberry, Givenchy, waterdrop (Times Square tennis court), ESPN (first-ever College GameDay in Times Square), Disney, and Columbia University.

The business is owner-operated with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, and no parent company. Senior leadership includes CEO and Managing Partner Evan Korn (former Executive Director of NYC CECM) and VP of Permitting Amir Shayegan (former Deputy Director of NYC SAPO), whose regulatory alumni status underwrites the firm's NYC permitting relationships with NYPD, Parks, FDNY, DOT, and DOB. The company has earned Event Marketer Fab 50 (2019, 2024), IT List (2018), Best Places to Work (2019), and multiple Experience Design & Technology Awards. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm manages 10,000+ events and 20,000+ permits across 45 cities.

Name

IDEKO

Legal name

iDEKO Productions, LLC

Website

https://ideko.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IDEKO is a New York City-based, vertically integrated experiential production agency that designs, builds, and permits large-scale live events and brand activations for Fortune 500 clients including Nike, Louis Vuitton, SKIMS, Red Bull, and Burberry, with in-house fabrication, printing, and creative capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethpage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Full-service live event and experiential production including technical management, sound, lighting, staging, A/V, logistics, site management, security, and health and safety
2. Custom Fabrication: Custom scenic builds, pop-up shops, mobile stages, product displays, retail activations, inflatables, custom vehicles, trade show booths, and stage scenic fabrication
3. Event Permitting: Special event permits, temporary public assembly permits, sidewalk and street closures, film and photo permits, park permits, and DOT coordination
4. Printing Services: Large format printing, direct to surface printing, vinyl plot cutting, and laminating
5. Creative Services: Creative ideation, technical production, concept design, renderings, CADs, content creation, and brand narratives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IDEKO is a full-service live event and experiential agency that designs, builds, and permits large-scale brand activations and events for Fortune 500 clients. Its core offering consists of six interconnected services—Event Production, Permitting, Custom Fabrication, Location & Venue Scouting, Printing Services, and Creative Services—delivered in-house from concept through load-out, providing clients with a single point of accountability for the entire event lifecycle.

Product overview

IDEKO is a full-service live event and experiential marketing agency offering an integrated portfolio of services for large-scale brand activations and events. The core offering consists of six interconnected services: Event Production (technical execution, AV, lighting, staging, logistics, security), Permitting (NYC and national permit acquisition and coordination), Custom Fabrication (in-house fabrication shop for scenic builds, installations, custom structures), Location & Venue Scouting (site identification and securing), Printing Services (in-house large format printing), and Creative Services (design, renderings, brand narratives). The model is vertically integrated, allowing the company to manage the entire event lifecycle in-house from creative ideation through final execution, providing clients with a single point of accountability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Production Full-service event production covering technical management, sound, lighting, staging, special effects, interactive experiential elements, large-scale video, logistics, site management, security, transportation, warehousing, health and safety logistics, weather operations, feasibility studies, and VIP hospitality for large-scale brand activations and live events.
• Permitting Event permitting services handling special event permits, temporary public assembly permits, sidewalk and street closures, film and photo permits, park permits, and DOT coordination across NYC and nationally, leveraging relationships with NYC Mayor's Office of Special Events and other major city departments.
• Custom Fabrication In-house fabrication shop producing custom scenic builds, mobile stages, product displays, retail activations, inflatables, kiosks, custom vehicles, dining sheds, scenic environments, nomad mobile retail, visual merchandising, custom signage, installations, sculptures, trade show booths, and stage scenic.
• Location & Venue Scouting Location and venue scouting services for experiential activations in the United States and internationally, leveraging relationships with developers, city agencies, landlords, and venue operators to find unique traditional and non-traditional spaces.
• Printing Services In-house event printing services from the Brooklyn, NY-based print shop, including large format printing, direct-to-surface printing, vinyl plot cutting, and laminating.
• Creative Services Creative services including renderings, CAD designs, content creation, brand narratives, and full journey mapping from concept through final execution, grounded in engineering, code compliance, and timeline reality.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100k visitors at SKIMS pop-up over two weeks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mosaic North America: Mosaic is a brand experience and experiential marketing agency under Stagwell that designs and executes large-scale activations, sports marketing programs, and pop-ups. It directly competes with IDEKO on integrated brand activation work for major consumer brands.
• Factory 360: Factory 360 is a NYC-based brand experience agency specializing in experiential marketing, pop-ups, events, and fabrication for major consumer brands. Like IDEKO, it operates with in-house production capabilities and serves Fortune 500 clients with end-to-end activation services.
• 160over90: 160over90 is a brand experience agency owned by Endeavor Group that produces activations, content, and storytelling-driven campaigns for global brands. It competes with IDEKO for premium Fortune 500 brand activation budgets and shares a similar client roster including Nike and luxury/fashion brands.
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Jack Morton is a global experiential brand experience agency owned by IPG that creates events, activations, and immersive brand experiences worldwide. It competes with IDEKO on large-scale brand activation RFPs but operates as a much larger, globally distributed incumbent.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: George P. Johnson (GPJ) is a global experiential marketing agency known for large-scale brand activations, automotive launches, and technology event programs. It is a long-established direct competitor to IDEKO in the Fortune 500 activation space.
• GMR Marketing: GMR Marketing is a global sports and experiential marketing agency under Stagwell that produces brand activations, sponsorships, and large-format experiences for major consumer brands. It overlaps with IDEKO in the experiential activation space, particularly around sports-led campaigns.
• Sparks: Sparks is a global experiential marketing agency owned by Dentsu that designs and produces brand experiences, pop-ups, and large-scale activations for Fortune 500 clients. It directly competes with IDEKO on tentpole brand activation RFPs in NYC and beyond.
• MKG: MKG is an NYC-based independent experiential marketing and creative agency that produces brand activations, pop-ups, and content-driven experiences for major consumer brands. Like IDEKO, it serves Fortune 500 brand teams directly and competes for NYC-based activation work.
• MAS Event Design: MAS Event Design is a NYC-area experiential agency that combines event design with in-house fabrication, scenic builds, and production for corporate and brand clients. Its vertical integration model mirrors IDEKO's fabrication-plus-production approach and serves as the closest like-for-like competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Encore Global: Encore Global (formerly PSAV) is a large AV and event technology services provider offering staging, production, and venue services across a broad portfolio of hotel and convention clients. It competes with IDEKO on the AV/production layer of large events but serves a wider, more venue-tied customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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