Venueseeker

What Venueseeker does

Venueseeker is a UK venue-finding platform that catalogues event spaces in London and surrounding areas and routes qualified corporate enquiries to listed venue operators. The platform serves professional event managers and in-house EA/PA teams planning corporate events — conferences, meetings, summer and Christmas parties, awards ceremonies, drinks receptions, dinner dances, team building events, and product launches — through a searchable online directory filterable by event type, location, capacity, and postcode, supplemented by a free expert phone- and form-based enquiry service. The core product is a curated content platform rather than a real-time booking engine: new venues are added weekly and the company emphasises editorial curation and "inside knowledge" of the London venue market.

The underlying technology is a standard directory and enquiry-routing service, with no proprietary booking software, AI layer, mobile application, API, or SDK disclosed in the source material. Distribution is concentrated in a single geography (United Kingdom, primarily London) and is reached via SEO-optimised blog content, organic Twitter activity, a monthly email newsletter, and a recurring programme of in-person venue tours called "Venueseeker Visits." Adjacent event services — bespoke events, team building, catering, entertainment, event design and production — are offered either directly or via sister companies within the CH&CO (Concerto22 Group Ltd) portfolio.

The business model is a free-to-buyer, commission-based referral model. Event planners pay nothing; Venueseeker monetises by routing enquiries to listed venues and earning referral fees or commissions from venue partners. The service explicitly accepts only corporate enquiries, declining private event traffic. Venueseeker operates as a brand within the CH&CO (Concerto22 Group Ltd) hospitality group, registered in England as company number 2063425, alongside sister brands Ultimate Experience, Event Wise, and Go Ask Eve, providing potential cross-sell across the full event-services value chain.

Name

Venueseeker

Legal name

Concerto22 Group Ltd

Website

https://venueseeker.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Venueseeker is a UK-based, free-to-use venue directory and enquiry-routing service connecting corporate event planners with London event spaces, monetising through referral commissions from listed venue partners within the CH&CO hospitality group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Marketplace / Venue Finding Service

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venue Sourcing & Site Coordination (HSACAAAD)

Keywords

• Venue finding service
• Event venue directory
• Corporate event venues
• Venue hire marketplace
• London event spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Referral / Commission from Venues: Venueseeker drives enquiries to listed venue partners and earns referral fees or commissions. The service is free for end customers (event planners). The platform monetises by routing qualified corporate enquiries to venue operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Venueseeker is a free online venue-finding platform that connects corporate event planners with event venues in London and beyond. The service aggregates hundreds of curated venues searchable by event type and location, routes qualified corporate enquiries to listed venue partners, and complements the directory with related event services (catering, team building, entertainment, event design and production) delivered through sister companies under the CH&CO group. Venues pay referral commissions; event planners use the platform at no cost.

Product overview

Venueseeker is a free online venue finding platform for event spaces in London and beyond. The core product is a searchable venue database organized by event type and location, complemented by a free expert enquiry service. Additional offerings include Venueseeker Black (unusual venues), a Reward Scheme, Venueseeker Visits (monthly venue tours), and Event Services (Bespoke Events, Team Building, Catering, Entertainment, Event Design & Production). The platform covers venue categories including conferences, parties, awards ceremonies, meetings, and team building events across all London regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venueseeker Venue Finder Platform

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ultimate ExperiencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUltimate Experience is a sister company under CH&CO and holds exclusive rights to Exhibition London, a purpose-built events space in West London. Venueseeker promotes this venue to clients and Ultimate Experience operates the events programme.
• Event WisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvent Wise is a sister company under CH&CO offering dynamic away days and corporate team building games and activities. Venueseeker curates outdoor venues specifically for team building activities and recommends Event Wise's programmes to clients.
• Go Ask EveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGo Ask Eve is a sister brand also under CH&CO focused on venue finding. Cross-promoted on the Venueseeker platform, serving as an additional venue discovery resource.
• CH&CO (Concerto22 Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCH&CO (operating as Concerto22 Group Ltd, registered in England 2063425) is the parent company of Venueseeker and its sister brands including Ultimate Experience, Event Wise, and Go Ask Eve. The group collectively offers venues, catering, entertainment, team building, and event production services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Hitched: UK wedding venue and supplier directory. While Venueseeker explicitly does not handle private enquiries, Hitched is a comparable UK venue-sourcing directory operating in an adjacent end market.

Direct peers

• Hire Space: UK venue and event space marketplace founded in London, offering instant online booking and enquiry routing for corporate events. Closest direct competitor to Venueseeker in the UK venue sourcing category.
• Function Fixers: UK event venue finding service focused on corporate events, conferences, and private parties. A direct competitor to Venueseeker's directory and enquiry-routing model.
• HeadBox: London-headquartered meeting and event space marketplace with a curated directory of UK venues catering to corporate event planners. Direct peer in venue sourcing and booking for corporate buyers.
• Tagvenue: Online marketplace for venue hire with strong presence in London and other UK cities as well as international markets. Directly competes with Venueseeker on directory, enquiry routing, and venue referral commissions.
• VenueScanner: London venue sourcing platform offering a curated directory for corporate events and meetings with a tech-led booking experience. Direct competitor in the London venue sourcing market.
• Big Venue Hunt: UK venue search platform helping event planners find and compare venues for corporate events, parties, and conferences. Direct competitor in the curated venue directory space.
• Go Ask Eve: Sister brand under CH&CO also focused on venue finding for events. Operates alongside Venueseeker within the same parent group and shares overlapping directory-style proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Cvent: Large, established event management platform with venue sourcing, supplier management, and event registration tools. A broad incumbent in the corporate event sourcing space that Venueseeker competes against for planner mindshare.
• Eventbrite: Global event ticketing and creation platform with a venue directory component. Not a direct venue-sourcing match but a broad incumbent in the event organiser software category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/venueseeker
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/venueseeker

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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