What Xylobands does

Xylobands designs, manufactures, and rents radio-controlled LED wristbands that synchronize audience lighting at live events. The core product is the Xylo Lux wristband (4 LEDs), triggered wirelessly by the HTX Controller Kit, a professional radio controller delivered to the venue with antenna, cables, and a quick-start guide. Pre-set light moments and custom branding options allow event operators to sequence color changes and effects with one-button activation. The technology has been deployed at over 10,000 events across 100+ countries, with cumulative shipments exceeding 100 million wristbands since inception.

The company runs two commercial motions in parallel. For weddings and private events, it sells directly through a self-serve e-commerce storefront at £2.25 per wristband with three tiered packages — Intimate (50 bands), Celebration (150), and Grand (300+) — plus a £450 refundable controller deposit (effectively £50-100 per event) and optional custom branding at £0.25 per band. D2C shipping is currently UK-only, with international weddings handled via custom quote. For enterprise customers (concert tours, sports leagues, brand activations, stadium shows), an events team delivers bespoke solutions including branded units, on-site production crews, and pre-programmed sequences. Marquee enterprise clients include Coldplay, Formula One, BBC, ITV, Google, Nike, Adidas, Samsung, New York Knicks, and Diljit Dosanjh.

Xylobands is a privately-held company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a small team of 1-10 employees. The company has not disclosed external funding rounds, acquisitions, patents, or institutional investors. Revenue derives from hardware sales (wristbands and controller deposits) plus enterprise service fees; there is no software subscription or recurring SaaS layer. Competitive advantages center on the Coldplay brand credential, the operational data from 100M+ wristband deployments, and the dual D2C-plus-enterprise distribution architecture.

Name

Xylobands

Legal name

Xylobands

Website

https://xylobands.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Xylobands designs and rents radio-controlled LED wristbands for live events, serving weddings via UK e-commerce and enterprise tours, sports leagues, and brand activations through bespoke event services. The company has deployed 100M+ wristbands across 100+ countries since 2010.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wearable Event Lighting Technology

NAICS

Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (3159)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Customized & Personalized Fan Gear Retail (CRAMAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

RF, Antennas & Wireless Components Retail (CRACAKAM)

Keywords

• LED wristbands
• Wearable event technology
• Concert lighting systems
• Wedding light shows
• Crowd engagement devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Westbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wristband Sales: Sale of LED wristbands at £2.25 per unit with optional custom branding at £0.25 extra per band. One-time purchase per event, with controller kit provided as part of order.
2. Controller Kit Rental/Deposit: Professional HTX controller kit included with every order. Customer pays refundable deposit (£450 standard, up to £400 refunded on perfect return), effectively making the controller a rental at £50-100 per event.
3. Enterprise Event Services: Custom pricing for tours, festivals, and stadium shows including bespoke pricing, branded units, and on-site production support. Premium service tier for large-scale deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Xylobands designs, manufactures, and rents radio-controlled LED wristbands and the HTX wireless controller kit that transform live event audiences into synchronized visual displays. The company sells wristbands at £2.25 per unit (with optional custom branding) through a self-serve wedding e-commerce shop, and delivers bespoke enterprise deployments with branded units and on-site production crews to concerts, festivals, stadium shows, sports events, and brand activations worldwide.

Product overview

Xylobands offers LED wristbands for live events, concerts, and weddings as a single unified product line. The core offering consists of interactive LED wristbands that can be triggered via wireless controllers to create synchronized light displays for audience engagement. The product portfolio includes The Xylo Lux wristband (the hardware component) paired with the HTX Controller Kit (the triggering system), available in three wedding-specific rental packages (Intimate, Celebration, and Grand) scaled by guest count, plus bespoke solutions for tours, festivals, and stadium shows. The wristbands are priced at £2.25 per unit with add-on personalization options, and the company provides delivery, support, and pre-paid return collection as part of the service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Xylo Lux LED Wristband Core LED wristband hardware with 4 LEDs, lightweight design, in-stock availability, and radio-controlled activation for synchronized audience light shows. Sold at £2.25 per unit with optional custom branding (£0.25 extra per band) and shipped with the rental controller kit for weddings, concerts, and brand activations.
• HTX Controller Kit Professional wireless radio controller that triggers the wristbands automatically with every order, including antenna, cables, and quick-start guide. Rented to customers under a £450 refundable deposit (up to £400 refunded on perfect return) and provided as standard with each wristband order; an extended-range variant supports the Grand wedding package and large enterprise deployments.
• Wedding LED Wristband Service Consumer-facing rental service for weddings and private events that bundles LED wristbands, a handheld wireless controller, pre-set wedding light moments (first dance, send-off), custom branding (initials or dates), and a setup guide. Configured via a self-serve package builder by guest count with UK delivery and pre-paid return collection included.
• Enterprise Live Event Service Custom-priced B2B service for concert tours, music festivals, stadium shows, sports leagues, broadcasters, and brand activations. Includes radio-controlled LED wristbands at scale, branded units, a professional controller with range extension, on-site production crew support, and delivery to venue worldwide. Sold via the dedicated events team with bespoke quotes and multi-year contract structures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100M+ wristbands deployed across 100+ countries and 10K+ events

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ID&C: Established UK-based supplier of event wristbands (fabric, Tyvek, RFID) to festivals, sports leagues and concerts; broader incumbent in event wristbands with overlap to Xylobands' non-LED custom-branded segment.
• Wristbands.com: Large US-based custom wristband retailer (silicone, fabric, Tyvek, vinyl) serving events, charities, and brand activations; competes with Xylobands' custom-branded wristband offering for corporate and nonprofit buyers.
• PRG (Production Resource Group): Global live-event production company offering lighting, video and rigging for tours, sports, and broadcasts; broad incumbent that Xylobands often partners with or competes against for enterprise event-tech budgets.
• 5000 Inc: Custom promotional products and wristband supplier serving corporate marketing and event buyers; overlaps with Xylobands' branded wristband and brand-activation use cases, though without the LED/synchronization technology.

Direct peers

• Lightwave International: Event lighting and LED production company supplying immersive audience lighting effects for concerts and special events; competes with Xylobands for the enterprise live-event budget, particularly tours.
• CrowdLED: LED wristband company targeting concerts, festivals and corporate events with RF-controlled wearable lights; competes directly with Xylobands in the small-to-mid event and festival segment.
• PixMob: Montreal-based maker of wireless LED wristbands and wearables for live concerts and sports events; the closest direct competitor to Xylobands, serving overlapping marquee clients (e.g., Coldplay) with very similar synchronized audience-light-show technology.
• Vibe (LED Wristbands): LED wristband provider for concerts, festivals and private events offering customizable synchronized light-up products; overlaps with Xylobands on the consumer/SMB side of the live-event market.

Emerging players

• Glow Motion Technologies: Developer of glow/LED event products including wearable light-up items for concerts and parties; emerging competitor in the consumer and small-event segment adjacent to Xylobands' Xylo Lux offering.
• Hypnocube: Specialty LED hardware maker exploring programmable lighting products; emerging player with partial technological overlap to Xylobands' wireless LED control capabilities rather than direct product overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/xylobands
• Facebookfacebook.com/Xylobands
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regler-ltd-

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Valuation estimate

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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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