eventteam

What eventteam does

eventteam is a German B2B hospitality staffing services provider founded in December 1994 in Hamburg. The company supplies flexible part-time and minijob workforces — totaling approximately 2,500 employees as of December 2024 — to event venues and cultural institutions across five German cities: Hamburg (headquarters), Berlin, Stuttgart, Bremen, and Baden-Baden. Its service scope spans the full front-of-house guest experience, including guest reception, ticketing, cloakroom operations, bars and catering support, VIP hospitality, info points, merchandise and program sales, logistics, and event supervision. Anchor clients include the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (since its 2017 opening), Laeiszhalle, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Stage Entertainment (across six or more theaters), Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), Hamburg Messe und Congress, Theater Baden-Baden, Musical Theater Bremen, and Musical Dome Köln.

The business model is professional-services staffing under direct B2B contracts negotiated with venue operators; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured around staffing levels and event requirements. The go-to-market is sales-led, focused on long-term partnerships with cultural institutions, theaters, concert halls, and exhibition centers. eventteam has built a supporting digital ecosystem for internal use rather than as a commercial product, comprising a learning management platform (campus.eventteam.de) powered by hiveQ for training and onboarding, a proprietary applicant tracking portal (bewerbung.eventteam.de) with German-hosted encrypted data, an internal whistleblower reporting system (Meldestelle) compliant with the Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz, and standard office tooling on Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams, with Yousign for e-signatures and AnyMessage and Typeform for communications.

Ownership is concentrated in the founders: Joachim Hipp, one of the three original founders in 1994, remains Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter (Managing Director and shareholder), alongside co-Managing Director Tobias Weihe. The entity, EVENT TEAM Veranstaltungsservice und -management GmbH, is registered in Hamburg (HRB 57596) and has grown entirely organically over three decades with no disclosed external investment, M&A, or parent-company relationship. The most recent strategic cycle has emphasized multi-venue contract deepening with Stage Entertainment, geographic extension into Berlin, capture of the reopened CCH and Hamburg Messe workstreams, and a 2024 corporate-identity refresh marking the 30th anniversary.

Name

eventteam

Legal name

EVENT TEAM Veranstaltungsservice und -management GmbH

Website

https://eventteam.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

eventteam is a German B2B hospitality staffing provider founded in 1994, deploying approximately 2,500 part-time and minijob workers across Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Bremen, and Baden-Baden. It delivers guest management, ticketing, VIP, cloakroom, and venue operations to cultural institutions including the Elbphilharmonie and Stage Entertainment theaters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Hospitality Staffing

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Food Service Contractors (722310)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Venue Guest Services & Front-of-House Operations (Ushers, Box Office, Accessibility) (MPAGALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM), Event Stagehands & Production Support Crew (HSACAEAJ), Event Day Personal Assistance (On-site Concierge) (HSACAIAM)

Keywords

• Event hospitality staffing
• Venue personnel services
• Concert event staffing
• Cultural venue staffing
• Exhibition hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospitality Staffing Services: eventteam provides hospitality staffing services to event venues including guest management, ticketing, catering support, VIP services, cloakroom, info points, and logistics. Revenue is generated through service contracts with venues, typically billed based on staffing levels and event requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

eventteam provides B2B hospitality staffing services for cultural and entertainment venues in Germany. The company supplies trained event personnel to concert halls, theaters, opera houses, and exhibition centers, operating across five German cities with approximately 2,500 employees. Service delivery is supported by an in-house training platform (eventteam Campus), an applicant portal, and digital onboarding workflows.

Product overview

eventteam is an event and hospitality staffing service company, not a software product company. The company provides staffing services for event venues including guest management, gastronomy, ticketing, VIP service, and logistics. Their digital offerings include a job application portal (bewerbung.eventteam.de), an employee training platform (campus.eventteam.de), and an internal whistleblowing system. The core offering is flexible part-time and minijob staffing for event venues, not a traditional software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospitality-Service B2B staffing service that places trained hospitality personnel at German event venues such as concert halls, theaters, opera houses, and exhibition centers, supporting front-of-house and event operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully managed the UEFA Euro 2024 draw at Elbphilharmonie with comprehensive hospitality coordination
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stage EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Stage Entertainment is a major musical theater operator and eventteam serves as the hospitality management partner for multiple Stage venues including Neue Flora, Stage Operettenhaus, Stage Theater im Hafen, Stage Theater an der Elbe in Hamburg, Stage Theater des Westens in Berlin, and Stage Bluemax Theater. The partnership involves complete guest management services including reception, bars, cloakroom, VIP services, and merchandise operations.
• Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021eventteam provides hospitality staffing for trade shows and events at Hamburg Messe including major exhibitions like INTERNORGA, WindEnergy, and SMM. Also includes partnership with the revitalized Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) for congress and event hospitality services.
• ElbphilharmoniecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2017eventteam serves as the official hospitality partner for the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg since its opening in January 2017. Provides comprehensive guest management including reception, cloakroom, bars, Plaza services, and VIP hospitality for one of Germany's premier concert venues.
• Laeiszhalle HamburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnereventteam provides hospitality services for concerts and classical music events at the Laeiszhalle, Hamburg's historic concert hall.
• Hamburgische StaatsopercoreStrategic or Co-development Partnereventteam provides hospitality and guest management services at the Hamburg State Opera, including reception, cloakroom, and bar services.
• Theater Baden-BadenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality services partnership at Theater Baden-Baden, providing guest reception and venue services.
• Musical Theater BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality staffing services at the Musical Theater Bremen (Mehr! Entertainment), including guest management for musical productions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Compass Group (CH&CO): UK-listed global contract caterer with venue and event hospitality offerings across Europe. Comparable at the broad-incumbent level as it serves similar venue and premium event segments with a wider service portfolio.
• Sodexo Live!: Global venue, event, and hospitality services division of Sodexo, focused on stadiums, convention centers, and arenas. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same premium venue hospitality contracts at an international scale.
• Aramark: Global US-listed food services and facility services giant with significant venue, sports, and event hospitality operations in Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering event hospitality as part of a wider food, uniform, and facility services portfolio.
• Wisag: Large German facility services group with an event hospitality business unit. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering facility management plus event staffing to German venues, airports, and corporate campuses — overlapping event services but with a much wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• Marché International: German-rooted event catering and hospitality provider with operations across European venues and travel hubs. Comparable to eventteam on event-day gastronomy, guest service, and venue hospitality delivery, particularly at trade shows and stadiums.
• DO & CO: Austrian-listed premium hospitality and catering group specializing in event, airline, and venue hospitality. Directly comparable because it competes for premium venue and event hospitality contracts in Germany and Europe, including concert halls, sports arenas, and MICE events — overlapping headcount scale and customer profile with eventteam.
• Gegenbauer Services: Berlin-based German facility and event services provider with a dedicated event hospitality division serving concert halls, theaters, and stadiums. Competes head-to-head with eventteam for German venue hospitality contracts and operates a similar flexible-staffing model.
• Kofler & Kompanie: Berlin-based premium event catering and hospitality company serving cultural venues, corporate events, and private functions. Comparable as a German event-hospitality specialist competing for the same high-end venue and corporate client base.
• Stockheim: German premium catering and event hospitality specialist based in Cologne, serving trade fairs, concerts, and corporate events. Highly comparable given its event-venue hospitality positioning and German focus, including Kölnmesse-related work.

Regional players

• Klüh Catering: German family-owned facility services group with a catering arm serving events and institutional clients in the Rhine-Ruhr region. Comparable on the German hospitality-staffing model, though more regionally concentrated than eventteam's multi-city footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 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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