Open Air Photobooth

Name

Open Air Photobooth

Legal name

Open Air Entertainment, LLC

Website

https://openairphotobooth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Photobooth Rentals & Manufacturing

NAICS

Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental (532210), Commercial Photography (541922)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Rentals (Furniture, Staging, Tents) (HSACADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Camera, Grip & Lighting Equipment Rental (MPADAFAB)

Keywords

• Event photobooth rentals
• Portable photo booth manufacturing
• Wedding photo booth services
• Corporate event activations
• Hashtag printing stations

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Photobooth Rental Services: Full-service photobooth rentals with professional attendant, unlimited sessions, custom layouts, and various add-ons including props, guestbooks, green screen, social media integration, and branded prints. Rental includes custom text/graphics/branding integration.
2. Photobooth Equipment Sales: Direct sale of Open Air Photobooth units to franchisees, event professionals, and businesses. Flagship product available for purchase for those wanting to operate their own units.
3. Add-On Features and Customization: Premium add-ons including flip book creation, custom backgrounds, green screen/chroma key, double prints, video booth, and custom branding/wraps generate additional revenue per event.
4. The Cube Hashtag Printer: Sale and rental of The Cube hashtag printer for standalone or integrated use with social media marketing campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Open Air Photobooth designs, manufactures, rents, and sells portable open-format photobooth systems for events. The flagship product combines DSLR imaging, HD video with slow motion, integrated Mitsubishi dye-sublimation printing, and social media sharing (email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) in an ultra-compact form factor that sets up in under 10 minutes. The company provides full-service event rentals with professional attendants as well as direct equipment sales to a worldwide network of independent operators serving weddings, corporate events, private parties, and brand activations.

Product overview

Open Air Photobooth offers a portfolio of portable photobooth products and add-on modules for event entertainment and photo marketing. The core offering is the Open Air Photobooth itself, a compact DSLR-based photography and video system with integrated printing and social media sharing. Additional products include the smaller Micro Booth for space-constrained venues, The Cube hashtag printer for social media integration, Flipbook 360 for animated keepsakes, and Touch Trigger for interactive displays. Products are available for both purchase and rental, serving weddings, corporate events, private parties, and brand activations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Cube – Hashtag Printer: Ultra-portable all-in-one event printing solution measuring 20 inches wide and 17 inches deep, weighing under 50 lbs. with integrated touchscreen, webcam, and dye-sublimation printer for hashtag marketing from Twitter and Instagram.
• Micro Booth
• Flipbook 360
• Touch Trigger

Products and services

• Open Air Photobooth (Flagship) Ultra-compact portable open-format photobooth with DSLR imaging, HD video with slow motion, integrated Mitsubishi dye-sublimation printer, animated GIF creation, Wi-Fi social media sharing, and 10-minute setup. Available for purchase and rental for weddings, corporate events, and brand activations.
• The Cube – Hashtag Printer Ultra-portable 20-inch wide, 17-inch deep, sub-50 lb self-service hashtag print station with integrated Windows computer, touchscreen, webcam, and dye-sublimation printer. Collects, brands, displays, and prints images from Twitter and Instagram via event-specific hashtags.
• Photobooth Rental Services Full-service event rentals of Open Air Photobooth units with a professional interactive attendant, unlimited sessions, custom photo-strip / single-image / alternate layouts, props, guestbooks, green screen, social media integration, and branded prints. Rental requires a 25% deposit to secure event dates. Available nationwide and internationally through the operator network.
• Photobooth Equipment Sales to Operators Direct sale of Open Air Photobooth hardware units to franchisees, event professionals, and businesses looking to operate their own photobooth rental business, with custom builds and vinyl decals available for additional cost.

Quantifiable outcome

• Instant prints produced in under 10 seconds
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Magnolia Event DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership with Santa Barbara-based event planning company led by Lindsey Hartsough. Magnolia Event Design is a preferred vendor and regular collaborator, having worked with Open Air Photobooth on hundreds of weddings and events including high-profile celebrations at venues like Bacara Resort and Maravilla Gardens.
• Jill and Co EventsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanta Barbara event planner partnership for corporate and social events. Collaborated on LinkedIn Summer SoCal Picnic at Santa Barbara Zoo.
• Alegria By DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanta Barbara-based event production company serving Monterey to Los Angeles counties since 2001. Regular partner for high-end corporate and social events including LogMeIn corporate event at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.
• Crowd Control EntertainmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhotobooth operator from Plainview, New York who has been an Open Air Photobooth customer for several years. Featured on Fox and Friends for National Fun at Work day with their white fiberglass Open Air Photobooth.
• PrimeSportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time event partnership for national sporting events including Super Bowl LI fan experience, NFR Rodeo activations, and various sports marketing campaigns. PrimeSport provides fan experiences at major sporting events and partners with Open Air for branded photo activations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DSLR Booth: Camera-driven photo booth software for Windows with printing, sharing, and green-screen features. Directly comparable to Open Air's DSLR + dye-sublimation printing + sharing workflow.
• Simplebooth: Sells iPad-based portable photobooth hardware and accompanying software. Targets the same event rental operator market as Open Air, with overlapping DSLR/iPad hybrid form factors and social-sharing features.
• LumaBooth: iPad-based photobooth hardware/software sold to event rental operators. Overlaps with the Open Air and Micro Booth product lines in the open-format, social-sharing booth segment.
• Touchpix: Photo booth software with microsite, sharing, and analytics features. Comparable to Open Air's social media integration and The Cube hashtag printing software capabilities.
• Snappic: Photo booth software platform with social sharing, GIF/video, and analytics features. Overlaps with Open Air's proprietary software stack and The Cube hashtag printing product on the software side of the event photo activation market.
• Foto Master: Manufacturer and seller of portable photo booth equipment (mirror booths, inflatable booths, DSLR setups) and event activations. Directly comparable to Open Air's hardware sales and rental business across weddings, corporate events, and brand activations.
• Photo Booth Supply Co. Sells photobooth hardware (enclosed and open-air designs) and start-up packages to operators entering the rental business. Competes with Open Air's equipment sales channel for new operator acquisition.
• Darkroom Booth: Photo booth software (Darkroom Booth) used by event rental operators and venues. Competes with Open Air's in-house software on the same DSLR-based event booth workflow.
• SPB Software: Photo booth software (Breeze) for DSLR-based event booths, with sharing and microsite functionality. Competes with Open Air's proprietary capture and social-sharing software in the same operator segment.

Emerging players

• Pixi: Consumer-facing photo booth app and event activation platform with sharing and printing integrations. Represents the emerging software-led, smartphone-native end of the photobooth market that could compete with Open Air's traditional hardware-rental model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/OpenAirBooth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/OpenAirPhotobooth
• Facebookfacebook.com/OpenAirPhotobooth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/open-air-photobooth
• Instagraminstagram.com/openairphotobooth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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