Event Tex

What Event Tex does

Event Tex is a privately held, Austin, Texas-based event labor and production services company founded in 2013. It provides skilled personnel — stagehands, technicians, audio/video engineers, lighting and pyrotechnics operators, production assistants, and brand ambassadors — to event organizers across the Austin metropolitan area. The company services a wide event spectrum, from corporate gatherings of approximately 50 attendees up to outdoor festivals of 50,000 attendees, including product launches, conventions, corporate retreats, wine tastings, concerts, and promotional/brand activation campaigns. In addition to labor, Event Tex manages event equipment rentals spanning portable restrooms, furniture, tents, heavy equipment, and outdoor power generation, positioning itself as a one-stop event production resource.

The business model is project-based professional services: pricing is quote-driven, determined by event scope, duration, and personnel requirements, and is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on a website quote-request form, inbound phone calls, and organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Yelp) to generate leads. The company does not sell a product, software platform, or technology; its value proposition rests on a curated, experienced workforce familiar with Austin venues and local vendor networks, which the company markets as differentiating it from generic labor brokers. Revenue mechanics are entirely tied to billable crew-hours and managed rentals per engagement, with no recurring subscription, licensing, or platform component.

Event Tex is founder-owned (contact identified as 'Brad') and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company. Operations are confined to the Austin, Texas market, with no evidence of geographic expansion, technology build-out, M&A activity, or formal partnerships. The company holds no patents, trademarks, certifications, or industry awards disclosed in available data, and operates without a proprietary app, API, or software integration layer. Its competitive posture is a local, relationship-driven staffing business leveraging ten-plus years of venue and vendor familiarity.

Name

Event Tex

Legal name

Event Tex

Website

https://4hourmini.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Event Tex is an Austin, Texas-based event labor and production services company, founded in 2013, that supplies experienced stagehands, technicians, AV engineers, production assistants, and brand ambassadors for corporate events, outdoor festivals, and promotional engagements of 50 to 50,000 attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Technical Production Management & Crew (MPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Rentals (Tents, Furniture, A/V, Decor) (HSACAAAG), Event Logistics & Transportation Coordination (HSACAAAL)

Keywords

• Event labor staffing
• Event production services
• Festival crew services
• Corporate event staff
• Stagehand technicians

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin, TX

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Event Labor and Staffing Services: Event Tex generates revenue by providing skilled event personnel including stagehands, technicians, operators, production assistants, and brand ambassadors for corporate events, outdoor festivals, and special events. Services are project-based, with pricing determined by event scope, duration, and personnel requirements. They also manage equipment rentals as part of their service offerings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Event Tex supplies experienced event production personnel — including stagehands, audio/video/lighting technicians, production assistants, brand ambassadors, and riggers — for corporate events, outdoor festivals, and special events ranging from 50 to 50,000 attendees in Austin, TX. They also coordinate equipment rentals (restrooms, tents, furniture, heavy equipment, power generation) as part of an end-to-end event labor service offering. Pricing is project-based and delivered via quote requests rather than published rates.

Product overview

Event Tex is an event labor and production services company offering a comprehensive suite of personnel and rental solutions for events of all sizes. The company provides skilled technicians and operators for stage, lighting, video, audio, and special effects, complemented by brand ambassador and production assistant staffing. The portfolio also includes outdoor festival support (50 to 50,000 attendees), corporate event production (product launches, conventions, retreats), and equipment rental management. The company positions itself as a focused group of multitalented professionals with extensive venue experience in the Austin, TX market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stagehands, Techs & Operators Technical event production crew handling stage, lighting, video, audio, pyrotechnics, and special effects, composed of experienced stage professionals in Austin, TX.
• Production Assistants Skilled professional production staff assisting in bringing events to reality and exceeding customer expectations across the event lifecycle.
• Brand Ambassadors

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BML Stagecraft: Austin-based event production and stagecraft company providing technical crew, staging, lighting, and audio services for concerts and corporate events. Comparable because it competes head-to-head with Event Tex in the same Austin market for technical event labor and production work.
• LD Systems: Texas-headquartered event production company delivering audio, lighting, video, and rigging with technical crews for concerts, festivals, and corporate events. Comparable because it serves the same event types with technical personnel in overlapping Texas geographies.
• Onstage Systems: Texas-based event production company offering audio, lighting, video, and staging rental with crew for concerts, corporate events, and festivals. Comparable because it provides the same integrated labor-plus-equipment event production model as Event Tex in overlapping Texas markets.
• SmartSource Rentals: Event technology and equipment rental company providing AV, staging, and on-site technical services for corporate events and trade shows. Comparable because it bundles event equipment rental with technical labor, similar to Event Tex's labor-plus-rentals positioning.
• Convention Services Inc. (CSI): Provider of event staffing, labor, and exhibit services for trade shows, conventions, and corporate events. Comparable because it sells very similar skilled event personnel (stagehands, technicians, setup crews) to overlapping convention/corporate client segments.

Emerging players

• Allstar Studios & Events: Smaller event services provider offering technical crew, AV support, and production assistance for live events. Comparable as a niche/local event labor peer operating with a similar boutique-crew business model in overlapping segments.

Broad incumbents

• Production Resource Group (PRG): Global provider of event production services including lighting, audio, video, and rigging with crew and equipment. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating in the same event technical production category, though at vastly greater scale than Event Tex.
• Freeman: Major event production and experiential marketing company providing audio-visual, staging, and on-site event services for conventions and corporate events. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same event labor and production category.
• Encore (formerly PSAV): Large-scale provider of event technology, production services, and venue solutions for hotels, conventions, and corporate events. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the event production services space that competes for the same corporate/convention labor work.

Regional players

• Showpro Events: Event production company providing staging, lighting, audio, and crew for concerts, festivals, and corporate events, primarily in the Southern US. Comparable for its event technical labor offering serving overlapping festival and corporate segments outside of Austin.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/wpzoom
• Facebookfacebook.com/eventtexaustin
• Instagraminstagram.com/wpzoom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/event-tex

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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