What Connectiv does

Connectiv is a privately held, founder-controlled live events studio headquartered in New York that owns and operates a portfolio of six vertical-specific conferences: Blueprint (real estate and PropTech), Manifest (supply chain and logistics), Medicarians (healthcare and longevity), Protectors (life and annuity), Cumulus, and Grow. The company states it has been creating industry-leading vertical-specific gatherings for the past decade, and its events collectively attract more than 15,000 attendees annually, predominantly executives, technology founders, property owners, operators, and venture capitalists attending the flagship Las Vegas events. There is a discrepancy in the source data regarding the founding year — the firmographic record lists 2019 while the company's own copy references a decade of operation — which likely reflects a reorganization or rebrand rather than a true 2019 inception.

The company's product is the conference itself: multi-day in-person gatherings that bring together the key stakeholder types within each vertical (for example, product creators, distributors, and tech innovators in Medicarians and Protectors). Connectiv handles programming, audience development, sponsorship, and on-site execution, and monetizes primarily through attendee registration and ticket sales, with sponsorship revenue implied by the dedicated Chief Commercial Officer and VP of Audience functions. No proprietary technology platform, app, or AI-driven product features are disclosed, and no APIs, integrations, or SDKs are documented.

Operationally, Connectiv runs with roughly 24 employees organized around event production, audience, partnerships, and commercial functions. Leadership is split between Founder/CEO Jay Weintraub and Co-Founders Tigh Buckles (COO) and Mac Fraser (CTO), supported by a CFO (Marc Sacher) and Chief Commercial Officer. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no material restructurings evidenced in the source material, consistent with a self-funded, operationally profitable events studio.

Name

Connectiv

Legal name

Connectiv

Website

https://connectiv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Connectiv is a New York-based, founder-controlled live events studio operating six vertical-specific conferences — Blueprint, Manifest, Medicarians, Protectors, Cumulus, and Grow — that attract 15,000+ industry executives, founders, and investors annually across real estate, supply chain, healthcare, and insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Events & Conferences

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Event Program Technology (Registration, Apps, Badging) (THACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual & Hybrid Event Registration & Streaming Access Platforms (THAHAFAM)

Keywords

• Live events studio
• Vertical industry conferences
• B2b event management
• Executive networking events
• Conference production services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York, NY

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Tickets and Registration: Revenue generated from attendee registrations and ticket sales for vertical-specific conferences including Blueprint, Manifest, Medicarians, and Protectors. Events target executives, founders, property owners, venture capitalists, and industry leaders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Connectiv is a live events studio that owns and operates large-scale, vertical-specific B2B conferences. Its flagship events include Blueprint for real estate and PropTech, Manifest for supply chain and logistics, Medicarians for healthcare and longevity, and Protectors for life and annuity, collectively drawing more than 15,000 attendees annually. The company handles end-to-end conference production, audience development, programming, and sponsorship/partnership monetization for each vertical event.

Product overview

Connectiv is a live events studio that operates a portfolio of vertical-specific conferences and industry events. The company manages a platform-plus-events model through its owned and operated conferences, which include Blueprint (real estate/real estate tech), Manifest (supply chain and logistics), Medicarians (healthcare and longevity), Protectors (life and annuity), Cumulus, and Grow. These events collectively attract more than 15,000 people annually and serve as industry-leading gatherings where executives, innovators, and investors connect. Connectiv functions as both the organizer and operator of these conferences, providing event programming, audience engagement, and industry content across multiple global sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blueprint: A vertical-specific conference for the real estate and real estate tech industries, hosting top executives including technology founders, property owners, property managers, and venture capitalists.
• Manifest
• Medicarians
• Protectors
• Grow
• Cumulus

Products and services

• Blueprint An annual executive conference for the real estate and real estate tech industries, hosting top executives including technology founders, property owners, property managers, and venture capitalists to discuss the latest ideas, products, and insights for building the future of real estate.
• Manifest
• Medicarians
• Protectors
• Cumulus
• Grow

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Emerald Holding: Emerald is a U.S.-listed B2B events and media operator running vertical-specific trade shows, conferences, and content brands across multiple industries. Its multi-vertical event model and content integration strategy are structurally similar to Connectiv's portfolio approach.
• Web Summit: Web Summit operates large multi-vertical technology conferences (Web Summit, Collision, RISE) that convene founders, investors, and enterprise buyers. It is a broader incumbent competitor in the high-attendance, sponsor-rich B2B event category where Connectiv operates.
• RX (Reed Exhibitions): RX, the exhibitions arm of RELX, is one of the world's largest trade show and event organizers with a portfolio spanning dozens of verticals. As a broad incumbent it competes with Connectiv for sponsors and audiences in any vertical the company chooses to enter.
• Informa plc: Informa is a global events and information services group operating large vertical-specific B2B conferences (including Money 20/20) across dozens of industries. It is a broad incumbent whose scale, sponsor relationships, and content assets make it both a competitor and a likely acquirer profile for assets like Connectiv.

Direct peers

• Money 20/20: Money 20/20 is a leading vertical-specific conference for the payments and financial services industry, attracting executives, fintechs, and investors. Its concentrated, sponsor-driven event format closely mirrors the playbook Connectiv uses for Protectors and Blueprint.
• HLTH: HLTH is a large-scale, vertical-specific healthcare conference that brings together payers, providers, employers, and health-tech innovators. Its model and audience composition closely mirror Connectiv's Medicarians event, making it a direct peer in vertical healthcare event production.
• InsureTech Connect: InsureTech Connect is the largest gathering of insurance carriers, insurtech founders, and investors, focused on technology and innovation in insurance. It is the most direct vertical competitor to Connectiv's Protectors event in the life and annuity industry.
• FreightWaves (FreightWaves LIVE): FreightWaves is a supply chain and logistics media and events company whose FreightWaves LIVE conference brings together logistics executives, technology providers, and investors. It is the most direct vertical competitor to Connectiv's Manifest event.
• Inman: Inman is a real estate news, media, and events business whose conferences serve brokers, agents, proptech founders, and investors. It is the most direct vertical competitor to Connectiv's Blueprint event in the real estate/PropTech space.
• Shoptalk: Shoptalk operates flagship and specialty retail/e-commerce events that convene retailers, brands, and technology providers, following a vertical-specific B2B conference model. Its product and audience structure are highly analogous to Connectiv's Blueprint, Manifest, and Medicarians events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connectivstudio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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