4AVNow

What 4AVNow does

4AVNow is an audio-visual production company founded in 1990 and headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, with 11-50 employees. It provides a suite of AV services including virtual meetings, production studio work, post-production, live event production, AV equipment rentals, and permanent installations. The business is structured as an owner-operated private firm led by John Dawson, with no external funding rounds documented.

The company's customer base features a mix of Fortune-500 enterprise clients and regional institutions, including Google, Siemens, Merck, PwC, Cigna, The Hartford, Unilever, UBS, Hartford Hospital, UConn, and CCSU. Industries served span insurance, financial services, technology, healthcare, pharmaceutical, education, and hospitality. Pricing is quote-based and project-driven, indicating custom event and production engagements rather than subscription SaaS revenue.

On the technology side, the company operates a deployment model built around physical AV equipment inventories, on-site production crews, and an in-house production studio for post-production. The company's online presence is built on Squarespace, a small-business website platform, and no proprietary software platform, AI/ML capabilities, or data products are described. The model is fundamentally a services business that monetizes skilled labor, equipment, and production capacity on a per-project basis.

Name

4AVNow

Legal name

4AVNow

Website

https://4avnow.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

4AVNow is an owner-operated AV production company founded in 1990 and based in East Hartford, CT, providing virtual meetings, live event production, studio, post-production, rentals, and installation services to enterprise and institutional clients across multiple industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio/Visual Production Services

NAICS

Office Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53242)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid/Virtual Meetings Production & AV Services (THACAFAM)

Keywords

• Live event production
• Audio visual rentals
• Virtual event production
• Hybrid event services
• AV equipment installation

Headquarters

HQ city

East Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AV Equipment Rentals: Short and long-term rental of wireless microphones, sound systems, projectors, large screen TVs, lighting, staging and more with delivery, pick up, and expert setup services.
2. Live Event Production: Full-service live event production including corporate events, trade shows, concerts, press conferences, and pharmaceutical programs with consultation, site survey, set design, scheduling, show flow documentation, and rehearsals.
3. Production Studio Services: State-of-the-art studio for meetings, presentations, commercials, live entertainment, and chroma key productions with customizable lighting and staging.
4. Post Production Services: Video editing with music, graphics, transitions, After Effects animations, sound design, audio enhancement, and mastering services.
5. AV Installations: Custom audio/visual design and installation services for worship facilities, commercial conference rooms, ballrooms, residential home theaters, and digital signage.
6. Virtual Meetings: Virtual conference solutions including meeting room hosting, hybrid meetings, pre-recording, and troubleshooting support for professional events and CME credit programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

4AVNow provides end-to-end audio/visual production services for live, virtual, and hybrid events, including consultation, site surveys, staging, lighting, audio, video, live streaming, post-production, and custom AV installations. The company also rents AV equipment from major brands and operates a proprietary web-based virtual events platform that integrates with Zoom, Webex, YouTube, Google Hangouts, GoToMeetings, and BlueJeans without requiring downloads.

Product overview

4AVNow is an audio/visual and virtual event service provider founded in 1990, offering a comprehensive suite of production services. The core offering centers on the Virtual Meetings Platform—a web-based virtual events system supporting live streaming, hybrid events, and virtual trade shows. This platform integrates with communication tools including Zoom, Webex, YouTube, Google Hangouts, GoToMeetings, and BlueJeans. Complementary service offerings include Production Studio (for meetings, commercials, chroma key, live entertainment), Post Production (video editing, After Effects, sound design), Live Event Production (corporate events, trade shows, concerts, press conferences), AV Rentals (audio, video, lighting, staging, and dance floor equipment), and Installations (custom AV design for worship, commercial, residential, and digital signage applications). The product portfolio is structured as a unified service offering where virtual events and live production services can be combined or used independently.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Meetings Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Virtual events with no downloads required - entirely web-based native experience
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PRG (Production Resource Group): PRG is a major global provider of entertainment and event technology solutions including lighting, video, audio, and rigging, directly comparable to 4AVNow's live event production, equipment rental, and staging offerings, though at much larger scale serving concerts, corporate events, and broadcasts.
• Freeman: Freeman is a leading global event experience company offering AV production, trade show services, and event technology, comparable to 4AVNow's live event production, trade show support, and staging services, but operating at a much larger national/international scale.
• Encore Global (formerly PSAV): Encore Global is the largest provider of event technology, AV production, and venue services in North America, directly overlapping with 4AVNow's full-service live event production, equipment rental, and virtual event offerings, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• AVT Event Technologies: AVT Event Technologies provides AV rental, live event production, and event technology services for trade shows, corporate events, and conferences — directly comparable to 4AVNow's core live event production, equipment rental, and virtual event offerings.
• Swank Audio Visuals: Swank Audio Visuals provides event technology, AV production, and digital signage services for hotels, convention centers, and corporate events, directly comparable to 4AVNow's live event production, AV rental, and installation services for hospitality and corporate clients.
• Meeting Tomorrow: Meeting Tomorrow provides AV equipment rental, event production, and virtual event services to corporate clients nationwide — directly comparable to 4AVNow's equipment rental, live event production, and virtual meetings offerings for enterprise customers.
• Projection Presentation Technology (PPT): PPT is an event technology and AV production firm providing staging, lighting, video, and audio for corporate events, with a service portfolio closely aligned to 4AVNow's live event production and AV rental offerings.
• Bluewater Technologies Group: Bluewater Technologies is a Midwest-based AV production and event technology firm offering event production, equipment rental, and digital signage — a directly comparable peer to 4AVNow across its full service portfolio, though operating in a different regional market.
• AVFX: AVFX is a New England-based AV production and event technology company offering equipment rental, live event production, and virtual event services — a near-direct peer to 4AVNow with similar service portfolio, customer base focus, and regional footprint.

Emerging players

• Hopin: Hopin (now RingCentral Events) is an event technology platform providing virtual, hybrid, and in-person event infrastructure that overlaps with 4AVNow's virtual meetings and hybrid event offerings, though as a software platform rather than a production services provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/4avnow
• Facebookfacebook.com/4AVNow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/4avnow

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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