Advanced Audio /Visual

What Advanced Audio /Visual does

Advanced Audio /Visual (legal entity Advanced Audio Visual Inc., DBA AAV Inc.) is a privately held, full-service audio-visual integration company founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company operates exclusively in the San Antonio metro and offers two core services: (1) A/V equipment rental, including projectors, sound systems, and related gear, and (2) A/V event support, providing experienced on-site technicians to handle setup, delivery, and teardown. Together these form an integrated event-production offering for corporate events, weddings, conferences, and private celebrations.

The underlying technology is conventional professional A/V hardware (projectors, sound systems) rented on a per-event basis, paired with human technical labor. The company does not disclose proprietary technology, software platforms, APIs, or AI capabilities; its value is delivered through equipment inventory and skilled in-person service rather than technology differentiation. The company reports 8K+ successful events completed over its 20+ year operating history.

The business model is project-based, quote-driven, and sales-led. Customers reach the company directly through phone, email, or a website appointment form; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is provided on a per-engagement basis. The revenue mix consists of one-time A/V equipment rental fees and professional services revenue from technician labor. The customer base spans hospitality (Hilton, DoubleTree, Drury, LaQuinta, Holiday Inn, Boardwalk), food and beverage (Paesanos, Rosario's, Boudros), healthcare (Methodist), entertainment (SeaWorld), construction (Galaxy Builders), and real estate (Canyon Springs, Sonterra). No parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, management team disclosures, patents, certifications, or strategic partnerships are evidenced in the input data.

Name

Advanced Audio /Visual

Legal name

Advanced Audio Visual Inc.

Website

https://a-av.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Advanced Audio /Visual (AAV Inc.) is a privately held San Antonio-based provider of audiovisual equipment rentals and on-site event support services for corporate, hospitality, and private events across multiple verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio-Visual Event Production Services

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio-Visual (AV) Systems & Rentals (Audio, Video, Projection, LED Walls) (THAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Audio visual rental
• Event production services
• Professional event technology
• Corporate event support
• A/V integration services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. A/V Equipment Rental: Rental of audio-visual equipment including projectors, sound systems, and related gear for events.
2. A/V Event Support Services: Professional technician services for event setup, delivery, and teardown, providing full-service A/V integration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Advanced Audio /Visual (AAV Inc.) rents audio-visual equipment including projectors and sound systems and provides full-service technical support for events. Experienced technicians handle on-site setup, delivery, and teardown to ensure smooth event execution for corporate and private events in San Antonio.

Product overview

Advanced Audio /Visual (AAV Inc.) is a full-service audio-visual integration company serving San Antonio since 2001. The company offers two core services: A/V Equipment Rental providing projectors, sound systems, and other audio-visual gear, and A/V Support delivering professional technicians for event set-up, execution, and tear-down. Together these form an integrated A/V solutions portfolio for events of all sizes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• A/V Equipment Rental
• A/V Event Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 8K+ successful events completed

Named customers14 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Encore Global: Largest global provider of event technology, AV production, and venue services, formed from the merger of PSAV and Encore. Directly comparable as the dominant full-service AV rental and event-support vendor to the same hotel and enterprise customer base AAV serves.
• Freeman: Major AV and event-production company serving corporate events, conventions, and trade shows. Comparable to AAV as an integrated equipment-rental-plus-technical-services provider targeting enterprise and association-style events.

Direct peers

• Swank Audio Visuals: National AV rental and event-production services company focused on hotels, convention centers, and corporate events. Closely comparable to AAV in serving hospitality chains with bundled equipment and on-site technician services.
• SmartSource Rentals: Specialized AV and technology rental provider for corporate events, conferences, and meetings. Comparable to AAV's equipment-rental and event-support offering, particularly for corporate and MICE use cases.

Regional players

• AV-Tec: Regional AV production and rental company serving corporate, association, and special-event clients. Comparable business model (rental + technical services for events) though primarily operating in different geographies than AAV's San Antonio base.
• Visual Concepts: Regional AV rental and event services provider serving hotels, corporate, and private events. Directly comparable offering to AAV (projectors, sound systems, on-site technicians) at a similar local/regional scale.
• All Occasions Event Rental: Event rental company offering AV, furniture, and tent rentals for corporate and social events. Comparable to AAV in event-AV equipment rental and full-service event support, though broader in product scope.
• Rent-A-Bit: Smaller-scale AV rental provider serving local corporate and private events. Comparable in operating model (equipment rental plus on-site technical services) to AAV, typically at a single-metro scale.

Emerging players

• Conference Rental: Specialty provider of simultaneous interpretation, audience-response, and AV rental for conferences. Comparable as an event-AV rental supplier with technician support, overlapping with AAV on corporate and association event use cases.
• Event EQ: Boutique AV rental and event-technology provider for live events and corporate meetings. Comparable in delivering bundled rental-and-labor event AV services, often competing for similar corporate-event budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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