Founded: 2011
HQ: Los Angeles
Parent company/investors: AEG
Sports venue/team/property clients: Los Angeles Lakers; Los Angeles Kings; Minnesota Timberwolves; Houston Rockets; Vegas Golden Knights; FC Dallas; Los Angeles Clippers; USGA
Key executives: Bryan Perez, CEO; Rob Sine, CRO; Brian Peunic, senior vice president, sports, arenas and stadiums; Blaine Legere, senior vice president, corporate strategy
Recent sports business wins: Dollar Loan Center; Henderson Silver Knights
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Founded: 1980 HQ: Irvine, Calif.
Parent company/investors: Learfield
Sports venue/team/property clients: 166 college athletic departments, including most of the Power Five; Travelers Championship; Honda Classic
Key executives: Kim Damron, CEO; Keith White, chief product and technology officer; Kim Boren, CFO; Craig Ricks, CMO; Christian Lewis, CRO; Deana Barnes, COO
Recent sports business wins: SeatGeek partnership; Sacramento State athletics
News: Paciolan unveiled OnePass in February and will roll out the new product more widely for the fall football season. OnePass sits in a ticket holder’s digital wallet and automatically updates tickets before each game, saving time and effort and reducing digital wallet clutter.
Founded: 2009
HQ: New York City
Parent company/investors: Dozens, including (past or present) Arctos Sports Partners; Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith; Accel; Glynn Capital Management; Wellington Management; Technology Crossover Ventures
Sports venue/team/property clients: Dozens, including Kansas City Current; Liverpool FC; Dallas Cowboys; New Orleans Saints; Arizona Cardinals; Cleveland Cavaliers; NASCAR; United Soccer League
Key executives: Jack Groetzinger, co-founder and CEO; Russell D’Souza, co-founder; Eric Waller, co-founder and CTO; Jeff Ianello, executive vice president and head of sales, North America; Danielle du Toit, president, SeatGeek Enterprise
Recent sports business wins: Official secondary marketplace deals with Major League Baseball and Paciolan; LPGA; Florida Panthers; Tennessee Titans; PGA of America
News: According to The Information, SeatGeek confidentially filed documents in April with the Securities and Exchange Commission hinting at a potential IPO in 2023, though no updates have surfaced since.
Founded: 2021
HQ: New York City
Parent company/investors: Authentic Brands Group
Key executives: David Lane, CEO; Sophie Martin, executive vice president, operations; Joe Flores, CMO; Mike Gallina, chief product and technical officer; Nick Mazzei, vice president, partnerships and corporate development
News: SI’s new Box Office product, which will challenge EventBrite and other ticketing offerings geared toward smaller event organizers, is also SI Tickets’ first primary ticketing offering, which could point toward the company’s intentions in that area.
Founded: 2000
HQ: New York City
Parent company/investors: StubHub Holdings
Key executives: Eric Baker, CEO; Cris Miller, chief business officer; Adam Budelli, sports partnerships lead
News: StubHub lost its official secondary marketplace deal with MLB but retained its relationship with the league through a new Authorized Marketplace designation. The secondary marketplace, rebuilding after a protracted and costly acquisition by Viagogo during the pandemic, also has an official partnership with The Athletic.
Founded: 1986
HQ: West Hollywood, Calif.
Parent company/investors: Live Nation (publicly traded)
Sports venue/team/property clients: Hundreds, including AMB Sports & Entertainment; San Antonio Spurs; Inter Miami CF; Arsenal FC; Monumental Sports & Entertainment; Los Angeles Rams; Denver Nuggets
Key executives: Michael Rapino, CEO, Live Nation;Marla Ostroff, managing director, North America; Clay Luter, executive vice president and co-head of sports; Kurt Schwartzkopf, executive vice president and co-head of sports; Trevor Allin, executive vice president, business and commercial operations, North America, and managing director, Canada; Gary Brosius, vice president and GM, NFL
Recent sports business wins: BSE Global; Wells Fargo Center/Philadelphia Flyers; Premier League clubs Everton FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace; MLS
News: Ticketmaster recently rolled out its Ignite platform, which gives clients greater ability to make the digital ticket and the team’s app the centerpiece of the in-venue fan experience. Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, continue to grow internationally, too, with several acquisitions this year, particularly in South America.
Founded: 2013
HQ: Santa Monica, Calif.
Parent company/investors: Founder-owned and controlled with strategic investments from Dragoneer Investment Group, Verance Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, and Sony Innovation Growth Fund
Sports venue/team/property clients: LIV Golf; Legacy Park; Professional Pickleball Association
Key executives: Robert Davari, founder and CEO; Nate Liberman, vice president, sports; Jerry McNamara, senior executive, sports; MJ Connors, partnerships director, sports; Chase Bloch, partnerships executive, sports
Recent sports business wins: Mercer University Athletics; Rip City Remix; American Association of Professional Baseball; International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Founded: 2018
HQ: Dusseldorf, Germany
Sports venue/team/property clients: FC Schalke 04; Stanford University Athletics; Overtime Elite; Lake Placid World University Games
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