August 27th, 2009

ShowClix Secures Series A Funding For Event Ticketing Service

Pittsburgh-based ticketing startup ShowClix recently raised Series A funding from Pittsburgh Equity Partners (PEP), a newly established venture capital firm with a focus on seed and early-stage information technology and life sciences investments in the region.

The amount invested was undisclosed, but as several blogs noted an SEC filing at the time the announcement was first made revealed that… → Read More

February 20th, 2009

Ticketing Startups Launch Multi-Million Dollar Funds To Combat TicketMaster Merger

With the proposed $2.5 billion merger between TicketMaster and Live Nation looming large, many venue owners and promoters are up in arms, deeming the deal anti-competitive and monopolistic (they may be right – the deal is being examined for possible anti-trust violations). Now ShowClix, a TicketMaster competitor that launched in early 2007, is launching the Fair Ticketing Fund, setting aside up… → Read More