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Eventbase

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Eventbase
PredecessorXomo Digital
Formation2009; 15 years ago (2009)
FoundersBen West and Jeff Sinclair

Eventbase is a privately held company headquartered in Vancouver, BC with an office in London, UK. Eventbase develops mobile event apps for enterprise level companies and large global events.

History[edit]

Founded by Ben West and Jeff Sinclair in 2009 with the original company name of Xomo Digital, Eventbase was launched with a contract to create the first event app of the Olympic Games for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.[1] Following the Olympic Games, Eventbase created event apps for film, music and interactive festivals as well as for trade shows and conferences for fortune 500 companies. The company is known for integrating emerging technologies such as beacons[2] and chatbots[3] into it's mobile event apps.

Milestones and Awards[edit]

2009[edit]

Xomo Digital is founded[1]

2010[edit]

Eventbase releases the Vancouver Winter Olympics event app followed by the Cannes Lions Film Festival app three months later[4]

Best Mobile App, Canadian New Media Awards[5]

2011[edit]

Eventbase wins contract to deliver the SXSW mobile event app[6]

Eventbase opens London office[7]

2012[edit]

Eventbase creates the official London Olympic and Paralympic Games ‘Join In’ app[8]

Eventbase wins Best Consumer App Award (for London 2012 Olympics App), Appsters Awards[9]

Eventbase creates Spotlight App for SXSW[10]

2014[edit]

Company name changes from Xomo to Eventbase[11]

Eventbase wins Best Event App (for SXSW GO), The Webby People’s Voice Award[12]

Best Event App, Gold (with partners Urban Airship and Gimbal for SXSW GO), Event Technology Award[13]

Eventbase debuts iBeacons at SXSW[14]

Eventbase receives $2 Million USD in Series A Funding from SXSW Interactive[15]

Eventbase acquires UK-based, trade show platform company LetsLynk[16]

2015[edit]

Eventbase creates the "Around Me" SXSW GO Mobile App[17]

Most Innovative Business Solution Award, NEXTBC[18]

Best Places to Work in Events (Best Event Partner), Event Marketer Magazine[19]

Best Event App (for SXSW GO), Gold, The Event Technology Awards[20]

Employee numbers jump from 30 to 72[21]

Eventbase receives $6Million in Series B funding from Madrona Group[22]

2016[edit]

Best use of Technology for Engagement, The Event Technology Awards[23]

2017[edit]

Release of Chatbot Abby at SXSW[24]

Eventbase wins Team of the Year, The Technology Impact Awards[25]

Best Mobile Event App (for IBM Watson chatbot), Webby Awards[26]

Best Event App (for SXSW Go), Gold, Experience Design and Technology Awards[27]

Best use of Technology at a Brand Event (for IBM InterConnect), Event Technology Awards[28]

2018[edit]

Eventbase receives $6.5 Million USD in financing[29]

Eventbase launches new event app data product, Data Stream[30]

See Also[edit]

Conference App

Event Management Software

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vancouver's Eventbase global leader with its event apps, on a hiring spree". Vancouver Sun. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "SXSW app will put you where the action is in Austin". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ↑ Sorrells, Mitra (2017-10-31). "Most Innovative Meetings 2017: #3 South by Southwest". BizBash. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Life lessons: Ben West". Business in Vancouver. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ "FP Tech Desk: Canadian New Media Award winners announced". Financial Post. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  6. ↑ "SXSW And Eventbase Release Official SXSW Go App With iBeacon Technology". hypebot. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  7. ↑ "EVENTBASE EMEA LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  8. ↑ Wall, Matthew (2015-09-25). "How events are becoming digital playgrounds". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  9. ↑ "London 2012 mobile apps win best Consumer App at Appster Awards | deltatre". www.deltatre.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Mobilize Your Next Event with Xomo App". PCMAG. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  11. ↑ "New Name for Event App Provider: BC's Xomo Digital Is Now Eventbase". www.bctechnology.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  12. ↑ "SXSW® GO – Official 2013 Mobile Guide to South By Southwest | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  13. ↑ "Special Report: Event Technology Awards 2014". Event Marketer. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  14. ↑ Warren, Christina. "iBeacon Comes to SXSW". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  15. ↑ "SXSW Starts A VC Fund To Give Its Official App Maker Eventbase $2 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  16. ↑ "SXSW Tech's first investment of $2M in Canadian Eventbase". Geektime. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  17. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh. "SXSW Wants To Help You Network More Efficiently With Their App". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  18. ↑ "The NEXTBC 2015 Winners". DigiBC. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  19. ↑ "Best Places To Work: Recognition in the Events Industry". Event Marketer. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  20. ↑ "Winners List: 2015 Event Technology Awards - Event Marketer". Event Marketer. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  21. ↑ "Eventbase Collects $6 Million to Drive Expansion". Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  22. ↑ "Eventbase raises $6M from Madrona Ventures for its event app production platform". VentureBeat. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  23. ↑ "Event Technology Awards Recognize Top Innovators | Smart Meetings". Smart Meetings. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  24. ↑ "The SXSW chatbot doesn't want me to die". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  25. ↑ "The Technology Impact Awards spotlights B.C.'s outstanding companies". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  26. ↑ "IBM World of Watson Event App | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  27. ↑ "Winners: The 2017 Experience Design & Technology Awards". Event Marketer. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  28. ↑ "Eventbase Powered IBM Events Apps Wins at at Event Technology Awards - Event Industry News". Event Industry News. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  29. ↑ "Eventbase Raises $6.5 Million for Enterprise Event Data". Techvibes. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  30. ↑ "Eventbase raises $8.56 million from BC Tech Fund, Madrona Venture Group". BetaKit. Retrieved 2018-07-17.




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