Posh
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| Private company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Event management |
| Founded 📆 | 2019 |
| Founders 👔 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | SoHo, New York City, United States |
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| 🌐 Website | posh |
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Posh is an American event management and ticketing platform founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York City. The platform focuses on small to medium-sized events and offers tools for event organizers to create, manage, and promote live experiences.[1][2]
History
Posh was founded in 2019 by Avante Price and Eli Taylor-Lemire, who met during Avante’s sophomore and Eli’s freshman year at New York University while freelancing at events in New York City.[1][3] Price and Taylor-Lemire initially started Posh as an events company after becoming frustrated with their experiences working part-time in New York City nightclubs.[4] The company began by hosting small events for college students and young professionals in New York.[1]
The two founders built the first version of Posh in their dorm room and officially launched the platform in beta in October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, transitioning from an events company to an event management and ticketing platform.[1][5][6]
In October 2023, Posh launched the consumer-facing mobile application featuring a vertical scrolling interface similar to TikTok, allowing users to discover events.[2] In 2024, Posh introduced a "For You" feed that curates events based on user connections and attendance history.[2]
Funding
Posh had raised $1.5 million by May 2021.[4][7][8][9][10][11]
Business model
The platform charges event organizers no direct fees but charges a 10% fee plus $0.99 per ticket sold to attendees.[2]
Posh positions itself as a "Shopify for all events," focusing on providing infrastructure for independent event organizers rather than competing directly with platforms that handle large-scale concerts and festivals.[1] The platform supports approximately 5,000 events per month, with a focus on intimate gatherings ranging from small birthday parties to events,[2] and processes roughly 350,000 bookings monthly.[2]
As of July 2024, marketplace app orders accounted for 12% of total ticket orders, up from 6% in January 2024.[2] Posh has a particular strength in New York City, where it reports that one in ten college students has booked an event through the platform.[6]
Recognition
In December 2025, co-founders Avante Price and Eli Taylor-Lemire were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2026 in the Marketing & Advertising category, recognizing their work in building the event platform.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lunden, Ingrid (April 27, 2023). "Event platform POSH wants to democratize event planning". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Mehrotra, Ivan (July 23, 2024). "Posh raises $22M to become TikTok for small events". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ "Former NYU Students Create Event Ticketing Platform". YR Media. May 16, 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appiah, Sandra (August 18, 2024). "Black-owned events platform POSH secures $22 million in Series A funding to empower event social creators". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "30 Under 30 2026: Marketing & Advertising". Forbes. December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Main Event: POSH Raises $22M Series A from FirstMark and Goodwater to become Shopify for Events". FirstMark. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ "Event Management Startup POSH Announces $5 Million Raise". Digital Music News. April 28, 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ "These 21-Years-Olds Are Going After Eventbrite and Ticketmaster With Their Own Event Platform—And It's Already Raised $5M So Far". Essence. 27 April 2023.
- ↑ "Posh Raises $22 Million with Small Events Platform Model". Digital Music News. July 24, 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ "Posh Raises $22M to Help People Make Plans and Friends". Business Insider. July 23, 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
- ↑ Mehrotra, Ivan (July 23, 2024). "Posh raises $22M to become TikTok for small events". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
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