Showpass
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 2014 in Calgary, Canada |
| Founder 👔 | Lucas McCarthy, President and CEO |
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Key people | Lucas McCarthy, CEO; Tyler Vasselin, CFO; Paul O'Donoghue, Chairman; Kelly Thompson, Executive Director, Tech and Marketing. |
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Number of employees | Less than 50 |
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Showpass is a Canadian-based mobile and event management service. The service allows users to browse, create, and promote local events. The service charges a fee to event organizers in exchange for online ticketing services, unless the event is free.[1].
Showpass was founded in 2014 by Lucas McCarthy (President and CEO). The company is headquartered in Calgary, with offices in Vancouver and Toronto[2].
History
McCarthy originally founded Showpass as “GetQd”[3].
In 2015, GetQd won a Small Business Calgary Award in the Emerging Growth category[4]. While GetQd
attracted 40,000 users in its first year alone, McCarthy lacked the capital to compete with larger companies in the market.[5]
However, Lucas spotted an opportunity in helping his existing hospitality clients better connect with the events business through a shared ticketing platform. In 2016, the company was renamed Showpass, and it won a Small Business Calgary Award in the Breakout Business category[5].
In January 2018, Showpass officially partnered with Facebook to become a native ticketing provider. Showpass was the only independent Canadian company to partner with Facebook – and the fourth in the world – to allow users to purchase tickets right on the social media platform without having to navigate to a third-party app or site[6]
In March 2018, Showpass secured undisclosed mezzanine financing from the Growth and Transition Capital division of BDC Capital. McCarthy said the funds would be used to grow the Showpass mobile-focused event ticketing platform’s reach in the domestic market, in part by attracting more technical and sales talent to its team[7].
References
- ↑ "Event Ticketing Fees - Pricing - Showpass". www.showpass.com.
- ↑ "The Calgary-curated ticket to the show - CED". www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com.
- ↑ "2018 40 Under 40: Lucas McCarthy, Showpass". Connect Corporate. April 2, 2018.
- ↑ "2016 Winners and Finalists". Small Business Week Calgary.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Spence, Rick (January 23, 2018). "'Thank you. This confirms your concert-ticket purchase. And your parking. And your t-shirt and beer.'". Financial Post.
- ↑ "Showpass Partners with Facebook Canada to Sell Tickets In-App". Techvibes.
- ↑ "Showpass Secures BDC Investment". BDC.
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