Vivid Seats

Vivid Seats, established in 2001 by Jerry Bednyak and Eric Vassilatos, is a Chicago-based online ticket marketplace that facilitates transactions between event ticket sellers and buyers. The platform offers tickets for a wide range of live events, including sports, concerts, theater performances, and comedy shows across the United States, Canada, and Japan. Vivid Seats has partnered with notable brands such as ESPN and The Rolling Stones to provide official tickets to their respective events.

Lawrence Fey IV

CFO, Finance

Larry Fey

CFO

Eric Vassilatos

Co-Founder

4 past transactions

Vegas.com

Acquisition in 2023
Vegas.com is a Las Vegas-based provider of destination-specific travel services that caters to individuals seeking information and booking options for their travels to the city. The company's website offers a comprehensive range of travel products, including hotel accommodations, air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours, and golf experiences. In addition to standard offerings, Vegas.com provides exclusive inventory such as dining reservations and front-of-the-line passes for nightclubs, enhancing the overall visitor experience. The platform serves as a valuable resource for travelers looking to explore the various attractions, entertainment, and dining options that Las Vegas has to offer.

Wavedash

Acquisition in 2023
Wavedash Co., Ltd., founded in 1990 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializes in developing and operating e-commerce websites that provide intermediary services. The company focuses on creating a comparison service platform for real estate and regional portal sites. Wavedash offers convenient online services, including a ticket distribution center and an information site dedicated to housing and real estate. Through these offerings, Wavedash aims to facilitate access to real estate resources and streamline the search process for users.

Betcha

Acquisition in 2021
Betcha is a real money sports gaming application that transforms the experience of predicting game outcomes into an engaging and interactive game. The platform features a straightforward player prop style format, allowing sports enthusiasts to make predictions while incorporating social elements and gamification. This approach provides users with a simple, enjoyable way to potentially win money based on their sports insights, catering to both casual fans and serious bettors alike. By innovating in the sports betting technology space, Betcha aims to enhance the overall experience of sports prediction and betting.

FanXchange

Acquisition in 2019
FanXchange Limited is a Toronto-based company founded in 2009 that operates an online and mobile secondary ticketing marketplace focused on live events in North America. It specializes in providing loyalty and reward programs with a platform that allows members to earn and redeem points for tickets to sports, concerts, and theater events. The company is recognized as a leader in delivering white-labeled ticketing solutions for various industries, including financial institutions, travel and hotel providers, and e-commerce marketplaces. FanXchange employs a distributed commerce model that enhances consumer access to live events by integrating ticket purchasing options across multiple platforms where users are already engaged. In 2019, FanXchange became a subsidiary of Vivid Seats Ltd.
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