ComeTogether was recently awarded the 4th place selection in the 14th edition of the NBG Business Seeds startup competition. We had the opportunity to discuss our solution and the path to achieve our current status since founding in 2019, as well as the benefits of the competition with startuppergr.

Learn more about the interview (Greek language) at Startuppergr

Η ComeTogether κατέκτησε την 4η θέση στον 14ο διαγωνισμό NBG Business Seeds για startups. Είχαμε την ευκαιρία να συζητήσουμε τη λύση μας και την πορεία που ακολουθήσαμε από την ίδρυση μας το 2019, καθώς και τα οφέλη του διαγωνισμού, με το Startupper.gr.

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IQ Magazine has released their 2024 ticketing report and ComeTogether is featured!

The yearly publication highlights different ticketing activities by country and ComeTogether is once again featured in the discussion about Greece. Claudia Bacco, CMO shared ““Our solutions allow event organisers to decide whether or not resale is permitted and set parameters for pricing levels.”  As ticket resale continues to allow for the possibility of fraudulent tickets and over-inflated pricing these are key functionalities. ComeTogether provides ‘safe’ ticket resale.

Learn more about the Greek ticketing market in IQ Magazine

ComeTogether recently spoke with Liberal to discuss the most valuable “ticket” to success for us to reinvent ticketing.

Since October 2019, ComeTogether has supported more than 1,800 events in Greece, the United Kingdom, Spain and Australia, having sold more than 400,000 tickets to date. The idea to leverage the technology of NFTs ( Non Fungible Tokens ) and blockchain , while introducing innovations for increased security, risk-free resale opportunities, viral organic marketing and fan engagement in event ticketing, caused a ‘ disruption ‘ in the ticketing market.

Repeat clientele includes some of the biggest music events in Greece, such as reworks festival, Wang Homesick Tour and Konstantinos Argyros Elpida Tour. ComeTogether was placed fourth in the 14th Innovation & Technology Competition of the National Bank’s Business Seeds program and received a cash prize of €4,000.

Learn more about the interview (Greek language) in Liberal

Η ComeTogether μίλησε πρόσφατα στο Liberal σχετικά με το πιο πολύτιμο “εισιτήριο” προς την επιτυχία, στο πλαίσιο της επανεφεύρεσης του τρόπου διάθεσης εισιτηρίων.

Από τον Οκτώβριο του 2019, η ComeTogether έχει υποστηρίξει περισσότερες από 1.800 εκδηλώσεις σε Ελλάδα, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, Ισπανία και Αυστραλία, με συνολικές πωλήσεις άνω των 400.000 εισιτηρίων. Η ιδέα να αξιοποιηθεί η τεχνολογία των NFTs και του blockchain, εισάγοντας καινοτομίες για αυξημένη ασφάλεια, ευκαιρίες μεταπώλησης εισιτηρίων χωρίς ρίσκο, οργανικό marketing από το κοινό και νέους τρόπους αλληλεπίδρασης με τους θαυμαστές, έχει προκαλέσει “αναστάτωση” στην αγορά εισιτηρίων.

Στους συνεργάτες της εταιρείας συγκαταλέγονται μερικές από τις μεγαλύτερες μουσικές εκδηλώσεις στην Ελλάδα, όπως το Reworks Festival, το Wang Homesick Tour και η περιοδεία “Ελπίδα” του Κωνσταντίνου Αργυρού. Η ComeTogether κατέλαβε την τέταρτη θέση στον 14ο Διαγωνισμό Καινοτομίας & Τεχνολογίας του προγράμματος Business Seeds της Εθνικής Τράπεζας και έλαβε χρηματικό έπαθλο ύψους 4.000 ευρώ.

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ComeTogether is thrilled to be covered in Forbes following our discussion with capital.gr about our solution. Having sold more than 300,000 tickets for more than 1,000 events we continue to expand our focus beyond music and music festivals to sports events and other geographies, with the UAE as our next step.

Helping event organizers stop ticket fraud and scalping, while unlocking new secondary market revenue is at the core of our solution. Additionally, we help them boost their revenue, fan engagement and organic marketing, through NFT collectibles in conjunction with sponsors, as well as cross-selling of physical and digital experiences and products.

Learn more about the interview in Forbes

ComeTogether has been historically known for its work in the music live events industry – from festivals to concerts to NFT collectibles developed with artists. The company has now moved beyond music into other industries – sports, performing arts, business conferences, museums and art galleries.

The basic portfolio of ComeTogether functionality can be applied to all markets, although the specific combination of solutions could vary across the different industry verticals. Let’s consider how market specific applications would be tailored to the organizers/attendees of these events in support of current industry challenges.

Sports: Ticket fraud and scalping are a growing challenge for sports events. Who can forget the UEFA and the French football federation fiasco in 2022 where there were an estimated 2,800 fake tickets. Unfortunately, this continues to become a more prevalent challenge across popular sports matches globally. Another topic is the management of season tickets to ensure that tickets have the opportunity to be used if the holder can’t attend, so the stadium isn’t filled with empty seats. Blockchain is a perfect solution.

Performing arts: The performing arts are also plagued by the challenges of ticket resale fraud, exorbitant pricing and season ticket attendance. NYTix recently published an article discussing the ticket fraud and resale challenges existing on Broadway. Digital ticketing based on a Blockchain infrastructure will go a long way to help ensure that ticket resale is managed in a legitimate way. In the resale scenario many tickets are resold with inaccurate seating location descriptions. 3D seating provided by ComeTogether ensures an accurate depiction of where the seat is located before a purchase takes place.

Business conferences: Business conferences may not suffer from ticket fraud and resale challenges, but they have their set of topics that need to be addressed. One is proof of attendance. As business professionals attend different conferences it can be important for them to prove their attendance as a confirmation of training. 

NFTs are also a great way to share content from business conferences. With NFT-gated content it’s easy to control who is allowed access to what contact without having to distribute cumbersome logins that users can ultimately misplace. 

Museums and art galleries: Museums (and Art Galleries) also fall prey to ticket resale fraud in some of the larger hard to gain entry ticket museums. With any resale sites that provide tickets from many different venues the buyer must beware if these are legitimate resales and if the pricing is not over-inflated.

Enabling ticket sale and resale directly from a museum’s website protects against ticket fraud and enables the museum to control the resale pricing levels. ComeTogether offers white label solutions that enable tickets to be sold and resold directly from the website of the museum or art gallery with their own branding.Digital collectibles are a way to provide a treasured memory after attending one of these venues. As we’ve moved to a more digital world the opportunity to have physical keepsakes has declined in some instances. Digital keepsakes – collectibles – provide the opportunity to continue to offer attendees something to ‘take home’ from their visit.

Check out the portfolio of ComeTogether solutions available across these industry verticals

Check out current events across these industry verticals

IQ Magazine has released their 2023 ticketing report and ComeTogether is featured!

The yearly publication highlights different ticketing activities by country and ComeTogether was featured in the discussion about Greece. Stathis Mitskas, CPO/Co-Founder shared “ComeTogether’s core solution focuses on NFT ticketing, protection from fraudulent tickets, and the management of secondary market pricing. During the last year, NFT ticketing has progressively gained market share in the region and is now expanding to include NFT collectibles with utility.”

Learn more about the Greek ticketing market in IQ Magazine