Ticketscript

Ticketscript was established in Amsterdam in 2006 by Frans Jonker and Ruben Meiland. It was created as a self-service ticketing technology business, offering event organizers tools to set up ticketed events and sell admission directly through digital channels. Rather than operating only as a conventional ticket outlet, the company combined ticket creation, online distribution, event administration, and entry management in a software platform. The service allowed organizers to promote events through their own websites, social-media accounts, affiliated partner websites, and at-the-door sales. It also supplied live information about ticket sales, statistics, and reporting, enabling organizers to monitor event performance from computers, mobile devices, and smartphones. This operational emphasis made Ticketscript useful not only for ticket transactions but also for day-to-day event administration. The company began expanding beyond the Netherlands during the late 2000s and early 2010s. It opened offices in Germany and Belgium in 2009, followed by a London office in 2010 and a Spanish office in 2011. Public reference material identifies Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Barcelona, and Antwerp among its European offices. At its reported peak, Ticketscript employed more than 150 people across five countries, reflecting its transition from a Dutch startup into a multi-market European ticketing operator. Ticketscript also pursued external financing to support this expansion. Its first investment round was completed in 2010. In 2014, FF&P, a private-equity firm based in London, invested £7 million. The investment was intended to help Ticketscript continue expanding internationally and develop additional products and features. The company’s offering included ticket creation, ticket sales, event-management software, and admission tools. Its Flow application focused specifically on guest-list administration and entrance management. In January 2017, Eventbrite acquired Ticketscript. The transaction ended Ticketscript’s period as an independent company and added its European operations and technology to Eventbrite’s broader ticketing and event-management platform. Available reference material does not provide enough information to determine the precise post-acquisition treatment of the Ticketscript name, individual products, or offices. Accordingly, the independent brand’s current operating status cannot be confirmed from the cited material.

• 2017

  Eventbrite acquires Ticketscript

  [1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  Eventbrite acquires the company in January, ending Ticketscript’s independent corporate phase.

• 2014

  FF&P invests in Ticketscript

  [1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  FF&P invests £7 million to support international expansion and product development.

• 2011

  Spanish office opens

  [1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  Ticketscript expands its European presence with an office in Spain.

• 2010

  London office opens and first investment round takes place

  [1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  The company establishes a London office and completes its first reported investment round.

• 2009

  Expansion into Germany and Belgium

  [1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  Ticketscript opens offices in Germany and Belgium as it develops a broader European operating footprint.

• 2006

  Ticketscript is founded in Amsterdam

  [1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  Frans Jonker and Ruben Meiland establish Ticketscript in Amsterdam as a self-service event-ticketing software company.

Self-service event ticketing and management software for organizers seeking to create, market, sell, and administer events through digital and venue-based channels.

• Event ticketing software

  Ticketscript ticketing and event-management platform

  The core platform enabled event organizers to create ticketed events, define and sell admission products, distribute tickets through websites and social-media channels, use partner distribution sites, and support sales at the venue. It also provided event-management functions, live sales information, statistics, and reporting for use during planning and event operations.

• Admission and guest-list management

  Flow

  Flow was Ticketscript’s application for managing guest lists and event entrance. It addressed the operational stage of ticketed events by helping organizers administer admissions and control entry, complementing the platform’s online ticket creation and sales functions.

• 2017

  Sell the company to EventbriteM&A

  Background

  Ticketscript had built a multi-country European ticketing operation serving event organizers with self-service software, sales channels, and admission tools.

  Action taken

  Eventbrite acquired Ticketscript in January 2017.

  Aftermath

  Ticketscript became part of Eventbrite’s broader event-ticketing and management business. Public reference material does not establish whether the Ticketscript name continued as a separate customer-facing brand.

  Source

• 2014

  Use investment to accelerate European expansion and product developmentStrategy

  Background

  Ticketscript had expanded from the Netherlands into several European markets and had opened offices in Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Spain. The company sought additional resources for international growth and technology development.

  Action taken

  FF&P invested £7 million in Ticketscript, providing capital for continued international expansion and the development of new products and features.

  Aftermath

  The investment supported the company’s stated expansion strategy before its subsequent acquisition by Eventbrite in 2017.

  Investment. £7 million investment (2014)

  Source

• 2017

  Eventbrite acquires Ticketscript[1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  Eventbrite acquired Ticketscript in January 2017, bringing the European self-service ticketing company into Eventbrite’s event technology business.

• 2014

  Ticketscript raises £7 million from FF&P[1]Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org

  Other

  London-based private-equity firm FF&P invested £7 million in Ticketscript. The funding was described as supporting the company’s European expansion and the development of new products and features.

1. 1Ticketscripten.wikipedia.org