Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Dec 15
2011

ZVents Sold to eBay’s StubHub

The events listings space has taken a number of twists and turns with Zvents trying to steer people to retail events as a business model, and also become a media driver in its own right; Eventful focusing more and more on Hollywood studios and TV shows to drive viral demand for their entertainment properties; GoldStar …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Verticals

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Feb 8
2010

Zvents Sees 35% Growth; Touts Power of Newspaper Network

Zvents, the events lister, is reporting 35 percent year-over-year growth with over eight million unique visitors, largely due to its powering events for 285 local media brands, including major newspapers and the NBC owned-and-operated TV stations. CEO Ethan Stock cites Quantcast data showing Zvents Media Network as the 250th most used net on the Web, …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Newspapers, Shopping/Transactions

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Oct 16
2008

Eventful CEO on $10 Million Funding, Mobile, and Ticketmaster Deal

Eventful, which competes with Zvents for leadership (and affiliates) in the fast changing local events marketplace, has just completed a new $10 million C round lead by Telefonica Capital. Also participating are alumni investors, including Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Bay Partners. In all, $19.6 million has been raised. CEO Jordan Glazier notes that the company …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Local Search, Mobile, Money

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Sep 30
2008

Zvents Gets $24 Million; Boosts ‘What, When and Where’ Vision

Zvents, which is seeking to transform the events category to a broader “what, when and where” category that encompasses local entertainment, organizations and businesses, has announced $24 million in new funding from AT&T (i.e. wireless and Yellow Pages), Nokia Growth Capital and NAVTEQ. The funding is on top of $7.2 million previously raised from Vantage …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Mobile, Money, Sales Channels

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