The startup has developed an event discovery platform that utilizes proprietary algorithms to analyze data from national ticketing sites, local calendars, and social media to assess event popularity and attendance. This technology enables users to efficiently find relevant events while helping clients enhance customer engagement and strengthen brand presence.
Funding
$3.3M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many individuals struggle to find events that match their interests due to the fragmented nature of event listings across various ticketing sites, local calendars, and social media platforms. This makes it difficult for users to discover relevant and exciting experiences happening around them.
Solution
OccasionGenius offers an Events API that aggregates and enhances event data from national ticketing sites, local calendars, and social media using a Personalized Interest Genome. The API identifies event popularity and attendance, providing users with access to relevant and authentic events. By removing duplicate listings and enhancing event details, OccasionGenius ensures a comprehensive and personalized event discovery experience. The platform's real-time technology discovers events as they are published and keeps listings up-to-date, increasing accuracy and relevance for users.
Target Audience
The primary customers are hotels, airlines, residential living communities, colleges and universities, real estate agent CRMs, dating apps, brand apps, and babysitting apps seeking to enhance customer engagement and build brand equity through event discovery.
Features
- Comprehensive event data aggregation from national ticketing sites, local calendars, and social media sources
- Proprietary algorithms to determine event popularity and attendance
- Personalized Interest Genome for matching users with relevant events
- Real-time event discovery and updates for increased accuracy
- Duplicate event removal and enhanced event image and description details
- RESTful API for easy integration