Surreal offers a unified productivity platform for the live entertainment industry, streamlining booking, scheduling, and payments for agencies, venues, and entertainers. The system automates administrative tasks and centralizes communication to improve operational efficiency.
Funding
$2M 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.
Founders
Product
Problem
The live entertainment industry faces significant administrative overhead in managing bookings, promotions, and payments across venues, agents, and entertainers. Manual workflows, fragmented communication, and a lack of centralized oversight lead to inefficiencies and missed opportunities.
Solution
Surreal provides a unified productivity platform designed to streamline operations for booking agencies, venues, and entertainers within the live event sector. The system automates key administrative tasks, centralizes communication channels, and offers comprehensive oversight for event management. By digitizing workflows, Surreal aims to enhance operational efficiency and reduce the manual burden associated with booking and managing live performances.
Target Audience
The platform serves booking agencies, venues, hospitality groups, and individual entertainers operating within the live entertainment industry.
Features
- **Centralized Booking & Scheduling:** Facilitates booking across multiple venues and managing entertainer rosters from a single interface.
- **Automated Invoicing & Payments:** Streamlines the process of venue invoicing and entertainer payments, with options for fast-track payments in select regions.
- **Communication Hub:** Integrates in-app chat, artist briefs, and worksheets to consolidate communication and reduce reliance on external messaging platforms.
- **Availability Management:** Allows entertainers to input and share their availability, preventing scheduling conflicts.
- **Promotion Tools:** Offers automated tools to market events and maximize reach.
- **Financial Compliance:** Assists with financial compliance related to tax and employment laws for payments (features vary by region).
- **User-Friendly Interface:** Features a clean, human-centered design for intuitive navigation and ease of use.
- **Rapid Onboarding:** Designed for quick setup, allowing users to begin managing bookings within an hour.