Vendry offers a cloud‑native marketplace that aggregates more than 35,000 venues and vendors across 50+ markets into a searchable index with AI‑enhanced filtering. The platform combines a collaborative knowledge base, real‑time availability data, and an RFP workflow so corporate event managers and agency planners can source, compare, and manage venue and vendor information in a single environment.
Funding
$6.5M 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
Event planners and experiential marketers spend excessive time manually compiling venue and vendor data from disparate sources, leading to duplicated effort, outdated contact information, and delayed event timelines. Coordinating approvals and sharing insights across distributed teams further fragments the sourcing workflow.
Solution
The Vendry delivers a cloud‑native marketplace that aggregates over 35,000 venues and vendors across more than 50 global markets into a single searchable index. Its AI‑enhanced search engine surfaces capacity metrics, service catalogs, high‑resolution media, and real‑time availability, while a built‑in knowledgebase lets organizations store notes, site‑visit photos, contracts, and custom metadata in one place. Collaborative workspaces enable teams to create shared lists, tag assets, and comment directly on entries, synchronizing insights across offices. An RFP module broadcasts project briefs to the vetted community, consolidating proposals for easy comparison. Integrated inspiration galleries showcase thousands of past events, allowing planners to benchmark concepts and discover new partners without leaving the platform.
Features
- Scalable search engine with advanced filters (capacity, location, service type, budget) and a newsfeed that flags newly listed venues and vendors.
- Knowledgebase repository supporting file uploads, custom fields, tagging, and a Chrome extension for one‑click capture of web resources.
- Collaborative organization tools: shared lists, real‑time comments, versioned notes, and role‑based access controls for distributed teams.
- RFP workflow that routes briefs to vetted vendors, aggregates responses, and provides side‑by‑side comparison dashboards.
- Community hub with a private Slack channel, roundtable discussions, and a job board for sourcing talent.
- Inspiration library indexing thousands of event photos, sortable by theme, industry, and geography, with direct links to the sourcing data for each featured partner.
- API endpoints for exporting venue/vendor data and integrating with external event management systems or CRMs.