GigTown

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Security Type
CAFES
Categories
Technology, Entertainment, Art & Collectibles
Min Investment
$100
Location
Carlsbad , CA
No. Investors
23
Website
gigtown.com

Key Deal Facts

🚀 Growth trajectory $240k in 2020, $390k in 2021 - Profitable through the pandemic
💖 8,500+ active artists 90K users
⭐️ Lean operational model; cash flow positive
💡 Modern technology platform built by former Qualcomm engineers alongside professional musicians
💰 Debt free

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Brian Wahlstrom CEOInitiatives generated over $550K in artist payments during the pandemic. Lead product from infancy to profitability prior to acquiring the platform in April 2020. Classically trained musician, extensive touring experience (punk rock) 25+ countries., Joe Cardillo National Director - Artists and VenuesTo date have overseen 12.5K successfully completed events booked through GigTown. Implemented artist and venue recruiting strategy leading to 8k+approved artists and 10k+ approved venues, 108k public shows listed., Henry Spindell Technology LeadResponsible for feature development, deployment of the database, servers, web platform, and the iOS and Android clients. Technologies/frameworks/languages employed include Ruby (Rails & Sinatra), Swift, Java, jQuery, MongoDB, and HTML5/CSS3 + others.
Amount Raised : $52,851
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