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Project Admission provides a software platform streamlining event ticket buying, selling, and distribution. Its core product integrates directly with existing ticketing systems, offering partners branded storefronts, inventory control, fan engagement tools, and efficient bulk distribution. This technology optimizes opportunities around each ticket and enhances the overall live event experience.
Co-founded in 2017 by Tom Giles, Jordan Stone, Stephen Glicken, and Tony Knopp, Project Admission arose from recognizing fragmentation in live event ticketing. The founders sought a more connected, valuable ecosystem. Their insight focused on capturing greater value and expanding possibilities across the entire ticket lifecycle.
The platform serves diverse clients, including professional sports teams, leagues, artists, theaters, and venues. Project Admission’s vision is to power the future of ticketing, growing the economic value of the entire live events market. By simplifying ticket management, the company enables partners to broaden audience reach, optimize revenue, and deliver a superior fan experience.
Project Admission has raised $15.3M across 4 funding rounds.
Project Admission has raised $15.3M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Project Admission is a Nashville-based technology company offering a software platform that integrates with ticketing systems to simplify buying, transferring, and reselling tickets in the live event industry.[1][2] It serves professional sports teams, leagues, artists, theaters, venues, and brands by providing tools like branded storefronts, inventory control, bulk distribution, and digital fan experiences, solving pain points in ticket management while boosting revenue, audience engagement, and data collection.[1][2][3] The company has raised over $13 million in funding, including a $5.5 million seed round led by Anthemis Group and a $3.2 million round with Flyover Capital, Raptor Group, and Scrum Ventures, demonstrating strong growth momentum amid expanding partnerships like a recent strategic alliance with Omaha Performing Arts.[1][4]
Project Admission emerged as an innovative solution in the ticketing space, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with a focus on authentic ticket sales through direct and social channels for brands, influencers, fans, sports teams, artists, and event producers.[1][2][3] While exact founding details and founder backgrounds are not specified in available sources, the company has built early traction through direct integrations with major ticketing platforms like SeatGeek and Tickets.com, enabling seamless enhancements for clients.[2] Pivotal moments include securing $5.5 million in seed funding led by Anthemis Group with Flyover Capital, followed by a $3.2 million raise bringing total VC to $13 million, and recent collaborations such as a custom access control app with Softjourn and a 2025 strategic partnership with Omaha Performing Arts.[1][3][4]
Project Admission rides the wave of digital transformation in live events, where post-pandemic demand for seamless, data-driven ticketing has surged amid secondary market fragmentation and revenue leakage for rights holders.[1][2] Timing aligns with market forces like rising fan expectations for intuitive resale, personalized experiences, and direct-to-consumer channels, amplified by integrations with established platforms in a $50+ billion industry seeking GDP growth.[2] It influences the ecosystem by empowering teams and venues to reclaim control from resellers, foster community loyalty, and leverage data for targeted outreach, as seen in partnerships across sports, arts, and entertainment.[2][4]
Project Admission is poised to scale through deeper integrations and expansions into more venues and leagues, capitalizing on live events' rebound and AI-enhanced personalization trends. Evolving fan monetization and access control innovations will shape its path, potentially amplifying influence as secondary ticketing regulations tighten and direct revenue models dominate. This positions it as a key enabler in a more connected, fan-centric live events economy, building directly on its mission to simplify and expand ticket value.[2][3][4]
Project Admission has raised $15.3M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Project Admission's investors include Tristan Mace, Anthemis, Chuck Steedman, Michael Proman, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthemis Group, Fin Capital, Pareto Holdings, QED Investors, Techstars, Flyover Capital.
Project Admission has raised $15.3M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.2M Other Equity in June 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | $3.2M Other Equity | Tristan Mace | Anthemis, Chuck Steedman, Michael Proman |
| Jun 1, 2023 | $3.0M Seed | Andreessen Horowitz, Anthemis Group, Fin Capital, Pareto Holdings, QED Investors, Techstars | |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $9.0M Seed | Anthemis Group | Andreessen Horowitz, Fin Capital, Pareto Holdings, QED Investors, Techstars, Flyover Capital |
| Jun 1, 2019 | $120K Seed | Techstars |