Pogoseat
| Initial release | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Operating system | iOS Android |
| Type | In-Event Seat Upgrades |
| Website | www |
Pogoseat is a US startup company founded in 2012 in Los Angeles, California. It develops software that is used to help professional sports teams and live-entertainment venues sell more tickets and enhance the fan experience. Its white-labelled mobile web application offers ticket holders to upgrade seats before or during sporting events, concerts, broadway and any live-entertainment venue. The app uses GPS tracking to show a user's location and a map of the seats available at a venue.[1] Fans can buy open marketed seats that went unsold at a reduced cost.[2] The seats are discounted from face value based on a number of factors some of which include the fans original ticket price, time remaining at the event and the score.[1] The functionality is seamlessly embedded into any native 3rd party app such as a team or venue app.[3] In addition to upgrade technology, Pogoseat also offers a number of alternative solutions such as text-based ticketing, to help venues sell last-minute tickets via SMS, and a mobile subscription service which is redefining the traditional season ticket model.
History[edit]
The Golden State Warriors and Stanford men's basketball were the first to use Pogoseat.[4][5][6][7] Pogoseat was the first company to pioneer a seat upgrade integration with Ticketmaster, North America. The service expanded to other live entertainment with its partnership with Broadway San Diego.[1]
The company received $100,000 in a round of funding in January 2014. In February 2014, Pogoseat partnered with Barclays Center in Brooklyn.[8][9] Pogoseat also partnered with the San Francisco Giants in 2014 on its MLB Ballpark app to let fans upgrade their seat before and during games.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Want the best seats in the house? Look to Pogoseat!". StartupsFM. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Dimengo, Nick (3 April 2014). "15 Sports Apps You Never Knew You Needed". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Tom Van Riper (November 29, 2012). "In-Game Seat Upgrades - The Next Tech Wave For Sports Tickets?". Forbes.
- ^ Francis Bea (December 4, 2012). "Upgrade your seat and get closer to the action with Pogoseat". Digital Trends.
- ^ Katie Linendoll (November 15, 2012). "Move to better seats with the Pogoseat app". ESPN Playbook Tech.
- ^ Sam Laird (November 7, 2012). "Pogoseat App Spares You From Seat-Swapping Humiliation on Gameday". Mashable.
- ^ Matt Villano (March 27, 2013). "An App That Moves Sports Fans to Better Seats". Entrepreneur.
- ^ "Pogoseat Garners $100,000 New Round". Xconomy. January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Pogoseat Launches Seat Upgrades at Barclays Center". Street Insider. February 6, 2014.
- ^ Kapustka, Paul (28 March 2014). "AT&T Park gets more Wi-Fi, new DAS backend, and iBeacon… plus seat upgrade app". Mobile Sports Report. Retrieved 7 July 2014.