Software: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
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Want the best seats in the house? Look to Pogoseat!". StartupsFM. http://startups.fm/2013/06/27/want-the-best-seats-in-the-house-look-to-pogoseat.html. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Dimengo, Nick (3 April 2014). "15 Sports Apps You Never Knew You Needed". Bleacher Report. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2013506-15-sports-apps-you-never-knew-you-needed/page/16. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Tom Van Riper (November 29, 2012). "In-Game Seat Upgrades - The Next Tech Wave For Sports Tickets?". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/11/29/in-game-seat-upgrades-the-next-tech-wave-for-sports-tickets/.
- ↑ Francis Bea (December 4, 2012). "Upgrade your seat and get closer to the action with Pogoseat". Digital Trends. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/upgrade-your-seat-and-get-closer-to-the-action-with-pogoseat/.
- ↑ Katie Linendoll (November 15, 2012). "Move to better seats with the Pogoseat app". ESPN Playbook Tech. http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/2922/move-to-better-seats-with-the-pogoseat-app.
- ↑ Sam Laird (November 7, 2012). "Pogoseat App Spares You From Seat-Swapping Humiliation on Gameday". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2012/11/07/pogoseat/.
- ↑ Matt Villano (March 27, 2013). "An App That Moves Sports Fans to Better Seats". Entrepreneur. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225785#.
- ↑ "Pogoseat Garners $100,000 New Round". Xconomy. January 29, 2014. http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/01/29/pogoseat-garners-100000-new-round/.
- ↑ "Pogoseat Launches Seat Upgrades at Barclays Center". Street Insider. February 6, 2014. http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Pogoseat+Launches+Seat+Upgrades+at+Barclays+Center/9133438.html.
- ↑ Kapustka, Paul (28 March 2014). "AT&T Park gets more Wi-Fi, new DAS backend, and iBeacon… plus seat upgrade app". Mobile Sports Report. http://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2014/03/att-park-gets-more-wi-fi-new-das-backend-and-ibeacon-plus-seat-upgrade-app/. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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