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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Predecessor | Eventfinder Ltd |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Eventfinda Platform |
Number of employees | 18 |
| Website | www |
Eventfinda is an online event discovery and ticketing service. Through an API, Eventfinda also syndicates event content to third parties for display in other media. [1] The company operates in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Austria and the United States. [2] [3]
Eventfinda was founded by Michael Turner in Auckland, New Zealand in July 2005. [4] James McGlinn joined the company as co-founder & CTO in 2006. [5] In 2010 Eventfinda formed a public-private partnership with New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage. [6]
In July 2011 the company launched the platform in Australia under the brand Eventfinder. [7] In 2011 Eventfinda Pro won Best User Experience [8] at New Zealand's Internet industry awards, known as the Onya's. [9]
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