When was Swoogo founded?

Swoogo was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is Swoogo located?

Swoogo is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States.

How many employees does Swoogo have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Swoogo is 165.

Is Swoogo a funded company?

Swoogo is a funded company, having raised a total of $20M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on Feb 08, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Swoogo?

Swoogo's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Mar 06, 2024, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Swoogo rank among its competitors?

Swoogo ranks 3rd amongst 453 active competitors, of which 25 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Events.com, which secured $3.73M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Swoogo?

Swoogo's top competitors include Cvent, Events.com and Event Base. Among them, Events.com secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Swoogo - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Swoogo is an acquired company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2015 by Leonora Valvo and Tim Cummins. It operates as a Platform offering event management solutions. Swoogo has raised $20M in funding from Bain Capital. The company has 453 active competitors, including 25 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cvent, Events.com and Event Base.

Company Details

Platform offering event management solutions. The platform features include event registration, event marketing, exhibition management, tracking attendees by name or attendee type, speaker and attendee management, event data management, content management, website creation, email marketing, and more. It allows users to create, promote, and sell tickets to events.

Website: swoogo.events
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$20M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Mar 06, 2024, $*****

Investors

Bain Capital & 7 more

Ranked

3^rd among 453 active competitors

Employee Count

165 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Amaelive Events

Similar Companies

Cvent & 462 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Chris Sykes (May 13, 2020)

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Swoogo is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SWOOGO LLC CIN: 32091993041 , United States, Active		-	-	-
SWOOGO SOLUTIONS LTD CIN: 10522984 , United Kingdom, Active	Dec 12, 2016	-	5 (As on Sep 30, 2024)
SWOOGO LIMITED CIN: 9891491 , Germany, Active	Nov 25, 2015	-	-

Swoogo got acquired by Chris Sykes on May 13, 2020.

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Swoogo has raised a total funding of $20M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 08, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Mar 06, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Swoogo has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Swoogo:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 06, 2024	1069969	Conventional Debt	7444964	1931170	8067858	6505713
Feb 08, 2022	3092628	Series B	7046196	1594599	Bain Capital	6072682

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The founders of Swoogo are Leonora Valvo and Tim Cummins. Christopher Sykes is the CEO of Swoogo.

Here are the details of Swoogo's key team members:

Leonora Valvo: Co-Founder of Swoogo.
Tim Cummins: Co-Founder of Swoogo.
Christopher Sykes: CEO of Swoogo.

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Swoogo's employee count trend

Swoogo has 165 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Swoogo's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Swoogo include Cvent, Events.com and Event Base. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Swoogo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cvent 1999, Fairfax (United States), Acquired	Provider of software for event management, marketing, and attendee engagement	$178M	Insight Partners, New Enterprise Associates ... & 19 others	83/100
2nd	Events.com 2009, San Diego (United States), Series B	Online platform for organizing and promoting events	$88.2M	Mercato Partners, We Founder Circle & 19 others	71/100
3rd	Swoogo 2015, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Platform offering event management solutions	$20M	Bain Capital, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ... & 6 others	68/100
4th	Event Base 2009, Vancouver (Canada), Series B	Event Management	$14.5M	Madrona, SXSW & 3 others	61/100
5th	Whova 2013, San Diego (United States), Series A	All-in-one Event Management Platform	$6M	JPMorgan Chase, Amino Capital & 3 others	58/100
6th	Tripleseat 2008, Concord (United States), Acquired	Provider of event management software for restaurants, hotels, and venues	$9.5M	General Atlantic, Dundee Venture Capital & 2 others	58/100
7th	Swapcard 2013, Paris (France), Series A	Cloud based platform offering event management solutions	$5.27M	-	57/100
8th	Certain 1994, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of event management platform for personalized attendee experiences and insights	$38.7M	-	55/100
9th	Stova  2008, New York City (United States), Series A	Platform offering event management solutions for enterprises	$77M	Sunstone Partners, East Seattle Partners & 2 others	53/100
10th	Leap Event Technology 2017, Wexford (United States), Funding Raised	Event management platform for enterprises	-	Vector Capital	50/100