Pogoseat

Pogoseat
Initial release 2012
Operating system iOS
Android
Type In-Event Seat Upgrades
Website www.pogoseat.com

Pogoseat is an American startup company. Its app offers ticket holders to upgrade seats during sporting events and concerts. The app uses GPS tracking to show a user's location and a map of the seats available at a venue.[1] Fans inside the venue can buy open marketed seats that went unsold at a reduced cost.[2] The seats are discounted from face value based on the time remaining at the event and the score.[1] The app is on Android and iOS devices.[3][4]

History

The Golden State Warriors and Stanford men's basketball were the first to use Pogoseat.[5][6][7][8] 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.[9][10] Pogoseat also partnered with the San Francisco Giants in 2014 on its MLB At the Ballpark app to let fans upgrade tickets during games.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Want the best seats in the house? Look to Pogoseat!". StartupsFM. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Dimengo, Nick (3 April 2014). "15 Sports Apps You Never Knew You Needed". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Lora Kolodny (May 22, 2013). "AngelPad May 2013 Graduates - Pogoseat". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ↑ Tom Van Riper (November 29, 2012). "In-Game Seat Upgrades - The Next Tech Wave For Sports Tickets?". Forbes.
  5. ↑ Francis Bea (December 4, 2012). "Upgrade your seat and get closer to the action with Pogoseat". Digital Trends.
  6. ↑ Katie Linendoll (November 15, 2012). "Move to better seats with the Pogoseat app". ESPN Playbook Tech.
  7. ↑ Sam Laird (November 7, 2012). "Pogoseat App Spares You From Seat-Swapping Humiliation on Gameday". Mashable.
  8. ↑ Matt Villano (March 27, 2013). "An App That Moves Sports Fans to Better Seats". Entrepreneur.
  9. ↑ "Pogoseat Garners $100,000 New Round". Xconomy. January 29, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Pogoseat Launches Seat Upgrades at Barclays Center". Street Insider. February 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ 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.
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