AtVenu
Founded 2012 · 122 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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atVenu provides technology tools and services for live events, including point-of-sale and operational software designed to handle high-volume scenarios at festivals, concerts, and tours.
Founders & leadership
AtVenu was founded in 2012 by Ben Brannen, Derek Ball, and James Seigel.
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Ben BrannenCEO & Co-FounderBen Brannen worked in the music industry for over a decade in roles including tour manager, merchandise representative, artist manager, publisher, and indie label owner before co-founding atVenu, which provides point-of-sale and operational software for live events.
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Derek BallCo-founder · Board MemberPreviously, he co-founded Tynt, a data aggregation platform that was acquired by 33Across in 2012.
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James SeigelCo-Founder & Senior Technical AdvisorPreviously, he led engineering at Tynt.com, where he architected data aggregation systems processing millions of events per second across hundreds of thousands of publisher sites.
Investors · 3
FJ Labslisted by FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AtVenu do?
- atVenu provides technology tools and services for live events, including point-of-sale and operational software designed to handle high-volume scenarios at festivals, concerts, and tours.
- Who founded AtVenu?
- AtVenu was founded by Ben Brannen, Derek Ball, James Seigel in 2012.
- Who are AtVenu's investors?
- AtVenu's investors include Arba LLC, FJ Labs, Sixth Street.




