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Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York

New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 15 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

Runhappy provides an automated booking and inquiry management system for experience venues and entertainment operators, capturing event inquiries across web, SMS, email, and voice and converting them into confirmed bookings. It handles events such as birthdays, group and corporate bookings, and weddings, and layers on top of existing platforms like ROLLER, Triple Seat, Infor, and Mindbody rather than replacing them.

Also known as Runhappy · Tildei

Founders & leadership

Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York was founded in 2022 by Kevin Dutra and Manisha Shah.

KDKevin Dutra
Kevin DutrainCo-Founder & CPO
MSManisha Shah
Manisha ShahinFounder
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Mark GhermezianNamed on SEC filing

Investors · 8

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$12M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2023–2024

$6MraisedFeb 2023 · 14 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Mark GhermezianExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Offering amount
$6M
Amount sold
$6M
First sale
Feb 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2022
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Runhappy, operating at tildei.com, positions itself as an outsourced, fully managed booking team for experience venues and entertainment operators. The company builds and powers venue event pages and then handles inbound inquiries and bookings on the venue's behalf, covering birthdays, corporate events, group outings, weddings and appointments. Inquiries are answered around the clock across voice, SMS, web chat and email, and are managed through from first contact to confirmed booking, with guest details collected and confirmed ahead of the visit and confirmed bookings synced back into the venue's existing platforms.

Beyond initial capture, the offering includes upsell prompting — surfacing packages, add-ons and upgrades during interactions to raise average order value — and an invite system intended to capture contact details for the whole reservation party rather than only the booking host, so that post-event follow-up and re-booking prompts can be sent automatically. The company's site presents a return-on-investment calculator that models incremental revenue from a lift in monthly parties (attributed to recovered after-hours leads and faster response) and a lift in average order value (attributed to add-on and premium package upsells), with figures shown gross of Runhappy's own cost.

Business model

Runhappy delivers a managed service rather than self-serve software alone: it builds venue event pages, staffs and automates inquiry handling across channels, and manages bookings end to end while syncing with the venue's existing booking systems. Customer engagement is described as custom-built to each operator's workflow, with implementations tailored to individual venues rather than handed over as unconfigured software.

Traction

The company's site features customer testimonials from Five Star (VP of Sales), American Dream (Senior Product Manager) and Studs (Senior Director of Marketing), describing deployed, custom implementations covering guest questions, personalized recommendations and appointment booking.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Runhappy serves experience venues and entertainment operators, and reports customers including a retail and entertainment center and multi-location retail and services brands.

Runhappy emphasizes fully managed delivery and custom-built agent experiences configured to how each venue operates, instant 24/7 response across all inbound channels rather than periodic message checking, consistent upsell prompting on every interaction, and capture of the full guest list rather than only the reservation host.

Technology

The service combines automated, always-on response across voice, SMS, web and email with conversational agent experiences that answer guest questions, give personalized recommendations and book appointments within a single conversation. Bookings are synchronized with the venue's existing booking platforms, and an opt-in invite system collects attendee data for automated post-event follow-up and re-booking prompts.

Go-to-market

The company markets directly to venue operators through its website, using customer stories, testimonials from sales, product and marketing leaders at named venues, and an interactive ROI calculator, with a 30-minute demo call as the primary conversion step.

Experience venues and entertainment operators, including attractions, retail and entertainment centers, and multi-location businesses handling birthday, corporate, group, wedding and appointment bookings. Named customers cited on the company site include Five Star, American Dream and Studs.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York do?
Runhappy is a fully managed booking service that handles event inquiries and reservations for venues and entertainment operators.
Who founded Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York?
Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York was founded by Kevin Dutra, Manisha Shah in 2022.
Who are Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York's investors?
Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York's investors include Gradient Ventures, m]x[v Capital, Maccabee Ventures, Vine Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Ludlow Ventures, MXV Capital, Susa Ventures.
How much funding has Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York raised?
Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York has disclosed $12M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York headquartered?
Runhappy INCUBATED Marketing New York is headquartered in New York City, US.