Xceed

xceed.me ↗ ·Barcelona ·Series A

Xceed is a Barcelona-based marketplace for live music, nightlife and cultural events. It combines a consumer app that recommends events and sells tickets with Xceed Pro, a software platform for event organisers that covers ticketing, check-in, CRM and analytics, plus the Xceed Access on-site check-in tool. The platform has handled more than 30 million bookings and reaches over 10 million event-goers a year in more than 15 markets. It was founded in Milan in 2014 by Mattia Franco, Luca Papaleo and Davide Villano. It raised a €550,000 pre-seed round led by 360 Capital in 2015, a €2.3 million seed round in 2019, and a €2 million round in 2022 led by Trind with Best Nights VC (Jägermeister's venture arm) and SuperHero Capital.

Founded

2014

Founders

Total funds raised

€4.8M

SectorsMarketplace & E-commerce, Media & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Ticketing, Nightlife & Live Events Start-up MapMarketplace & E-commerce › Services & events marketplaces

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Founders

Davide Villano

Co-founder & CDO

Luca Papaleo

Co-founder & COO

Mattia Franco

Co-founder & CEO

Global models 5

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