Fever (app)
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Company type | Platform |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Pep Gomez |
| Headquarters | New York |
| Website | feverup |
Fever is a live entertainment ticketing platform that provides users access to various cultural and entertainment events on iOS, Android, and the web. Additionally, it offers ticketing, marketing and technology services for event management companies.[1][2]
Fever was founded in 2012 in New York. The company has offices and headquarters in Madrid, London, and New York.[3] Its parent company, Kzemos Technologies, was incorporated in Barcelona in 2011 by Fever's sole founder, Pep Gómez.[4][5]
In 2014, Fever launched its product[6] and in 2015, Ignacio Bachiller, Francisco Hein, and Alexandre Pérez were hired as executives of the company.[7] As of 2015, Fever had expanded across major European cities, including London, Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.[8][9] In 2015, it closed €11 million funding round led by Accel Partners.[10]
In July 2018, Fever raised $20 million in a funding round led by Atremedia to expand its event discovery platform.[11][12] In August 2019, Fever raised $35 million in a funding round led by Rakuten Capital and Atresmedia to expand its entertainment discovery platform.[13][14][15]
In January 2022, Fever raised $227 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs, reaching a valuation of $1 billion.[16][17][18]
In January 2023, Fever raised $110 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, bringing its valuation to $1.8 billion.[19][20]
In August 2024, FC Barcelona partnered with Fever to improve its ticket sales platform ahead of the team's return to Camp Nou.[21]
In October 2024, Fever partnered with Primavera Sound, a prominent music festival in Spain. As part of this collaboration, Fever became the official ticketing partner for the festival, offering exclusive access to full festival tickets for upcoming editions in Barcelona and Porto, as well as tickets for Primavera Tours, concerts organized by Primavera Labels, and live shows of Radio Primavera Sound.[22]