Kapow
AcquiredChicago, United States · Founded 2010 · $2.3M raised
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Founded
- 2010
- Business Model
- B2B
- Total Funding
- $2.3M
- Last Round
- $1.6M Series ADec 2012
- Rounds
- 2
- Acquired by
- BizlyFeb 2025
About
Kapow, founded in Chicago in 2010, was an online marketplace for booking and managing corporate events, group dining, retail outings, and sporting experiences across roughly 20,000 venues and vendors in more than 33,200 locations. It was acquired by Cvent in 2018, sold to Hello Destination Management during the pandemic, and acquired again by corporate meetings platform Bizly in a primarily equity-based deal in February 2025, which now operates the Kapow marketplace within its own platform.
Summary
Kapow is a SaaS company based in Chicago, United States, founded in 2010. It has raised $2.3M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $1.6M Series A round in Dec 2012. Investors include I2A Fund and Alumni Ventures.
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