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Kapow

Acquired

Kapow was founded in 2010, is headquartered in Chicago, United States, and has $2.3M in recorded funding across 2 rounds.

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

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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, Incisent Labs and Alumni Ventures.

Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionFeb 2025

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Funding: Seed through Series A. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

Investors

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