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Hive Raises $27M; Ticketmaster Hires New Tech Leadership and Boosts AI

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What happened

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Hive, a marketing platform for live events, raised $27 million in a Series B funding round. The platform integrates with over 40 ticketing systems, including Ticketmaster and DICE, to connect purchase data with CRM and advertising tools. Separately, Ticketmaster appointed Jim Freeman as Chief Technology Officer and is doubling down on AI, including the acquisition of Ragie.ai.

From hypebot.com

Why it matters

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The investment in Hive supports global expansion and deeper data integrations within the live events sector. Ticketmaster's strategic hiring and AI focus signal a major investment in platform modernization and data science capabilities to improve fan experience and mitigate fraud.

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Who's involved

  • Jim FreemanNew Chief Technology Officer at Ticketmaster, overseeing global engineering and AI transformation.
  • HiveMarketing platform that raised $27 million and integrates with various ticketing systems.
  • DICETicketing platform that Hive integrates with to utilize event data.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • HiveSpeculative

    Hive could use the secured $27 million Series B funding to support global expansion and product development.

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The entities involved

  • DICE

    South Korean pro gamer

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  • Hive

    American company

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Coverage

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