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Join us as a volunteer host for virtual events in 2025

Agile Alliance

Agile Alliance is looking for lead volunteers and backups to host monthly online events in 2025. The post Join us as a volunteer host for virtual events in 2025 first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Event networking app Grip raises $13M, as pandemic forces events to stay virtual

TechCrunch

With offline events now firmly moved to online for the foreseeable future, startups in the networking space had to pivot fast in the face of the pandemic. Since last year, Grip moved into an “omnichannel” experience, combining various event types across virtual, hybrid and live. million people.

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Hong Kong’s offline and virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B

TechCrunch

But the virtual event space continues to attract investors, at least in Asia. Hong Kong-based events management platform EventX said today it has raised another $8 million for its Series B, lifting the total amount secured for this round to $18 million. EventX declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

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Virtual events startups have high hopes for after the pandemic

TechCrunch

Few people thought of virtual events before the pandemic struck, but this format has fulfilled a unique and important need for companies and organizations large and small during the pandemic. But what will virtual events’ value be as more of the world attempts to return to life before COVID-19? Of course they will.”

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Zuddl raises $13M for its simple but powerful virtual events platform

TechCrunch

Will the world ever go back to big in-person events? But everyone’s already gotten a taste of virtual events, and their many ups and downs. The tech side of things can get remarkably complicated, and it’s hard to make a virtual show more compelling/interactive/engaging than a YouTube video would be.

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Hubilo raises $4.5 million, led by Lightspeed, to focus on virtual events

TechCrunch

Earlier this year, the founders of event analytics platform Hubilo pivoted to become a virtual events platform to survive the impact of COVID-19. Hubilo’s clients have included the United Nations, Roche, Fortune, GITEX, IPI Singapore, Tech In Asia, Infocomm Asia and Clarion Events.

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The Engagement You’ll Find at Our Virtual Events

CIO

A record number of participants turned out for a discussion group with one of our speakers, Tom Kouloupolous , futurist and chairman and founder of Delphi Group, during our April virtual summit, CIO’s Future of Cloud and Data. Indeed, interaction is what makes a virtual summit a conference vs. a webinar.