Splash (website)

{{Short description|Event management service}}

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| founders = Ben Hindman and Brett Boskoff

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Splash is an online event management service.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/06/splash-events/|title=Splash, The Party Scientists Stealing Big Business From Eventbrite|first=Josh |last=Constine |publisher=TechCrunch|date=March 6, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://pando.com/2013/03/05/vcs-rejected-it-now-theyre-fighting-to-invest-meet-splash-thatthe-events-management-platform-now-powering-30000-events/ |title=About face:Event platform Splash takes off, causing VCs to eat their words |first=Erin |last=Griffith |publisher=Pando Daily |date=March 5, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bizbash.com/4-ways-to-boost-seo-for-your-events-web-presence/los-angeles/story/26050#.UwJjAfldWPu |title=4 Ways to Boost S.E.O. for Your Event's Web Presence

|first=Alesandra |last=Dubin |publisher=BizBash|date=May 2, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://adanai.com/splash-ben-hindman/ |title=Get Low in LOMA with Splash's Ben Hindman |first=Cydnee |last=Murray |publisher=Adanai |date=November 14, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://betabeat.com/2013/05/kings-and-queens-of-the-internet-age-a-night-out-at-the-webutante-ball/ |title=Kings and Queens of the Internet Age: A Night Out at the Webutante Ball |first=Kelly |last=Faircloth |publisher= BetaBeat |date=May 29, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://tech.co/splash-broadcast-event-photos-from-attendees-in-real-time-2013-05 |title= Splash: Broadcast Event Photos from Attendees in Real-Time |first= Will |last=Schmidt |publisher= Tech Cocktail NYC

|date= May 23, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}} The service allows users to plan, promote, execute, and measure the success of their events, with a focus on streamlining event marketing execution.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/best-startups-to-watch-new-york-city-2013-2?0=sai#splash-makes-it-dead-simple-to-create-a-splash-landing-page-15 |title=Splash makes it dead-simple to create a splash landing page |publisher=Business Insider |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.psfk.com/2013/11/splash-event-socializing-platform.html#!wcrO4 |title=Regular people are increasingly thinking and behaving like brands especially when it comes to planning events |first=Plus |last=Aziz |publisher=PSFK |date=November 29, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}

Powered by One Clipboard, Splash launched in February 2012 in New York City by co-founders Ben Hindman and Brett Boskoff.{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2012/02/22/splashthat/ |title=Use Online RSVP Tool to Help Your Party Make A Splash |first=Alissa |last=Skelton |date=February 22, 2012 |accessdate=March 11, 2014 |publisher=Mashable}}

Splash entered into the ticketing market in January 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/splash-startup-ticketing-sxsw-2013-4 |title=This 1-Year-Old Event Planning Startup Ought To Terrify Ticketmaster |first=Megan Rose |last=Dickey |publisher=Business Insider |date=April 15, 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}} In 2013, Splash facilitated 200 South by Southwest events, the Google Glass Tour and Vevo's Halloween Costume Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/201306/reshma-memon-yaqub/the-startup-that-stole-the-spotlight-at-sxsw.html |title=The Start-up That Stole the Spotlight at SXSW |first=Reshma |last=Memonyaqub |publisher=Inc. |date=June 2013 |accessdate=March 11, 2014}}

In December 2016, the company raised $7 million in a Series B funding round led by Ascent Venture Partners, with participation from Spark Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, ScaleUP Ventures, Tumblr founder David Karp, and Vine cofounder Rus Yusupov. The company also announced that they would be transitioning to focus on enterprise clients.{{cite web |title = Splash transitions to B2B event marketing with $7M in new funding |first = Jordan |last = Crook |url = https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/14/splash-pivots-to-b2b-event-marketing-with-7m-in-new-funding/ |website = TechCrunch |date = December 14, 2016 |accessdate = January 2, 2017 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002340/https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/14/splash-pivots-to-b2b-event-marketing-with-7m-in-new-funding/ |archivedate = January 3, 2017 |url-status = live }}

In 2021, Splash announced expanding their international footprint with a new regional headquarters in Amsterdam to serve EMEA Companies.