Event: 2025 Phocuswright Conference
Product: BoomPop
HQ: San Francisco, CA U.S.
Principal(s): Healey Cypher, CEO, Co-Founder; Blake Hudelson, Co-Founder, Chief Product & Design Officer
Funding: $40M equity, $16m credit/debt
Product Description: Our AI and proprietary data allows users to plan elevated events.
1) AI-searchable database of 1.2m hotels, spaces, restaurants, activities, and more
2) AI-assisted sourcing: vendor messaging, booking, contracting, and paying
3) Insta-built websites and full guest management tools, including blast comms and surveys
4) Consolidated financials and reporting
5) Content libraries for “what to do” during events
6) Company management tools that let legal and finance teams manage this for their entire organization
Business Model: BoomPop is a marketplace: users pay a service-fee to book vendors, and vendors pay commission. Professional event services are always available for any event, like an agency. Company-wide clients pay a SaaS fee for user management, reporting/analytics, custom financials logic, and approval/procurement integrations.
Competitors: Cvent, Planned, TeamOut
Competitive Edge: BoomPop is a people-first, AI-powered event planning platform that brings a pulse to thoughtful gatherings. Built for doers who want expert support, or seasoned event pros with a need to simplify—BoomPop handles logistics, so clients can focus on the delights that make in-person events worthwhile.
Market Opportunity: Group Travel & Events is >$1T in annual spend, and the last corner of travel to be digitized. Currently, it’s hard for users to plan events—the process for hotels to respond to RFPs and avoid getting spammed is very manual. We consolidate all the fragmented steps into one intuitive platform. It's not only an event management platform, it's also a vendor marketplace, and the possibilities are endless.
Early Customers: Dropbox, Anaconda, Netflix, Webflow, Amazon, and more
