2008 in san francisco california . andrew dreskin ceo of ticketfly previously co founded the company ticketweb which is now owned by ticketmaster . ticketfly grossed 500 million in 2013 processing 11.2 million tickets for more than 80 000 events across canada and the united states . 1 ticketfly has 130 employees and has raised 37 million from investors such as sap ventures mohr davidow ventures and high peaks venture partners . 2 ticketfly competes against ticketmaster with cheaper tickets and social media capabilities for promoters . in 2012 they managed ticket distribution for 360 venues across the country though this number jumped to more than 1 100 venues in 2015 . 3 on october 7 2015 ticketfly announced its acquisition by music streaming service pandora in a 450 million cash and stock deal . 4 the acquisition serves to complement the company s core streaming product ; ceo brian mcandrews explained that it would leverage ticketfly and pandora s engaged user base to thrill music lovers and lift ticket sales for artists as the most effective marketplace for connecting music makers and fans . 5 references edit how ticketfly turned its competition into a competitive edge . retrieved 15 april 2014 . ticketfly sold 250 million in tix in 2013 . san francisco business times . retrieved 15 april 2014 . who s taking on ticketmaster . retrieved 15 april 2014 . game changer pandora confirms 450m acquisition of ticketfly . musicbusinessworldwide . october 7 2015 . retrieved december 30 2015 . pandora makes 450m acquisition so it can sell you live music tickets . ars technica . retrieved 8 october 2015 . this united states corporation or company article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ticketfly & oldid 739077141 categories online retailers of the united statesticket sales companiesunited states company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 september 2016 at 17 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view