# Artur Stepaniak

> Artur Stepaniak is the co-founder and CEO of Tagvenue, a London-based online marketplace for booking event venues. He and university friend Maksim Kondratjuks started the company in March 2015 after struggling to find spaces for events, and grew it - largely by word of mouth - into one of the world's leading venue-hire platforms, now covering six countries and used by more than a million event planners each month. Before startups, Stepaniak spent his early career as a derivatives and proprietary trader.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Tagvenue
- **Organizations:** Tagvenue, Futex
- **Education:** BSc, Business Studies, Lancaster University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Tagvenue into one of the world's leading venue-hire marketplaces, operating across six countries (UK, Ireland, Australia, Singapore, Canada, US)., Grew the platform largely through organic, word-of-mouth adoption with minimal advertising., Built the company to roughly 100 employees across multiple continents while serving more than a million event planners a month.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc in Business Studies; began work as a Derivatives Trader at Futex.
- **2010** — Moved into a Proprietary Trader role (October 2010 - January 2015).
- **2015** — Co-founded Tagvenue in London with Maksim Kondratjuks in March; became CEO.
- **2020** — Tagvenue passed 8,000+ venue listings across five countries with 200,000+ monthly visitors; launched Tagvenue Virtual during the pandemic.
- **2025** — Tagvenue marked 10 years; launched Tagvenue PRO, an AI-driven platform for venue managers, on October 28.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Tagvenue into one of the world's leading venue-hire marketplaces, operating across six countries (UK, Ireland, Australia, Singapore, Canada, US).
- Grew the platform largely through organic, word-of-mouth adoption with minimal advertising.
- Built the company to roughly 100 employees across multiple continents while serving more than a million event planners a month.
- Led product expansion including Tagvenue Virtual (2020) and the AI-driven Tagvenue PRO (2025).

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Tagvenue launched Tagvenue PRO, an AI-driven event-management platform with LeadHub analytics to help venue managers win more bookings.
- **2025-03** — Tagvenue marked its 10-year anniversary since founding in March 2015.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tagvenue.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artur-stepaniak-143a6939/

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