# Jack Groetzinger

> Jack Groetzinger is the co-founder and CEO of SeatGeek, the mobile-first ticketing platform he started in 2009 to make buying and selling tickets for sports, concerts and theater simpler and more transparent. Under his leadership SeatGeek has raised roughly $400 million, reached a valuation above $1 billion, and won primary-ticketing deals with Major League Soccer, the Dallas Cowboys, the Brooklyn Nets and dozens of Broadway theaters. A Dartmouth economics graduate and serial entrepreneur, Groetzinger has become one of the most vocal challengers to Ticketmaster's dominance, testifying before the U.S. Senate on competition in live-event ticketing.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at SeatGeek
- **Organizations:** SeatGeek, Scribnia, Bain & Company
- **From:** Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics (modified with Math), Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled SeatGeek into a leading mobile-first ticketing platform, Raised roughly $400 million in funding across multiple rounds (through Series E), Grew SeatGeek to a valuation above $1 billion

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Begins undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, where he meets future co-founder Russ D'Souza
- **2007** — Graduates Dartmouth with a degree in economics; works as an associate consultant at Bain & Company
- **2008** — Founds Scribnia, a web app recommending bloggers and blog content using collaborative filtering
- **2009** — Sells Scribnia; co-founds SeatGeek with Russ D'Souza during the DreamIt Ventures accelerator in Philadelphia
- **2010** — SeatGeek launches its ticket search and Deal Score aggregation product
- **2013** — Raises Series B funding to expand the marketplace
- **2017** — SeatGeek acquires TopTix; signs major team and league partnerships
- **2019** — Named the official primary ticketing partner of Major League Soccer and the Dallas Cowboys
- **2022** — Raises Series E; company valuation surpasses $1 billion
- **2023** — Testifies before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on competition in live-event ticketing; SeatGeek files confidentially for an IPO
- **2025** — SeatGeek continues to be viewed as a leading IPO candidate amid a competitive ticketing market

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled SeatGeek into a leading mobile-first ticketing platform
- Raised roughly $400 million in funding across multiple rounds (through Series E)
- Grew SeatGeek to a valuation above $1 billion
- Secured primary-ticketing partnerships with Major League Soccer, the Dallas Cowboys, the Brooklyn Nets and dozens of Broadway theaters
- Pioneered the Deal Score, which rates ticket value by combining seat location and price
- Testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on ticketing competition

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on competition and transparency in live-event ticketing.
- **2023-04** — SeatGeek reported to have filed confidentially for an IPO with the SEC.
- **2025-02** — SeatGeek reduced its global workforce by roughly 15% amid a tightening market.

## Links

- Website: https://seatgeek.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackgroetzinger
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/seatgeek
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/seatgeek
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seatgeek
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeatGeek
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@seatgeek

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Last updated: 2026-07-16