# Mark Kozlowski

> Mark Kozlowski is the founder and CEO of Upped Events, a Philadelphia event-experience platform he built to drag festivals, fairs and community events out of the spreadsheet era. A Penn State and Wharton-trained operator, he started by trying to pour a beer in under ten seconds (BeerMe), then turned that obsession with friction into a full registration, contactless-payment and analytics stack. In May 2025 Upped was acquired by Events.com.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Upped Events Inc.
- **Organizations:** Upped Events Inc., Events.com, BeerMe, Unlimit3D Incorporated, Green Jay Group, IBM Global Business Services, DuPont
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Business Management and Information Sciences & Technology, Penn State University (Schreyer Honors College), Study abroad, City, University of London - Bayes (Cass) Business School, Graduate study, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded and led Upped Events to acquisition by Events.com in May 2025., Built a platform that, per the company, can increase average attendee spend at events by as much as 100% within two years., Co-created BeerMe, a cashless bar-ordering app rolled out across Philadelphia venues.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Graduated Penn State's Schreyer Honors College; early roles included finance intern at DuPont and summer analyst stints at Princeton Capital Management and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- **2011** — Joined IBM Global Business Services as a Senior Business Transformation Consultant.
- **2013** — Co-founded Unlimit3D Incorporated as President & COO, an online marketplace bringing 3D-printing services to the public.
- **2015** — Began the project that became Upped Events with a single goal: cut bar service time to under 10 seconds.
- **2016** — Launched BeerMe with three fellow Wharton grads - a cashless ordering app for Philadelphia bars - serving as CEO.
- **2020** — Upped Events Inc. formally incorporated as an all-in-one event-experience platform.
- **2022** — Raised seed funding (roughly $1M total) to scale the platform.
- **2025** — Upped Events acquired by Events.com (announced May 1, 2025) in what Kozlowski called 'a transformative partnership.'

## Achievements

- Founded and led Upped Events to acquisition by Events.com in May 2025.
- Built a platform that, per the company, can increase average attendee spend at events by as much as 100% within two years.
- Co-created BeerMe, a cashless bar-ordering app rolled out across Philadelphia venues.
- Co-founded Unlimit3D, an early consumer 3D-printing marketplace.
- Schreyer Honors College graduate and Wharton alumnus.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Upped Events acquired by Events.com, folding its payments, ticketing, on-site apps and analytics into the larger platform.

## Links

- Website: https://uppedevents.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kozlowskimark/

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Last updated: 2026-06-22