Inside the Austin software company that quietly runs the back office of American associations - from neighborhood clubs to national nonprofits - and just merged into a 37,000-client giant.
Airmeet is a virtual and hybrid events platform built to help B2B marketing teams run interactive webinars, summits, and conferences that generate pipeline. Founded in 2019 by former CommonFloor founders, the remote-first company pairs engagement-heavy features - virtual lounges, speed networking, and gamification - with AI-powered content repurposing and CRM-connected analytics. More than 5,500 brands, from Comcast and Unilever to the Linux Foundation, have used Airmeet to host events at scale.
Upped Events is a Philadelphia-based, software-only event management and payments platform that bundles ticketing, contactless mobile payments, on-site point-of-sale, CRM, mapping, staff and partner management, and real-time analytics into one system. Built for food and drink festivals, fairs, conventions, and community events, Upped aims to raise attendee spend and organizer ROI while cutting the number of tools a team has to juggle. Founded in 2020 by Mark Kozlowski, Louis Blitzman, and Filip Risteski, the company was acquired by Events.com in May 2025.