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TicketManager Turned a Drawer of Unused Mets Tickets Into a $110 Million Bet on Corporate Hospitality
Corporate tickets look glamorous until someone has to allocate 80 seats, chase 80 guests and explain the expense to finance. TicketManager built a business around that unglamorous middle - then bought its oldest rival and took a $110 million majority investment to make the category bigger.
Partiful
Partiful is a free event-planning platform built for the way people actually invite their friends: a link sent over text, a customizable invite page, and effortless RSVP tracking. Founded in 2019 by Palantir alumni Shreya Murthy and Joy Tao, the New York company turned the unglamorous chore of organizing a birthday or a housewarming into something people genuinely enjoy. It became a Gen Z staple, was named Google Play's Best App of 2024, landed on TIME's 2025 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies, and now reaches users in more than 100 countries.
Joy
Joy is an all-in-one wedding planning platform that helps couples build custom wedding websites, manage registries with zero fees, coordinate guests, and stream virtual events. Founded in 2016 by three former Microsoft and Adobe engineers, Joy has grown to serve hundreds of thousands of couples worldwide with a free-to-use model, 600+ website templates, and a universal registry that pulls from any online retailer. Backed by General Catalyst and Sound Ventures, Joy has raised over $108M and is expanding beyond weddings into all major life milestones.