Eventgroove

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Country: United States (US)
HQ: Unknown; Eventgroove operates as the U.S. business unit of Elk River Systems Corporation.
Parent: Elk River Systems Corporation; Eventgroove is identified as one of the corporation's business units, alongside Eventgroove entities in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.[6]
Listed in: Julius Solaris' Event Tech Key Players Q4 2026 (Boldpush)

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Overview

Eventgroove is a U.S.-focused event ticketing, registration, fundraising, and event-commerce platform operated within Elk River Systems Corporation. It serves organizations running in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, including nonprofits, music organizations, sports groups, and film-tour programs. The company is notable for combining digital event-management tools with printed event materials and for using a transaction-based model rather than subscription or setup fees. Its listed event service fee is 2.0% plus $0.50 per ticket, while Stripe processing fees are additional.¹³⁴⁶⁷

History

Eventgroove traces its roots to 1997, when Elk River Systems began as a ticket-printing company. Mike Yinger is identified as founder and chairman of Elk River Systems and its Eventgroove business units. The company expanded from printed event materials into online printing, ticketing, fundraising, and ecommerce services. Its current platform combines event registration, ticket sales, fundraising, analytics, and related printed materials.

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
Event Ticketing and Registration	Self-service ticket sales and attendee management for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events	Free upfront; 2.0% + $0.50 per ticket, plus payment processing
Fundraising	Donation and fundraising tools for nonprofits and community organizations	Free upfront; platform fees may be covered by donors, with payment processing additional
Music Event Platform	Ticketing and fundraising workflows for music organizations and live events	Free upfront; 2.0% + $0.50 per ticket, plus payment processing
Sports Event Management	Event operations, ticketing, promotion, analytics, and merchandise for sports organizations	Free upfront; 2.0% + $0.50 per ticket, plus payment processing
Virtual and Hybrid Events	Branded registration and ticketing for online, hybrid, and in-person programs	Free upfront; transaction fees apply to paid tickets
Event Printing and Merchandise	Branded print-on-demand materials and event merchandise	Varies by product and quantity

Manufacturing

Eventgroove offers online-printed tickets, invitations, raffle materials, wristbands, merchandise, and other event products, but the available sources do not specify which facilities manufacture them or whether production is wholly in-house or outsourced.

Notable Products

Event Ticketing - Online platform for creating events, selling tickets, processing payments, and managing attendees.
Fundraising - Tools for nonprofit and community fundraising campaigns, including donations and donor-paid fees.
Virtual and Hybrid Events - Event-management capabilities for virtual, hybrid, and in-person programs.
Sports Event Management - Sports-oriented event management with ticketing, analytics, promotion, and merchandise support.
Event Printing - Branded, print-on-demand event materials such as tickets, flyers, invitations, raffle tickets, and wristbands.
Ecommerce Storefronts - Online storefront capabilities for selling event-related products and merchandise.

Reputation

Eventgroove is generally positioned by software directories as an accessible, integrated platform for ticketing and fundraising, with a free-to-start model and straightforward transaction pricing.²⁵⁸ Its combination of online tools and printed materials differentiates it from software-only ticketing services. The main tradeoff is that paid-event costs scale with ticket volume through service and payment-processing fees, while available third-party review coverage appears limited.¹²⁸

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