SparkGig

Online marketplace to bring live performance into everyday life.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Kitchener, ON, Canada
  • Currency CAD
  • Founded June 2013
  • Employees 6
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website sparkgig.com

Company Summary

With a few clicks, anyone looking to hire a performer for a child’s birthday party, company or family event can use SparkGig to discover, book and pay instantly. $6B spent on event entertainment each year, growing at 2.5% every year. Average event booking is $400. SparkGig charges 20% Commission every gig. Working with over 1500+ performers in Toronto and booked over 300 gigs.

Team

  • Desmond Choi
    Founder

    Desmond graduated from sociology at the University of Waterloo and he has worked on several start-ups over the years. His last startup was MappedIn, where he prototyped and developed an early stage product, which successfully achieved product market fit.

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