Hire Space
Hire Space is an event tech and services company
- 21-100 employees
- Hospitality
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Marketing
- Bermondsey, London, UK
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Company mission
Hire Space provides everything needed for businesses to host world-class virtual, hybrid, or in-person events, both in the UK and globally. As long-standing EventTech leaders, we help event organisers with a comprehensive venue marketplace, and world-class event technology
Our take
Hire Space is a leading and fast-growing technology company in the events space. It operates the most popular online marketplace for venue hire, currently listing over 6,000 venues across the UK.
Originally started to help austerity-hit schools and community centres rent out their spaces for extra income, the company has since become a go-to for event booking and has organised events across the world.
Their platform aims to make booking spaces simple, with a website focused on user experience. Their revenue model is simple: venues can list for free, and if a booking is made, Hire Space charges a 10% commission on the entire cost of an event, which also includes the fees for entertainment and catering.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the company was undergoing significant growth to increase its share of the £15bn domestic events market. Hire Space has since adapted offering several other tech products (virtual event platform, registration, ticketing).
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Free wellbeing coaching and therapy sessions as part of Mental Health initiative
- EMI share option
- Personal professional development budget
- Regular team socials
- Home office spending allowance
- Free nights out in London's most exciting venues
- Free lunch Thursdays (there is such a thing)
- Summer Hours - 9-3 pm on Fridays while on British Summer Time
- 30 days holiday (inc bank holidays), and extra days with each year served
- Flexible working
- Monthly wellness budget for every employee
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2016
$0.7m
SEED
Feb 2016
$1.1m
SEED
Total funding: $3.5m
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Leadership
Edward Poland
(COO)Former political advisor and as a speechwriter for the UN.
Will Swannell
(CEO)Prize-winning engineer, former strategy consultant, and teacher.