BuzzCast

Powering the world’s largest, most buzzworthy virtual and hybrid events

Summary

• Jason Calacanis-backed startup, with $4.4M in capital raised
• Gold Stevie Award for Best Tech Startup & Best Educational Event 2021
• $1.65M in revenue since company launch in July 2020
• Established client base includes Uber, Shiseido, Carnival and ServiceNow
• Strong leadership team including former Disney, Hulu and CBS executives
• Integrating innovative blockchain technology into the core platform

Problem

A large gap in the Enterprise Sector of the market

Current 'self-service' virtual events platforms are very limited in the options they offer, and are not built for professional use. Enterprise brands—and the top-tier production teams that support them—need more robust, flexible, and professional-grade toolsets to manage their premium events.

Enterprise customers need:

• Broadcast-quality streaming, not pixelated content.
• Ability to scale from 100 attendees to over 100,000, while supporting multi-day and multi-track content formats.
• Enterprise-class security to safely maintain innovative ideas and user data.
• Fully customizable experience that allows audiences to seamlessly engage with their brand.

Solution

We built the industry's premium platform

We've already built the industry's premium platform and put it to the test with some of the top brands in the world including Uber, The United Nations, Anthem, Shiseido and many more.

BuzzCast was built by producers for producers and engineered with Enterprise Businesses in mind. We prioritized stability and scale by building our product from the ground up on AWS Serverless technology. By doing so, BuzzCast is able to deliver broadcast-quality streaming with customization capabilities, to support demanding brands and millions of viewers anywhere in the world.

Our platform was also architected as a single-tenant system, enabling us to deliver a world-class degree of security.

But don't take our word for it...

Product

BuzzCast features

Our intuitive CMS (Content Management System) makes it easy to brand your event, select features, and manage content all in one interface. Utilize our built-in registration, or simply connect leading ticketing platforms.

Rightsize your event by activating our robust set of features including: high-def streaming, polling, networking, sponsors, resource library, leaderboard, private meeting rooms, and more.

Leverage BuzzCast's rich analytics to see which attendees you should follow up with first, or identify your most popular topics and speakers and launch follow-up deep dive meetings or recast and promote popular sessions.

Traction

Generated $1.65M in revenue

Since launch in July 2020, the most prominent events have been hosted on BuzzCast. Across multiple industries, our platform powered global corporate town halls, internal sales kick-offs, multi-day and multi-track events, educational experiences, marquee conferences and more! BuzzCast continues to host simple to complex experiences, serving brands and production agencies including but not limited to The United Nations, Uber, Shiseido, Waste Management, Anthem Blue Cross and Carnival.

300% Increase in sales pipeline - Q4 to Q1 2022

In 'Q4' 2021, we moved out of 'Stealth Mode', and have seen an immediate and sharp increase in the sales pipeline.  We hired one Account Executive, two SDRs in Q4, as well as Jeff Kreinik—a 20-year veteran of event-tech sales—as our CRO.

Projection analysis

Customers

Trusted by global brands

Business model

We leverage the existing client base of top-tier production companies

We provide top agencies with the technology backbone they need to operate enterprise events. By amplifying their event content and community investment beyond the event itself, we can boost ROI and ROX (return on experience).

Our discipline

Operational Efficiency

BuzzCast’s entire team received extensive training for EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System), a practical methodology that creates a clear operational framework for effectively running a company, while implementing goals and accountability in accomplishing them.

Financial Oversight

BuzzCast works closely with CRI*: Carr, Riggs, Ingram to handle its accounting, strategic financial planning and cash flow management. *Greg Crabtree, author of Simple Numbers, developed a firm to support a system for strategically managing cash flow in a fast-growing startup.

Market

Solve complex problems, then expand the offering

With the Q4 2021 release of our CMS, we've already begun to expand our self-service offerings to enable our production partners and their enterprise clients to handle simpler meetings—in addition to their marquee events.

Market Trend

Competition

BuzzCast stands out in a market filled with outdated technology

BuzzCast's digital platform provides the customization and scale customers expect for their events and other experiential content. With the launch of our integrated CMS in late 2021, brands and production agencies now have the flexibility to seamlessly execute many events at a given time, while also amplifying engagement opportunities for their audiences. BuzzCast also continues to prioritize scale, security, and support across the entire platform, providing a dependable and trustworthy experience enterprise-grade customers require.

Our team is comprised of experienced producers, offering a unique approach to amplifying both virtual and hybrid events.

Vision and strategy

Where BuzzCast is going

Digitize Content with Innovative Blockchain Technology

As the Digital Venue for large corporate and consumer events, BuzzCast is the “expo hall” for users to exchange  ideas and content.  By automatically turning every session, attendee, speaker and, sponsor booths into digital objects that can be collected, exchanged, and redeemed, we believe incredible value can be unlocked for event organizers, sponsors, and attendees.

Funding

Democratize the private investment market

Since expanding our team at the end of last year, we’ve seen tremendous growth, and expect this to increase throughout the fiscal year. Through Republic, everyone will have the opportunity to impact our innovation at the ground level. In turn, BuzzCast will reach its fundraising goals, while also democratizing the private investment market.  

Current investors include:

Founders

Veteran event producers & world-class  web technologists

Our founders launched the industry’s premiere virtual and hybrid event platform in July of 2020. Learn more about then below!

BuzzCast Team

Ryan Byrne

Co-Founder & CEO

Experience includes: Founder & CEO, The Buzz Lab, production company for Oracle, Adobe, eBay, PayPal and more; Founder & CEO, GorillaGuide, Inc.

Luke Peterson

Co-Founder & CPO

Experience includes: Founder & CEO, LAYAIR; President, US Operations, Geenee; Managing Director & Private Banker, First Republic Bank, Wells Fargo

Matthias Thoemmes

Co-Founder & Lead Engineer

Experience includes: Co-Founder & CTO, LayA|R; Senior Web Developer, Geenee; Front+Backend Developer, Ask HELMUT.

Karoline Mikkelsen

Head of Production

Experience includes, 15+ years in event production, NCompass, Ant Farm, Wondros & National Institute of Health; Production Manager, Cirque du Soleil.

Clay Webster

Chief Technical Officer

Experience includes: Head of platform engineering, CBS Interactive; Co-Founder & CTO, Vivoom; Platform Infrastructure, CNET.

Frank Addante

BuzzCast Advisory Board

Engineer turned entrepreneur, building high-tech, high-scale, disruptive technology companies. Experience includes: Founder, Rubicon Project (now Magnite).

Reeve Collins

BuzzCast Advisory Board

Serial entrepreneur focused on Digital Media & Blockchain Technologies. Experience includes: Co-founder & former CEO, Tether; Co-Founder & CEO, Blockv; Co-Founder, SmartMedia Technologies.

Gianna Gaudini

BuzzCast Advisory Board

Author of Amazon Best-Selling book: The Art of Event Planning. Experience includes: Head of Events at Airtable; Head of Events, AWS & SoftBank Vision Fund; 8+ Years, Marketing Events Leader, Google.

JC Oliver

BuzzCast Advisory Board

International speaker on Innovation. Experience includes: Co-Founder & CMO, Recast; Former Global Chief Creative and Innovation Officer, Microsoft; Former Global Chief Creative Officer, AOL.

Rachan (Butch) Reddy

BuzzCast Advisory Board

16+ years of experience investing in and guiding entrepreneurs in scaling innovative companies in the technology space, as well as extensive experience in the Asia market. General Partner, IDG Ventures.