Fan experience platform Skippio secures €540k in seed funding
Skippio, an Irish tech start-up which has developed an innovative platform to enhance the fan experience at large-scale venues and events, today announced that it has secured €540,000 in seed funding.
The investment round, led by private investors with the support of Enterprise Ireland High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) funding, will be used by the company to scale into the UK market.
Skippio wasfounded in 2022 by Daniel Coen and is headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin.
Skippio improves fan experiences at events by allowing users to order and pay for food and beverages from anywhere in a venue without ever having to join a queue, receiving real-time updates of how their orders are progressing, and once ready they use an express area or lane to collect their order.
Daniel Coen, CEO and founder, Skippio, said: “Our solution is currently reducing queue times by over 90% compared to the global industry average, ensuring fans spend more time enjoying the event they paid good money to attend with friends and family rather than standing around in queues. By significantly reducing the number of people dropping out of queues, Skippio is delivering a win-win for event goers and operators alike.”
Skippio has to date completed the three phases of the Enterprise Ireland funded New Frontiers Programme delivered by IADT Media Cube in partnership with NovaUCD. The company was also one of the first Irish start-ups to successfully obtain Enterprise Ireland PSSF (Pre-Seed Start Fund) funding of €100,000.
Coen continued: “Our goal at Skippio is to have all the best venues and events on one platform for event goers, so users don’t have to download or login to multiple apps, that they rarely use and often delete. We plan to start rewarding users with loyalty points, discounts and free gifts very shortly with some major partnerships in the works, our aim is to be the market leader in this space.”
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