Eventnoire, a Chicago startup, was recently announced as the exclusive ticketing partner of Ye's Vulture’s Rave Listening Party. The global icon and production prodigy has a habit of showing love to his hometown. The next level listening party featured Ye & North West, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Offset, Chris Brown, Kodak Black, and many more.
Chicagoans are known for bravado but indeed “stand on business”, and creativity is a commodity our city knows how to sell. Ye chose to rock with the premier startup that authentically pushes boundaries and rejects cultural norms. Seeing the need for development of a platform to meet the unique social needs of the Black community, co-founders Femi Masha and Jeff Osuji created a way to promote and connect to cultural events. They are visionaries. Tech startups are most often owned and operated by white men. But there is more than enough space to create tech products and services with the pulse of the people in mind.
The firm was a previous winner of Mountain Dew’s Real Change Opportunity Fund Competition, a 2022 Google Black Founders Fund recipient and has successfully raised $1 million as reported in Black Dollar Magazine.
Event curators indeed are cashing in from being part of the Eventnoire platform. With over 3,000 event hosts and revenue exceeding $5 million for curators it isn’t a surprise why the company is turning heads as they claim dibs on a portion of the $94 billion global ticketing industry. As disruptors of the tech space, they are proving two things to be true. First, Eventnoire is clearly the plug for elevated lifestyles of leisure. Second, all things dope come from Chicago.
Dr. Mila Marshall is an environmental professional and journalist with a passion for advancing sustainability in all sectors. Her passion is directed towards urban food systems in segregated cities.