4. Organizing events is financially and
operationally risky
-High up front costs
-Low turnouts
THE PROBLEM
5. Gatheric confirms events only
when there is sufficient
committed, financial interest
from attendees
THE SOLUTION
6. Transparency:
• Attendees can see the level of
commitment and who else is coming
Urgency:
• Unless the event has enough demand,
the event won’t happen
THE SOLUTION
7. 4% FIXED
0% FOR NON-PROFITS
Charges commissions on funds raised
BUSINESS MODEL
8. THE MARKET
$2.7Bil
Raised through CFP in 2012[1]
$90-95Bil
Size of CFP market in 2025[1]
$565Bil
Size of the event planning
industry in US in 2014[3]
$142Bil
Spent in private training in US
in 2013 ($307bil worldwide)[2]
$12.8Bil
Revenue generated by trade
show & conference planning
industry in the US in 2014[5]
$9.5Bil
Revenue generated by tutoring
& private instructions in 2015[2]
9. • Currently in soft launch
• Music Promoters, tech meetups,
full payment integration
• Next Phase:
• Paid acquisition, iPhone App
PATH FORWARD