<s>
Gametime	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
ticket	O
marketplace	O
app	O
developed	O
by	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Brad	B-Application
Griffith	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiple	O
funding	O
rounds	O
following	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
has	O
raised	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
from	O
various	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
received	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
each	O
SportsBusiness	O
Daily	O
and	O
the	O
Appy	O
Awards	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
was	O
named	O
among	O
the	O
fastest-growing	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
in	O
various	O
categories	O
by	O
Deloitte	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Accel	O
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametime	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
tickets	O
for	O
sports	O
events	O
,	O
including	O
MLB	O
,	O
NFL	B-Application
,	O
NCAA	O
,	O
NBA	B-Application
,	O
NHL	O
and	O
MLS	B-Language
games	O
and	O
WrestleMania	O
,	O
AMA	O
Supercross	O
Championship	O
and	O
PGA	O
Tour	O
events	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
music	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
concerts	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
performances	O
,	O
including	O
comedy	O
and	O
theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
curates	O
available	O
tickets	O
from	O
suppliers	O
that	O
include	O
teams	O
,	O
primary	O
and	O
secondary	O
ticket	O
outlets	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
time	O
draws	O
closer	O
to	O
an	O
event	O
's	O
start	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
strategically	O
reduces	O
ticket	O
prices	O
for	O
last-minute	O
customers	O
,	O
as	O
those	O
tickets	O
generally	O
lose	O
value	O
during	O
this	O
timeframe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametime	B-Application
recorded	O
that	O
around	O
80%	O
of	O
transactions	O
take	O
place	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
days	O
before	O
an	O
event	O
,	O
50%	O
of	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
10%	O
after	O
that	O
event	O
's	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Payment	O
transactions	O
are	O
handled	O
using	O
Apple	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
,	O
respective	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
platform	O
;	O
additional	O
integrations	O
for	O
PayPal	O
's	O
Venmo	O
service	O
were	O
added	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
third-party	O
support	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametime	B-Application
High	O
Fives	O
,	O
a	O
rewards	O
program	O
introduced	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
rewarded	O
people	O
who	O
bought	O
tickets	O
to	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
MLB	O
events	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
home	O
team	O
won	O
,	O
a	O
voucher	O
for	O
use	O
within	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
Snap	O
and	O
Sell	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
user-side	O
ticket	O
resale	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Snap	O
and	O
Sell	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
take	O
pictures	O
of	O
sports	O
tickets	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
analyzed	O
using	O
optical	B-Application
character	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
for	O
validity	O
and	O
placed	O
onto	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
marketplace	O
if	O
they	O
apply	O
to	O
its	O
venue	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametime	B-Application
Connect	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
saw	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
two	O
friends-based	O
features	O
;	O
users	O
could	O
see	O
whether	O
friends	O
were	O
presently	O
selling	O
tickets	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
directly	O
buy	O
those	O
specific	O
tickets	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
friends	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
attend	O
an	O
event	O
,	O
enabling	O
users	O
to	O
buy	O
tickets	O
for	O
it	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
attend	O
it	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametime	B-Application
FanViews	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
allows	O
Gametime	B-Application
customers	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
seating	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
through	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
photos	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
they	O
attended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founder	O
Brad	B-Application
Griffith	I-Application
,	O
formerly	O
a	O
senior	O
financial	O
analyst	O
for	O
Google	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
digital	O
instant-ticketing	O
system	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
when	O
he	O
missed	O
the	O
first	O
inning	O
of	O
an	O
October	O
2012	O
National	O
League	O
Championship	O
Series	O
game	O
between	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Giants	O
and	O
the	O
St.	O
Louis	O
Cardinals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
convinced	O
that	O
there	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
simpler	O
way	O
to	O
purchase	O
event	O
tickets	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
decided	O
to	O
start	O
developing	O
an	O
app	O
that	O
would	O
fit	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
to	O
go	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
product	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
smartphones	O
running	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
followed	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
devices	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
only	O
offered	O
tickets	O
for	O
select	O
stadiums	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
but	O
soon	O
expanded	O
to	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presently	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
offers	O
tickets	O
in	O
60	O
cities	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
advanced	O
into	O
offering	O
tickets	O
for	O
college	O
football	O
,	O
adding	O
50	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
'	O
top	O
programs	O
to	O
their	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
expand	O
into	O
tickets	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
industry	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
for	O
concerts	O
,	O
to	O
broaden	O
their	O
market	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
employed	O
80	O
staff	O
members	O
in	O
its	O
San	O
Francisco	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Griffith	O
,	O
the	O
average	O
Gametime	B-Application
user	O
is	O
a	O
31-year	O
old	O
white	O
male	O
with	O
a	O
household	O
income	O
of	O
,	O
younger	O
than	O
average	O
customers	O
of	O
other	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
nearly	O
an	O
inverse	O
"	O
of	O
MLB	O
's	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
market	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
aims	O
at	O
targeting	O
millennials	O
,	O
which	O
comprise	O
75%	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
funding	O
for	O
Gametime	B-Application
covered	O
backed	O
by	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
HotelTonight	O
,	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
sports	O
clubs	O
like	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Giants	O
,	O
and	O
Xobni	O
co-founder	O
Matt	O
Brezina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
September	O
2014	O
seed	O
funding	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Accel	O
Partners	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
received	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
investment	O
,	O
StubHub	O
's	O
founder	O
and	O
investment	O
partner	O
,	O
Colin	O
Evans	O
,	O
moved	O
to	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
as	O
chief	O
revenue	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
independently	O
hosted	O
series	O
B	O
round	O
attracted	O
new	O
investors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
GV	O
,	O
Evolution	O
Media	O
Partners	O
and	O
StartX	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
round	O
,	O
held	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
raised	O
another	O
for	O
Gametime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
raised	O
from	O
such	O
investors	O
as	O
Nimble	O
Partners	O
(	O
including	O
Golden	O
State	O
Warriors	O
owner	O
John	O
Burbank	O
)	O
,	O
Maven	O
Ventures	O
,	O
Accel	O
,	O
GV	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
signed	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
digital	O
fan	O
destination	O
Bleacher	O
Report	O
for	O
integration	O
within	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
Team	O
Stream	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
Team	O
Stream	O
would	O
show	O
its	O
users	O
advertisements	O
of	O
inexpensive	O
tickets	O
for	O
upcoming	O
games	O
of	O
their	O
sports	O
teams	O
of	O
interest	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
directly	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
venues	O
 '	O
pages	O
within	O
Gametime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Ticketmaster	O
entered	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Gametime	B-Application
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
distribute	O
their	O
tickets	O
over	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
with	O
proceeds	O
shared	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
and	O
the	O
tickets	O
 '	O
respective	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
partnership	O
,	O
Ticketmaster	O
sought	O
to	O
better	O
reach	O
Gametime	B-Application
's	O
young	O
target	O
audience	O
and	O
"	O
fish	O
where	O
the	O
fish	O
are	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ticketmaster	O
's	O
chief	O
commercial	O
officer	O
,	O
Greg	O
Economou	O
,	O
12,000	O
teams	O
and	O
venues	O
that	O
used	O
Ticketmaster	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
secondary	O
purchase	O
option	O
through	O
Gametime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
revenue	O
growth	O
of	O
3,856	O
%	O
between	O
2013	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
fastest	O
growing	O
digital	O
content/media/entertainment	O
company	O
"	O
in	O
Deloitte	O
's	O
2017	O
Technology	O
Fast	O
500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
further	O
revealed	O
Gametime	B-Application
United	I-Application
as	O
the	O
fastest-growing	O
consumer	O
products	O
company	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Brian	O
O'Malley	O
of	O
Accel	O
Partners	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
reached	O
in	O
gross	O
sales	O
in	O
their	O
2016	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
fastest	O
growing	O
ticketing	O
company	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Gametime	B-Application
was	O
named	O
"	O
Best	O
in	O
Mobile	O
Fan	O
Experience	O
"	O
by	O
SportsBusiness	O
Daily	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Events	O
"	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
Appy	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
