Event tech firm creates jobs with £3m investment

Leeds-based event technology company Ticket Arena is creating 11 new jobs as part of a £3m investment.

The company, which has just launched its Ticket Arena app on iOS are set to launch their new consumer website imminently.

Ticket Arena services 5,000 events every year across the UK, Europe and Asia, with £50m turnover in 2016.

Reshad Hossenally, managing director of Ticket Arena and Event Genius said: “With the £3 million investment into the business and the new site well underway, it’s a seriously exciting time to be at the company and these new jobs are an indicator of our ambitions.”

“Our new business development roles signal our intent to increase our presence in the European events market, while the additions we plan to make to our already talented team of in-house developers and designers will enable us to improve our Event Genius platform and deliver the innovations that we have in pipeline.”