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November 22, 2021

Weddings, festivals and in-person events are back — and investors are in on the party

Events startup Feast It has raised €5m, the latest in a string of rounds for in-person events startups


Freya Pratty

4 min read

London Pride, which used Feast It's platform.

In-person events are back, and people want to make up for lost time. In the UK, a ticketing platform said it had seen people spending 172% more on events compared with pre-pandemic — and there are about a million people set to get married after postponing weddings during lockdown.

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Feast It's cofounders Digby Vollrath and Hugo Campbell
Feast It's cofounders Digby Vollrath and Hugo Campbell
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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