GTHR

Event planning marketplace raising $400K to expand from 5 to 17 US cities

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GTHR is an exclusive event planning marketplace where consumers can book a vetted event planner in under 60 seconds. With gthr, event planners are booked by project, to fit within any budget, making a historically elite service accessible to many.

GTHR's 12 month FCST is $500K  in revenue, and we've received over 2.5K event planner applications in the last few months alone.

We're raising $0.39M to cover the cost of paid partnerships with the Knot, WeddingWire, & Zola, as well as for recruitment as we expand to 17 cities.

Problem GTHR solves:
  • Event planning is expensive & archaic
  • Social media exacerbates expectations (example: a gender reveal used to be a phone call, but is now a party)
  • Digital tools published by competitors don't solve for day of support (IRL)
  • Consumers don't trust industry agnostic marketplaces with their most special celebrations, such as their wedding day

How GTHR is the solution:
  • Vetted planners
  • Transparent pricing
  • No minimum for virtual planning
  • Simplified hourly event coordination & set up

Current product
  • www.letsgthr.com
  • Client books within minutes, gthr team matches them with a vetted planner in their area and they begin working together 
  • Virtual projects begin immediately
  • Day of coordination clients are matched 60 days from their event, and have access to the gthr team for planning advice in the interim

Business model
  • gthr takes 25% of each match
  • Payment from the client is taken up front

Early traction
  • 2.5K applications for gthr event planner roles in the last 90 days
  • 12 month rolling FCST of $500K in  revenue

Competitive advantages
  • For consumer: ease of booking, complimentary planning tips &  tools, hourly pricing to fit within any budget
  • For planners: ease of customer acquisition, much lower CAC, complimentary trainings, planner community

Events market size (2023) & consumer behavior validation
  • $890B worldwide, +12% CAGR anticipated
  • $322B US, +17% CAGR anticipated
  • $71B US weddings, +29% CAGR anticipated
  • Pinterest MAU's continues to show steady growth -- 463 million in the US, +7% MOM

Resources

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