“Can a vertical SaaS platform for attraction operators become the financial and operational OS for the global attractions industry by embedding payments, cashless guest wallets, and real-time data into one unified platform?”
Connect&GO was founded in 2013 as an RFID hardware/wristband solutions provider for short-term live events including the Super Bowl and Olympics. In 2019 the company recognized the ceiling on event-based revenue and began pivoting toward a permanent attraction management SaaS platform. COVID-19 accelerated this shift — the company redirected entirely to building Konnect, an all-in-one cloud platform for theme parks, waterparks, zoos, and museums. Embedded payments via Adyen for Platforms became a core revenue driver, enabling cashless guest experiences and growing platform transactional volume to several hundred million dollars. The 2022 Series A funded international expansion, particularly into Europe.
Connect&GO processes payments through Adyen for Platforms and Adyen.
Connect&GO was founded by Anthony Palermo and Dominic Gagnon and is founded in 2013, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Connect&GO has raised $17M+ in total (latest round: Series A, 2022).
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