RSVPify
“Can a privacy-first, DIY event management platform monetize ticketing volume without becoming a merchant of record?”
Founded2013
HQChicago, Illinois, United States
FoundersAri Driessen
Total raisedCustomer-funded (bootstrapped)
IndustryVertical SaaS / Event Management
The story
RSVPify was founded in 2013 as a DIY event registration and RSVPing tool. It has evolved into a broader event management and ticketing platform serving Fortune 500 corporations, nonprofits, and universities, and remains customer-funded (bootstrapped). Embedded finance is limited to payment acceptance for ticket sales and donations, delivered exclusively through a Stripe integration where the merchant of record is the event organizer, not RSVPify.
Last 12 months
Product timeline
2013
RSVPify founded as an event registration and RSVP management platform.· launch
2018
Partnered with Airbnb to offer accommodations booking within RSVP flow.· partnership
2025
Leadership transition: Travis Granger appointed CEO; founder Ari Driessen becomes Executive Chairman.· leadership
2025
Launched RSVPify 4, next-generation event platform.· product
The stack
2 layers disclosed in RSVPify’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: significant
2 more providers across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.