U2’s Edge invests in ticketing start-up Coras
The Dublin company says its API-based solution will "move the industry … to a responsive model that matches consumers' changing lifestyles"
News By IQ | 28 March 2017
U2 guitarist the Edge is among the latest investors in Coras, an Irish start-up which enables ticket agencies to integrate inventory into third-party websites, allowing “customers to buy tickets for any event or activity through sites they already use”.
The Edge is one of several participants in a €1.9 million funding round, led by private-equity firm Atlantic Bridge and also including Hambro Perks and Elkstone Capital, ahead of the platform’s launch later this year.
Coras CEO Mark McLaughlin (pictured) comments: “We’re very happy to have Atlantic Bridge lead this investment combined with all the other investors that participated in the round. Their experience in launching and scaling global technology companies will prove invaluable to Coras.
“We believe that ticketing will no longer solely be…
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