Gametime Raises $4 Million From Accel Partners And Prominent Professional Sports Team Investors From The Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Giants, Vancouver Whitecaps FC And Derby County FC

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Gametime, the zero-printing-required mobile platform for last-minute access to sporting events, has completed a $4 million financing round led by Accel Partners. The financing round also includes participation from Jeff Mallett, a principal partner of the San Francisco Giants, co-owner and director of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Derby County FC and former founding president and COO of Yahoo!, and Vivek Ranadive, CEO & Founder of Tibco and owner of the Sacramento Kings.

Sam Shank, Co-Founder and CEO of HotelTonight, Jared Simon, Co-Founder and COO of HotelTonight, Aaron Levie, Founder of Box, and Colin Evans, founding executive at StubHub also invested in the round. Evans came to Gametime first as an advisor, then as an investor and now joins as the Company's chief revenue officer.

Gametime provides the leading mobile-first ticketing platform for last minute sports tickets. Fans can currently buy access to MLB, NFL, NCAA, NBA, NHL and MLS venues using Gametime. The company's mobile application is currently available on iOS and Android in 18 major markets across the United States. The investment comes during a period of rapid growth, with tickets sold up upwards of 50% in August over July and up 600% since January.

"We're excited to have Accel Partners and both Jeff Mallett and Vivek Ranadive participate in this current financing round," said Brad Griffith, CEO and Founder of Gametime. "Their collective experience in marketplaces and software solutions for teams will be invaluable as we enhance our best-in-class mobile experience."

Gametime will use the funds to continue the development of the company's user experience and hire new Gametimers who want to build the fan's ultimate mobile companion. The funding round brings total capital raised to date by Gametime to $5 million.

Gametime is creating the best user experience for fans to buy tickets at the last minute. The company's card-on-file, zero printing technology removes friction and encourages fans to get off the couch and experience events live. Gametime's algorithmic curation surfaces the best inventory at the best value and removes the painful exercise of scrolling through thousands of options.

"We saw a lot of similarities between our investment in HotelTonight and what the Gametime team is creating," said Brian O'Malley, partner at Accel Partners. "Gametime's mobile-only approach provides a serious differentiator – by prioritizing the mobile, on-the-go customer, the company will be best positioned to build the most intuitive and user-friendly ticketing experience."

Don't miss out on last-minute tickets for your favorite teams. Download Gametime for your iOS or Android device or visit www.gametime.co/ for more information.

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