Vendoir is an award-winning one-stop-shop occasion planning app on a mission to make occasions sustainable, stress-free & inclusive. They launched publicly in November 2022, enabling simple sourcing, reserving & administration of occasion suppliers. Vendoir has 10k+ downloads and 100+ bookings to this point, and has been featured in outstanding platforms comparable to Forbes, Metro, Techround, and UKTN.
Vendoir are presently overfunding on Seedrs with 80+ traders and has formidable plans for the longer term. We sat down with the Vendoir staff, Oshoma Zekeri (Co-Founder and CEO), Yoma James-Kukor (Co-Founder and COO), and Charles Ofoegbu (Co-Founder at CTO) to search out out extra.
It’s spectacular that you’re dedicated to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Are you able to speak us by way of how you might be implementing this goal?
At Vendoir, we’re dedicated to creating occasions extra sustainable. We’ve set a goal to contribute to net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
To attain this, we’ve got partnered with a number one local weather tech firm. Within the subsequent few months, our platform will assist customers calculate, cut back, and offset carbon emissions from any occasion. We need to provide our purchasers a seamless method to make their occasions extra sustainable.
This partnership is a game-changer for the occasion trade. For the primary time, occasion organizers could have the instruments and sources they should make their occasions actually sustainable. We’re assured that we are able to contribute massively to the 2040 net-zero carbon emissions goal by making certain anybody/wherever can organise a sustainable occasion.
You simply hit 100% of your crowdfunding goal – congratulations! What has your funding journey been like to this point, and what do you propose to do with the cash you’ve raised?
Thanks for the congratulations! We’re thrilled to have hit our crowdfunding goal. You will need to observe that the funding setting has develop into rather more difficult in current occasions, and we had been ready for it. We needed to work as a staff, keep targeted and proceed to thrive and right now, we are able to see that it’s all paid off. We’ll use the funds to speed up progress, develop new product options, develop our gross sales and advertising staff, enter new markets, and spend money on sustainability initiatives like our partnership with Kilmahelden which can assist speed up our B2B providing. We imagine Vendoir has the potential to revolutionize the occasions trade. We’re excited to make our imaginative and prescient a actuality and assist occasion organizers create extra sustainable, stress-free, and inclusive occasions.
It’s incredible to see that you’ve lately partnered with Kilmahelden, a number one local weather tech firm. What does this imply for Vendoir, and do you will have every other partnerships within the pipeline?
Thanks! We’re enthusiastic about our partnership with Kilmahelden as a result of it should assist us make occasions extra sustainable. Kilmahelden is a number one local weather tech firm that helps companies calculate, cut back, and offset their carbon emissions. For instance, our purchasers will be capable of use Kilmahelden’s platform to calculate the carbon footprint of their occasions, determine methods to scale back emissions and offset any remaining emissions by way of high-quality carbon offset initiatives.
We imagine this partnership is a game-changer for the occasions trade. For the primary time, occasion organizers could have the instruments and sources they should make their occasions actually sustainable.
Along with our partnership with Kilmahelden, we’re additionally in talks with a lot of different potential companions, and we can not wait to share this with our group. We’re notably considering partnering with firms that may assist us obtain our mission by making occasion planning seamless, sustainable, and inclusive.
Vendoir is marketed as taking the stress out of occasions – are you able to inform us a bit extra about how the expertise does this?
Vendoir’s expertise takes the stress out of occasions in a lot of methods. Firstly, we’ve got centralized all occasion planning duties in a single place. We offer a central platform the place occasion organizers can handle all their occasion planning duties, together with discovering and reserving distributors, creating, and managing budgets and communication. This eliminates the necessity to change between completely different instruments and platforms, which might save occasion organizers lots of time and stress.
We’ve simplified the seller reserving course of which makes it simple for occasion organizers to search out and guide distributors with only a few faucets. Occasion organizers can merely seek for distributors by class, location, and availability. As soon as they’ve discovered a vendor that they’re considering, they will contact the seller immediately by way of Vendoir.
Vendoir additionally gives a wide range of instruments to assist occasion organizers handle their contracts and funds with distributors. We even have real-time visibility into the occasion planning course of. This permits them to trace their progress and determine any potential issues early on.
Vendoir additionally sends occasion organizers automated notifications about upcoming deadlines and essential duties. Time is cash and we would like occasion planning to be stress-free and never the present daunting, time-consuming and fewer enjoyable course of.
The place do you see Vendoir in 5 years?
In 5 years, we see Vendoir because the main sustainable international platform for occasion planning and execution. Vendoir might be utilized by occasion organizers of all sizes, from small companies to massive firms, to plan and execute their occasions. Vendoir might be identified for its ease of use, highly effective options, and dedication to sustainability.
Listed below are some particular issues we see Vendoir attaining within the subsequent 5 years:
- Increasing into new markets: Vendoir will develop into new markets, comparable to Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. It will enable Vendoir to assist much more occasion organizers world wide create extra sustainable, stress-free, and inclusive occasions.
- Creating new options: Vendoir will proceed to develop new options to make its platform much more helpful and user-friendly. For instance, Vendoir is growing a brand new characteristic that can enable occasion organizers to purchase, promote and rent sustainable merchandise/tools for his or her occasions, making the complete occasion planning course of ever inexperienced.
- Partnering with different companies: Vendoir will companion with different companies within the occasions trade to supply its purchasers a wider vary of services and products. For instance, Vendoir is partnering with a number one venue firm to supply its purchasers discounted charges on venues.
- Turning into a frontrunner in sustainable occasions: Vendoir will develop into a frontrunner in sustainable occasions. Vendoir will provide its purchasers a wide range of instruments and sources to assist them cut back the environmental influence of their occasions.
We imagine that Vendoir has the potential to revolutionize the occasions trade. Vendoir’s expertise is making occasion planning simpler and fewer disturbing for everybody concerned. Vendoir can also be dedicated to sustainability, which is a crucial concern for a lot of occasion organizers and their visitors.
We’re excited to see what the longer term holds for Vendoir. We imagine that Vendoir has the potential to develop into the main international platform for occasion planning and execution.
What has been the most important studying in your journey to this point?
The largest studying on our journey to this point has been the significance of listening to our customers. Once we first began Vendoir, we had lots of concepts about what options, and performance could be most precious to occasion organizers. Nonetheless, we shortly realized that it was essential to take heed to our customers and perceive their wants.
We’ve realized that one of the simplest ways to construct a profitable product is to deal with fixing actual issues for our customers. We’ve additionally realized that you will need to be versatile and adaptable. The occasions trade is continually altering, and we’d like to have the ability to change our product roadmap accordingly.
Yow will discover out extra about Vendoir’s staff, technique, merchandise and marketing campaign right here.
