PartySlate raises $1.6 million
PartySlate, an online platform to connect event providers with people looking to plan weddings, meetings and celebrations, has raised another $1.6 million.
PartySlate, which is similar to home-building and decorating site Houzz, went live in May. Event vendors, such as photographers, caterers and venue providers, post photos of their work and profiles. Consumers browse the site looking for ideas and providers. More than 2,000 vendors have posted so far on the site, says CEO and co-founder Julie Novack.
The company has 12 employees, up from five a year ago. PartySlate has expanded from Chicago to Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Next up is New York. Novack hopes to be in a dozen cities by year-end. Based at 1871, PartySlate has participated in both WiSTEM, an incubator at 1871 for women-led tech companies, and Techstars Chicago, an accelerator at 1871.
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