Hello! We're Ellivent.

Learn more about our mission to change the world of Trade Shows and Events

OUR MISSION

Empower Trade Show Planners

We know from experience that managing trade shows and exhibits is really hard – it’s expensive, involves lots of moving parts, and is hard to measure. That’s why we’re changing the way exhibitors, trade shows, events and vendors work together.

Our planning tools reduce the drudgery of exhibiting at trade shows and simplify the process of working with a team. We want to make sure you never miss out on important deadlines and can create consistent brand experiences from one event to the next - regardless of who is planning the event.

Our marketplace brings transparency into the world of trade shows. Exhibitors can research and compare shows and sort through vendors and exhibit houses based on price and reputation. Through reviews and feedback, we hope to give exhibitors the power to influence the way that events operate for the better.

OUR VALUES

Principles That Guide Us (3 E’s)

Empowerment

We believe that exhibitors should have a voice in the trade shows they attend. By providing a forum where users can share their experiences, we drive trust and transparency in an industry known for outrageous hidden costs.

Efficiency

We’re nuts about getting stuff done the right way the first time. We want to make sure that every event you attend or exhibit at delivers results, is on-brand, and done at the lowest cost possible.

Enablement

We’re here to take the challenge out of managing trade shows. That’s why we’re applying best-in-class technologies to build bespoke tools that simplify trade show planning and execution.

Founders

Before starting Ellivent, Greg founded Tip Network, a company that sought to fundamentally change the way the world sees and participates in the hospitality industry. Greg has attended and exhibited at over 50 trade shows over the course of his career. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and is actively involved in mentoring other entrepreneurs at their Lavin Entrepreneurship Center.

A former Googler who specializes in leading marketing, analytics, UX, and site optimization teams at startup companies, Matt has a knack for delivering results, building high-performance teams, and building marketing technology stacks from the ground up. Over his career, Matt has managed over $1.5M in trade show budgets. He has an MBA from the Rady School at UC San Diego.

Jesse has been creating enterprise-level web applications and developing solutions for startups for the past 16 years. Before Ellivent, Jesse was a Cloud Engineer for Informa Exhibitions. Jesse graduated from Thompson Rivers University and holds several certifications as a Network Professional and Architecture System Engineer and is a Certified Scrum Master.

Advisors

OUR STORY

Ellivent started in a Starbucks in Kearny Mesa, California. Matthew Parry was catching up with his ex-colleague Greg Crisci and describing his frustration at managing trade shows. Existing solutions were only a slight improvement over the spreadsheets they used and, being new to his company’s industry, he didn’t intuitively know which shows were worth attending. Over the course of the past two years, he had worked with three different event coordinators who each managed the shows and show schedule differently – each time someone new came along, they had to figure out where everything was. Deadlines and important activities were sometimes missed in the shuffle.

As an entrepreneur and product manager who had also attended and exhibited at dozens of shows, Greg understood how sales teams could benefit from better planning and how companies could leverage technology to better target prospects.

Greg’s previous company, Tip Network had a successful exit and he saw an opportunity to transform the trade show industry the same way he had tackled back-office payments for the hospitality space. After speaking with over a hundred potential customers, Matt and Greg decided to pursue the idea full time. They later met Jesse – a full-stack developer who had experience delivering solutions for startups and the trade show industry.

Hello! We're Ellivent.

OUR MISSION

Empower Trade Show Planners

OUR VALUES

Principles That Guide Us (3 E’s)

Empowerment

Efficiency

Enablement

Founders

Greg Crisci

Matt Parry

Jesse V.

Advisors

OUR STORY

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