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James Sapara

Co-founder, Picatic

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James Sapara co-founded Picatic, an event ticketing platform started by University of Saskatchewan graduates, and was its chief technology officer. In 2013 Sapara spoke for the company as it dropped set ticketing fees in favour of pay-what-you-want pricing for organizers, and promoted its crowdfunded ticketing. Eventbrite acquired Picatic in August 2018.

James hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because James co-founded Picatic, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Saskatoon ticket company ditches commissions, feesCBC News
2013

Quick answers

Did James Sapara co-found Picatic?

Yes. Ominocity reported on 2013-05-02 that James Sapara was Picatic's co-founder and CTO, and quoted Sapara saying crowdfunding encouraged people to buy tickets faster than they normally would.

What was Sapara's role at Picatic?

CBC News reported on 2013-06-14 that Sapara was Picatic's chief technology officer. As Picatic began letting event organizers pay any amount they chose instead of set service fees, Sapara estimated the company could forgo up to $80,000 in revenue if no customers paid.

Where did Picatic start?

CBC News reported on 2013-06-14 that Picatic was a Saskatoon company founded four years earlier by University of Saskatchewan graduates.

What happened to Picatic?

CBC News reported on 2018-08-09 that San Francisco-based Eventbrite had acquired Picatic, a ticketing company launched in Saskatchewan.

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