SPECIAL GUEST APP

Investment Profile

Special Guest App makes it extremely simple and affordable for anyone, anywhere to hire LIVE entertainment on demand via mobile and Web apps.

Special Guest App removes friction from the LIVE entertainment booking process by seamlessly facilitating discovery, communication, scheduling, agreement, and payments.

The company was cofounded by actor / comedian Damon Wayans, Jr and serial entrepreneur Kristopher Jones Special Guest App and appears on the first season of Apple’s Hit TV Show Planet of the Apps.

$800,000,000+

Total Box Office Sales for Damon

5

Number of Successful Exits for Kris

$40,000,000

Capital Raised by Kris Jones Start-ups

Discovering Talent

Special Guest takes away the problem for hundreds of thousands of LIVE entertainers struggling to secure work on a regular basis because the process of getting gigs is brutally difficult.

Hire Talent On Demand

Special Guest App leverages mobile to remove friction from the traditional talent booking process enabling anyone, anywhere to discover and hire LIVE entertainment on demand.

Hire Anyone, Anytime

Special Guest takes away the problem for hundreds of thousands of LIVE entertainers struggling to secure work on a regular basis because the process of getting gigs is brutally difficult.

Investment Info

Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA and Wilkes Barre, PA
Description: Special Guest App makes it easier and more affordable for anyone, anywhere to hire LIVE entertainment on demand.
Founders: Damon Wayans, Jr.
Categories: Entertainment; Software
Website: http://www.specialguestapp.com

Total Equity Funding: $1.5M
Most Recent Funding: N/A

Investors:

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Precursor Ventures, Kevin Hart, Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans, Sr., Wilmer Valderrama, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris, Eric Sherman, Jonathan Sherman, Jimmy Lim, Jack Chou, Jeroen Seghers, UM Technologies, APPEK Mobile Apps

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