Nowadays is on the mission of making it simple to bring people together with AI-powered event planning
Dec. 18th, 2024
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"🤯 Feel overloaded to prepare for corporate events? Become exhausted with the hassle of dealing with venues, caterers, etc.? No worries, Nowadays is here to help. You’ll see organizing a high-budget event has never been so simple 😉. How? Discover below👇"
🚀 Nowadays: an AI-powered event planning startup founded in 2023 by talented sisters Anna Sun, CEO, and Amy Yan, COO.
Graduating from prestigious universities MIT & Johns Hopkins in the roles of class presidents, Anna & Amy experienced time-consuming, inefficient logistics tasks when they organized the class events. Realizing the necessity of addressing the problem, they applied for Y Combinator and established Nowadays.
The startup successfully raised $2M seed round in Dec. 2024, funded by YC, Basis Set Ventures, Hike VC, etc.
To date, Nowadays’ service has been trusted by various famous brands such as Google, Amazon, Notion, Supabase, etc. with over $4M worth of events booked via Nowadays.
🌟 Outstanding features that set Nowadays apart:
Using LLM AI (Large Language Model) & a combined model of OpenAI, Anthropic, & its proprietary coding, Nowadays’ system processes automated contacts with venues, caterers, & suppliers by email and phone to get availability, deal with back-and-forth negotiations, & present the best bids for event planner.
With a large database of 400,000 global venues & vendors, Nowadays gathers & provides the best information for event planners to make better decisions, which helps them save time and focus on creating memorable experiences instead of getting bogged down by logistics.
🎯 Nowadays’ future plan:
- Growing & refining the database of 400,000 venues and vendors.
- Innovating & automating the processes, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI in event planning.
- Continuously iterating on AI models to enhance negotiation, contracting, and payment processes.
"Face-to-face interactions are irreplaceable in our society, especially for businesses that want to engage employees and build team culture. Looking forward to seeing Nowadays go far with their inspiring mission.✊"