Brian Arnone
About Brian Arnone
Brian Arnone has worked in live events and ticketing for more than 25 years. He started in customer service at BASS Tickets in Northern California. He was SVP of Sales at Ticketfly from 2010 to 2015, where he led a sales team of more than 50. Ticketfly was sold to Pandora in 2015.
He then served as President & COO of ShowClix from 2015 to 2020 and led its sales, marketing and client success teams. ShowClix was sold to Providence Strategic Growth in 2017. He was also President & CRO of Patron Technology, the parent company of ShowClix and PatronManager. Its leadership team made nine acquisitions in three years, from mid-2017 to mid-2020.
Later roles include Chief Revenue Officer at Audience Republic (2021), SVP of Head of Sales & Partnerships at Protecht (2021 to 2022), CEO of DipJar (2023 to early 2025) and Chief Strategy Officer at Showpass (from January 2025). He is now President & COO at SIRP AI, an automated sponsorship revenue engine. He is based in Pittsburgh.
Crunchbase lists him as an individual angel investor at the seed stage. It records one personal investment: a pre-seed round in EventHub announced on April 22, 2021. It shows no lead investments, exits or companies founded.
PitchBook lists two investments, EventHub and Zoop Collective, and gives EventHub's deal date as June 2025. Sources disagree on the dates, and the deal sizes are not public. He is also listed as lead advisor and investor at EventHub, and as an advisor to Zoop. Other advisory roles appear in third-party profiles, including SQWAD, REZA and SI Tickets.
Crunchbase and PitchBook both classify him as an angel, and Crunchbase lists seed as his stage. His own bio says he invests in and advises companies across sponsorship, ticketing and fan engagement. His listed investments are in event technology and payments or fan-facing software. He has not published a check size or a statement on what he looks for in a pitch, so neither is given here.
- EventHub: event ticketing and management software. Crunchbase records a pre-seed investment on April 22, 2021, and PitchBook records a seed round in June 2025. He is also lead advisor.
- Zoop: listed on Crunchbase with him as investor and advisor since May 2021. PitchBook lists Zoop Collective as an investment dated January 2022.
- crunchbase.com/person/brian-arnone
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/465529-78
- linkedin.com/in/barnone
- access.intix.org/Full-Article/executive-advisor-and-investor-brian-arn
- theorg.com/org/showpass/org-chart/brian-arnone
- dipjar.com/blog/dipjar-hires-brian-arnone-as-chief-executive-officer
- sc-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/Patron%20Technology%20Established%20as%20Pare
Investing activity
Brian Arnone has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Brian Arnone
Who is Brian Arnone?
He is a live events and ticketing executive based in Pittsburgh. He is President & COO at SIRP AI and an individual angel investor. Earlier he held leadership roles at Ticketfly, ShowClix and Patron Technology.
What stage does Brian Arnone invest in?
Crunchbase lists his investor stage as seed. His recorded investments are a pre-seed round in EventHub in 2021 and a seed round dated 2025 on PitchBook.
What is Brian Arnone's check size?
He has not published a check size, and the deal sizes of his known investments are not public.
What sectors does Brian Arnone back?
He says he invests in and advises companies in sponsorship, ticketing and fan engagement. His known portfolio is in event technology and payments.
Has Brian Arnone invested in AI startups?
No AI investments by him are publicly documented. His AI connection is operating: he is President & COO at SIRP AI, which automates sponsorship revenue.
Where is Brian Arnone based?
He is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Is Brian Arnone an angel investor?
Yes. Brian Arnone invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
How can founders reach Brian Arnone?
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