agntan online marketplace that makes it easy for event organizers to book entertainers, has won Edmonton’s Finale Startup TNT‘s Investment Summit VIII.
The app allows customers to browse, book and pay for talent, while agents and artists can manage their careers from the AGNT Pro side, co-founder and CEO Viet Nguyen. Said during the pitch on November 16th. to investors in front of a live audience at Alberta Maine Learning Institute November 16th.
“You can look at AGNT as a way for artists to manage their careers, but you can also look at the data for our purposes and see artists grow,” Nguyen says.
The first iteration of AGNT gained over 12,000 users in the first two months and focused solely on the niche DJ market in Alberta. According to Nguyen, the company has a waiting list of 2,000 users for the next edition, and the first two weeks of beta testing have helped more than 35 reservations.
Nguyen is a partner and talented buyer boudin music canada, he has worked for 23 years.he was responsible for bringing Tiësto in Edmonton before he became a global superstar.
“When I was in my 20s, Tiësto wasn’t a big DJ,” Nguyen said in a Q&A after the pitch. “You grow with them. That’s kind of how AGNT works too.”
AGNT will then focus on reaching out to regional brand ambassadors such as liquor stores, launching the app on iOS and Android, and expanding into the Swedish market in the first half of 2024.
The other Edmonton finalists were. all seeinga radio sensing company with health science applications. drift golfa golf course management tool. kid drop, a shuttle service for busy parents.and Roshan Water Solutionswhich does a quick test of water quality.
Startup TNT held investment summits in three other locations at the same time. Retinalogik We won in Calgary. Fidu We won in Saskatoon.and feedflo We won in Winnipeg. Each winner will receive an angel investment of at least $150,000.
Photo: AGNT co-founder and CEO Viet Nguyen wins the Edmonton side of Startup TNT’s Investment Summit VIII on November 16th.YouTube)