About us

What's it like to be on demand?

History

• Mar 2015

  
  

  Live on Demand organizes the biggest ever crowdfunded event. Five lean startup enthusiasts managed to gather 800 fans and 10 sponsoring companies for best-seller author and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Eric Ries. Read all about it here

• Feb 2015

  
  

  Live on Demand enters the Rockstart Web & Mobile Accelerator program for startups. Selected from 600 startups, 10 startups from 5 different countries enter in a 150 day program to accelerate growth.

• Jan 2015

  
  Live on Demand starts professional services. Event organizers, bookers, artists or their representatives can use at Live on Demand to start or adopt campaigns. The service is announced at Eurosonic Festival.
• Nov 2014

  
  Within 4 weeks 1000 fans joined the campaign of Michael and Orlando to get the famous 80's hit machine SOS Band live on stage. DJ legend Erik de Zwart hosts the party.
• Nov 2014

  
  At the Accenture Innovation Awards 2014, Live on Demand reached the finals of a pitch competition in the Media & Entertainment Category.
• Oct 2014

  
  At Dublin Websummit, the biggest Internet and startup event in the world, we reached the final rounds of the prestigious Coca Cola Pitch Awards. From a selection of 1500 international startups, we were with the 20 best companies. 
• Jun 2014

  
  Nearly 400 fans gathered for Ricardo Semler’s vision on corporate democracy - “The key to management is to get rid of managers". Starter Herman and the first 40 fans that joined the crowdfunding campaign had a personal meet & greet with Ricardo - Read more
• Apr 2014

  
  

  Starter Jacqueline gathered 85 fans to crowdfund Edial Dekker, founder of Gidsy, to open Appril festival. Edial shared his thoughts on launching apps and building a startup. Not after Jacqueline, Edial and the community enjoyed drinks and dinner.

• Mar 2014

  
  Sundays is a very ambitious and intelligent SF movie. Director Mischa Rozema had this project funded by the crowd at Kickstarter. In style of the master, a fan named Martijn crowdfunded 50 fans for a two-hour lecture about the making of “Sundays" including exclusive new footage - Read more
• Nov 2013

  
  Anne, a mom concerned about her children having to take to much testing in school, gathered over 500 parents and teachers in her campaign. Together they crowdfunded Alfie Kohn, America's  most well known critic of the classical education system. It was the first time in 15 years he lectured outside the US - Read more
• Oct 2013

  
  On a rainy Sunday afternoon singer songwriter Mr. A Balladeer did a living room concert in Alkmaar for 30 fans crowdfunded by Nancy. In the living room of another fan who Nancy had never met before - Read more
• Oct 2013

  
  Our first event. Inspired by his TedX speeches, Roos invited Rory Sutherland. After 10 days of crowdfunding she succeeded in finding enough fans to book her favorite speaker to a stage nearby. 150 people joined - Read more
• Aug 2013

  
  During the summer of 2013 the founders hired the first team members to start with 'fanfinding and starter support' the core processes of Live on Demand. The first 15 locations in Amsterdam were selected as preferred venues.
• May 2013

  
  Launch of Live on Demand. Within one week, fans had started the first 10 crowdfunding campaigns.
• Oct 2012

  
  During monday night meetings in Cafe Shape the idea of Live on Demand is forming in the minds of the founders. Red wine, mindmaps, lines of copy and many sketches (this one by YANi)
• Aug 2012

  
  When they met at a party, Yani shared a deep frustration with his friends Thijs and Ysbrand. About missing a concert of his favourite jazz musician. "How come I didn't know about this event? Who decides this anyway? Why can't you start a live performance by yourself?"  
  Yes, why can't you.