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HeadBox

Celebrating 10 years of events expertise

We bringppl people andpplspaces together to make brilliant things happen, everywhere

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10 years in numbers

The impact we've made together in transforming the global events industry through technology

16k
Venues we have worked with
150k
Events put through HeadBox
6m
Number of attendees

Global footprint, local impact

Ten years ago, we started with a vision to connect corporate event planners with unique, inspiring, iconic, and creative venues. Today, HeadBox is an AI-powered venue booking platform with 30,000+ spaces for hire across London, New York, Sydney, Dublin and Melbourne.

New York City

📅 Launched 2025 🏫 205 venues 🎉 4,000 events
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-74.364169
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Dublin

📅 Launched 2024 🏫 274 venues 🎉 6,000 events
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Melbourne

📅 Launched 2023 🏫 337 venues 🎉 16,000 events
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Sydney

📅 Launched 2022 🏫 417 venues 🎉 25,000 events
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London

📅 Launched 2015 🏫 6,800 venues 🎉 85,000 events
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Our story

HeadBox was born out of frustration when, in 2015, our CEO Andrew Needham tried to find a venue for one of his clients. What confronted him were uninspiring spaces, inefficient processes and no transparent pricing. There had to be a better way. That day the vision of HeadBox was born. Since then we have stuck true to our mission to bring people and spaces together to make brilliant things happen, everywhere.

2015
HeadBox is born  
Andrew Needham launches HeadBox, a new platform that aims to transform the painful process of booking venues, and reinvent the way people book creative and inspiring spaces.
2016
UK expansion
Momentum builds: the team expands to 10 people as they focus on driving demand to the HeadBox marketplace, expanding to Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Liverpool.
2017
HeadBox for Business beta goes live
Growing corporate demand leads to the HeadBox for Business product being built, leading to their first enterprise business client.
2018
Plan, book, manage, track
HeadBox for Business starts to offer companies an end-to-end events management solution. The product shift sets the foundation for long-term SaaS growth.
2019
Lead Feed launches
A record year for bookings and revenue, with a growing list of blue-chip clients. The team scales, and Lead Feed launches, turning HeadBox from a marketplace to a matchmaking service.
2020
Innovating through adversity
The pandemic hits, bringing the events industry to a standstill. HeadBox pivots quickly, continuing to invest in technology and managing y-o-y growth. HeadBox Australia is launched by Ali Lord.
2021
HeadBox means Business
HeadBox continue to sign up the world's most forward-thinking companies to manage their meetings and events programmes through HeadBox for Business.
2022
Mission critical
HeadBox doubles down on its mission to bring people and spaces together to make brilliant things happen, everywhere. Lead Feed continues to grow from strength to strength, with significant strides in product innovation. Enquiries double year-on-year as HeadBox accelerates out of the pandemic.
2023
Service super-charged by software
HeadBox for Business is supercharged with the launch of HeadBox Zero, its suite of sustainability tools and Event HQ, which makes them 3x faster than traditional venue finding services. HeadBox Australia celebrates 3 years!
2024
...And the winner is
HeadBox wins Venue Finding Agency of the Year at the Conference News Agency Awards whilst maintaining 100% retention for our enterprise customers. HeadBox 3D Studio launches a new sales tool that combines immersive venue tours with AI agents.
2025
HeadBox goes global!
HeadBox starts its 10th year by securing £3 million in funding to expand into New York, growth in Australia and across APAC to truly become a global player.

10 years of making brilliant things happen

Behind every successful event are the people that make it happen. Here we have some of your favourite memories from a decade

Mine has to be venue finding and delivering that first CX Circle together with Hannah Tyler in 2022! Only an award-winning event in the perfect event space at The Brewery on Chiswell Street!

Jack

Turner

HeadBox

It has to be the Three Peaks... Andrew Needham serenading us up the mountain, Charlie Marr on his 17th M&S sandwich of the day, Dan Jackson being quizzed on his love life and the continuous force feed of M&M's

Kellie

Wragg

Ex-HeadBoxer

Winning our first major event industry award at the Conference News Agency Awards! Celebrating the afternoon with Cristina Chimenti, Jane Dibble, Anna Thorncroft MCIPS and Edel Finn 🏆

Joanna

Crosby

HeadBox

Coming third place for Agency of the Year at MIA List Awards 2024 in Liverpool!! 🏆

Chloe

Voyles

Ex-HeadBox

Doing our Trek26 marathon walk for Alzheimer's Society in 2022 with Andrew Needham and Eleana Forson and I hitting full delirium and declaring ourselves 'Chief Stick Masters' walking with sticks we found on the ground...

Sophie

Taylor

Ex-HeadBoxer

Andrew doing his Benny Hill impression with a bucket of food at my house being chased by my pet sheep and goat! Thanks to Gemma for capturing the moment on camera! 🤣🤣

Karen

Hutchings

HeadBox Board

Visiting HeadBox Australia with Sheridan Roberts, seeing Sadie Connors and Ali Lord in Sydney! Epic trip 🌍

Grace

Louisy

HeadBox

My fondest is probably the HeadBox launch party at Banking Hall (Jack Needham on the decks ofc). Getting those first 1000 spaces on the platform and 500 people through the door that night….what a ride Sadie Connors & Joanne Allan 😂

Ann-Marie

Rossiter

Ex-HeadBoxer

My fondest is probably the HeadBox launch party at Banking Hall (Jack Needham on the decks ofc). Getting those first 1000 spaces on the platform and 500 people through the door that night….what a ride Sadie Connors & Joanne Allan 😂

Ann-Marie

Rossiter

Ex-HeadBoxer

Visiting HeadBox Australia with Sheridan Roberts, seeing Sadie Connors and Ali Lord in Sydney! Epic trip 🌍

Grace

Louisy

HeadBox

Andrew doing his Benny Hill impression with a bucket of food at my house being chased by my pet sheep and goat! Thanks to Gemma for capturing the moment on camera! 🤣🤣

Karen

Hutchings

HeadBox Board

Doing our Trek26 marathon walk for Alzheimer's Society in 2022 with Andrew Needham and Eleana Forson and I hitting full delirium and declaring ourselves 'Chief Stick Masters' walking with sticks we found on the ground...

Sophie

Taylor

Ex-HeadBoxer

Coming third place for Agency of the Year at MIA List Awards 2024 in Liverpool!! 🏆

Chloe

Voyles

Ex-HeadBox

Winning our first major event industry award at the Conference News Agency Awards! Celebrating the afternoon with Cristina Chimenti, Jane Dibble, Anna Thorncroft MCIPS and Edel Finn 🏆

Joanna

Crosby

HeadBox

It has to be the Three Peaks... Andrew Needham serenading us up the mountain, Charlie Marr on his 17th M&S sandwich of the day, Dan Jackson being quizzed on his love life and the continuous force feed of M&M's

Kellie

Wragg

Ex-HeadBoxer

Mine has to be venue finding and delivering that first CX Circle together with Hannah Tyler in 2022! Only an award-winning event in the perfect event space at The Brewery on Chiswell Street!

Jack

Turner

HeadBox

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Building on a decade of domain knowledge we are harnessing the power of AI to make finding and booking your ideal venue faster, smarter, and more intuitive than ever before.
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Frequently asked questions

What is HeadBox?

HeadBox is an AI-powered venue booking platform that connects corporate event planners with unique, inspiring, iconic, and creative venues worldwide for meetings and events. We have 30,000+ venues for hire across London, New York, Sydney, Dublin and Melbourne. Unlike traditional venue marketplaces, HeadBox operates as an AI-powered matchmaking service that analyses thousands of data points to deliver hyper-personalised venue recommendations for corporate event planners that are ready to book.Trusted by the world’s best companies, including Sky, PWC, Dentsu, Havas, and EDF, who rely on HeadBox to manage their entire Meetings and Events programmes.

With over 10 years of proven expertise, our award-winning venue finding platform is supported by a team of event planning experts who are there to help and have successfully helped major corporate clients deliver over 50,000 events across 6 continents, handling everything from intimate 5-person board meetings to large-scale 5,000+ person conferences.

HeadBox.com is our free-to-use venue-finding platform. Book the best, unique, creative and inspiring venues today. It only takes 2 minutes. Start Booking.

Unlike other venue finding platforms HeadBox specializes on helping corporate event planners and bookers find the best unique, creative and inspiring venues, event suppliers and accommodation for corporate and business meetings and events.

HeadBox for Business is unique service-led meetings and events software supercharged by AI that enables corporate enterprise teams as well as SMEs to plan, book, and manage all their events in one place. We combine innovative AI technology with award-winning human expertise to deliver end-to-end event management that goes beyond venue-finding. Trusted by leading organizations including Accenture, KPMG, Sky, EDF, and dentsu, HeadBox for Business increases spend visibility and control, streamlines the booking process for maximum efficiency, secures an average of 20% cost savings, and helps clients achieve net-zero carbon emissions through comprehensive sustainability tracking and insights.

HeadBox for Venues is a free-to-list platform designed to maximize your venue's revenue potential by connecting you directly with high-intent corporate event bookers. Our AI-powered system filters and delivers pre-qualified leads that perfectly match your venue's capabilities, eliminating hours of prospecting while filling your downtime with profitable bookings. Trusted by corporate event bookers globally, we help venues drive enquiries, increase efficiency, boost conversion rates, and enhance discoverability through AI-optimized content.

How does HeadBox work?

HeadBox is an AI-powered platform that intelligently matches corporate event planners with the perfect venues for their meetings and events, making venue booking simple and easy. We're 100% free to use. Only pay the venue you book.Here's how our 3-step process works:

1. Tell us about your event - The more details, the better!
Share your corporate event requirements through our intelligent booking form. Our AI analyses details like your event type, guest count, location preferences, budget, dates, and any special requirements. The more information you provide, the more precisely our platform can match you with ideal, unique and creative, venues.

2. Get proposals from available venues
Our AI-powered recommendations engine instantly identifies and connects you with relevant venues that perfectly fit your criteria. Instead of browsing through hundreds of irrelevant options, you receive personalised proposals from pre-qualified venues that are available.

3. Choose your favourite and book your event!
Review the tailored proposals, compare options, and select your preferred venue. Our platform not only facilitates the booking process, with no markup and no fee we also confirm bookings, manage contracting and payments for our mandated, enterprise corporate customers.

What makes HeadBox different?

We know finding a venue can be difficult. You can spend hours searching online or via traditional venue marketplaces until you find the one. Only to get ghosted. If you do hear back, chances are they're not available or over budget.We decided to do things differently…

AI-powered matchmaking, not marketplace:
We're not a traditional venue marketplace where you browse listings. Instead, our AI recommendations intelligently matches your specific event requirements with the perfect venues, creating a curated, personalised experience for every booking - saving you time while delivering better matches  your event brief.

100% free to use for bookers
Our revenue comes from venue partnerships and enterprise agreements; we don’t charge the booker or event planner, so you get expert AI-powered venue matching at no cost to you.

End-to-end corporate solutions:
We manage complete Meetings and Events programmes for enterprise HeadBox for Business clients, providing comprehensive event management and planning beyond just venue finding that includes finding and managing the best suppliers and accommodation. Our services include ultra-compliant procurement processes, secure contracting, and favourable terms negotiation. Get in touch to find out more about HeadBox for Business.

Global scale with personal service:

Our platform connects clients with inspiring venues worldwide while maintaining the personal touch of our award-winning expert venue sourcing team. We transform ordinary meetings into extraordinary experiences by combining cutting-edge technology with best-in-class human service.

Enterprise-grade compliance:
Unlike consumer-focused booking platforms, HeadBox specialises in corporate events. We are ISO 27001 accredited, offering the compliance, security, and contracting standards that large enterprises demand for their meetings and events programmes.

How has HeadBox evolved over the past 10 years?

Since 2015, we've continuously innovated our technology to transform the events industry. We started as the "airbnb" of events with a traditional marketplace model. We quickly realised that the marketplace model was broken. Since then we have been building an AI-powered platform that intelligently matches corporate event planners with the perfect venues for their meetings and events.

Along the way we have built a whole host of products that help our enterprise customers (HeadBox for Business) that allows large corporates to plan, book, manage and track their entire Meetings and Events programme.

We have also built revolutionary sales and marketing platform that effortlessly drives corporate bookings
to venues - allowing them to sell their space in one place (HeadBox for venues).

What types of events can I book with HeadBox?

We facilitate everything from 5 person  meetings to 5,000 person conferences across the world. We work with business bookers at companies of all sizes from tech startups and SMEs to Fortune 500 companies.

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