Global events specialist Freeman has announced a strategic partnership with Hubilo, the global virtual events platform. With Hubilo, Freeman will now have a new turn-key digital event component for all sized events.
Freeman’s customers will be able to tap into the company’s event planning know-how combined with Hubilo’s best-in-class platform as a one-stop approach to planning and managing in-person, digital and hybrid events. Capabilities through Hubilo available to Freeman clients include custom branding, mobile ready, personalised networking, break out sessions, digital booths and virtual happy hours, with no limits on attendees, exhibitors and sessions.
“Whether you’re a brand or an organiser, clients look to Freeman to plan, build, and manage their whole event,” said Janet Dell, president and COO of Freeman. “Hubilo offers our clients a scalable service for virtual and online events while still leveraging our outstanding event management expertise. By working with Freeman, all aspects of hybrid or digital events can seamlessly be managed regardless of size or needs, through a single team and contract.”
Hubilo’s CEO and founder Vaibhav Jain (pictured) stated: “Freeman and Hubilo are both known in the events industry for the exceptional client experiences we provide. With our focus on putting the event planner first, it makes sense that we are partnering with Freeman to create a streamlined hybrid offering for event planners to do their most creative work and bring people together across borders, languages, and cultures.”
In less than a year, Hubilo has raised a Seed round of $4.m, a Series ‘A’ round of $23.m, and Series ‘B’ round of $125m from leading Venture Capital firms like Alkeon Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Balderton Capital, and Lightspeed India Partners, and several strategic angel investors.