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GlobeNewswire · San Francisco, CA

Introducing Emma: The AI Event Planner from Events in Minutes

Conversational AI Event Planner streamlines scouting, vendor vetting, real-time availability, and booking for corporate and private gatherings of any size.

Events in Minutes, the AI-powered event marketplace trusted by corporate teams and private hosts, announced the launch of Emma, a conversational AI Event Planner designed to take the manual coordination out of organizing gatherings of any size while keeping the host in control.

Hosts can describe the event they have in mind, from a ten-person team workshop to a large corporate conference. Emma searches reviews, checks quality and real-time availability across a screened vendor network, and delivers a concise shortlist of options per category so hosts can make final decisions without weeks of research.

"Planning an event shouldn't feel like a second job," said Hojr Pisheh, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of Events in Minutes. "Emma handles the scouting, screening, and scheduling so hosts can focus on creative choices, confident they are choosing from reliable local vendors."

Yahoo Finance / Newsfile · San Francisco, CA

San Francisco-Based Startup Events in Minutes Aims to Revolutionize Event Planning

AI-enabled marketplace connects corporate teams and private hosts with screened local vendors, upfront package pricing, and single-cart booking.

Events in Minutes, a San Francisco Bay Area technology company co-founded by former Google product leader Hojr Pisheh, Ph.D. (CEO) and software architect Kevin Edraki (CTO), announced the expansion of its digital event-planning marketplace designed to streamline corporate offsites, team-building activities, and private celebrations.

Built to replace fragmented vendor directories, lengthy quote requests, and spreadsheet coordination, Events in Minutes offers bookable packages with transparent upfront pricing, real-time availability, and a unified cart that lets organizers book venues, catering, photography, and entertainment together in a few clicks.

About Events in Minutes

Events in Minutes is an AI-enabled event-planning marketplace that brings venues, catering, entertainment, and event services into one place with transparent, upfront pricing. Hosts can browse packages across 18 service categories, use Event Copilot online or speak with Emma over a phone call to build an event plan, add multiple vendors to a single cart, and check out together.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Events in Minutes offers bookable packages across the United States, with California and Lake Tahoe as our primary market today (including the San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, Wine Country, Sacramento, and the Central Coast), and vendors across the US can list their services on the platform.

Key Facts at a Glance

5,000+
Event Vendors

Vendors across the US can list their services on the platform.

18
Service Categories

Venues, catering, experiences, photography, DJs, bar services, decor, rentals, and more.

US-Wide
Bookable Coverage

Bookable packages across the US, with California and Lake Tahoe as our primary market today.

40+
Enterprise & Group Hosts

Trusted by corporate teams and private event hosts.

Leadership

Hojr Pisheh, Ph.D.

Co-Founder and CEO

Former Google product leader with over a decade of experience in product development and engineering at Google, Verily, and Agilent.

Kevin Edraki

Co-Founder and CTO

Seasoned software architect and technology leader with over 15 years of engineering experience at Teladoc, Livongo, Sentient Technologies, and Nokia.

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