Case Study: SaaS Crowdfunding Platform for Performers and Fans

Openstage is a startup connecting performers and fans - a platform for artists to crowdfund events and for fans to get together and attract artists to perform in their city. Freshbyte used Drupal and Symfony to build a flexible, scalable SaaS solution, delivering custom plugins, infrastructure automation, integrations, and a partner API.

Industry
Media and Entertainment
Our Role
Product management, UX, development, support & maintenance

About the client

Openstage is a startup with the mission to be the missing link between performers and fans. It is a SaaS platform for performers to manage their events and connect with their fans - a platform where artists can crowdfund events and fans can get together to attract artists to perform in their city.

The challenge

The client wanted a platform for artists to crowdfund events and for fans to get together and attract artists to perform in their city.

Our approach

We used Drupal open source CMS and built the extra functionality as custom plugins. We leveraged core Drupal functionality for a fast MVP. Drupal and Symfony were used to quickly create a flexible and scalable solution.

The results

  • Built extra functionality as custom Drupal plugins while leveraging core CMS features for a fast MVP.
  • Delivered infrastructure automation and a geo locations clustering algorithm.
  • Integrated Stripe for recurrent payments and Saasu accounting software.
  • Developed the Openstage API, used by third-party partners.

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