Mexican tech company chooses McAllen as launchpad for U.S. expansion
Eugenio José Reyes Guzmán, director of the World Trade Center Monterrey, Mexico speaks to a crowd during a soft landing company event in McAllen, Texas. Photo Credit | Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza

McALLEN, Texas — Ticketopolis, a Mexican technology company specializing in event management, has established its Texas headquarters in McAllen as the first step in a strategy to enter the U.S. market and use the Rio Grande Valley as a platform for broader expansion.

Founded in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in 2014, Ticketopolis entered the U.S. market after more than a decade of development, with more than 11,000 events created, more than 1 million tickets issued and more than $20 million in transactions processed through its platform.

@kmosbruckergarza

I spoke with Javier Villalobos, mayor of McAllen Texas about a Monterrey, Mexico-based technology company’s decision to open an office in McAllen as part of the World Trade Center cross-border business network. The company Ticketopolis looks to expand in the #rgv at the McAllen incubator. #riograndevalley #Texas #techstartup #monterreynuevoleon

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Its cloud-based, AI-powered technology brings together ticketing, payments, digital wallets, WhatsApp, SMS, email, access control, on-site sales and real-time information for live, virtual and hybrid events.

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