Operating Company Business Services

Backstage

Burbank, California, United States

Backstage is a freelancer talent marketplace and creator/production workflow platform that helps film, television, commercials, branded content, theater, and other creative projects match with performers, crew, and talent. (Talent discovery, casting, and production workflow tools.)

Focus Areas
Online talent marketplace, Casting & auditions, Freelance talent network

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2021-2022.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 1 addon

Backstage Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Backstage. 2 2021 1 2022

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Backstage Acquires ShareGrid, a Peer-to-Peer Marketplace for Production Equipment
    January 12, 2022
    Buyer
    Backstage, TA Associates
    Target
    ShareGrid
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Backstage has acquired ShareGrid, a peer-to-peer marketplace for film and photography equipment rentals, expanding Backstage's suite of content-creation tools and entering the U.S. production rentals market. The deal was supported by TA Associates, which provides strategic investment guidance to Backstage.

  • Backstage Acquires FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice123
    September 14, 2021
    Buyer
    Backstage, TA Associates
    Target
    FilmFreeway, Coverfly, Voice123
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Backstage, the freelancer marketplace and application suite for creators, announced the acquisitions of FilmFreeway, Coverfly and Voice123 — transactions supported by investor TA Associates. The deals expand Backstage’s creator tools and talent marketplaces by adding a film festival submissions platform (FilmFreeway), a writers’ discovery and data platform (Coverfly), and a global voiceover marketplace (Voice123).

  • Backstage Acquires StarNow and The Mandy Network; TA Associates Makes Strategic Investment
    February 22, 2021
    Buyer
    Backstage, TA Associates
    Target
    StarNow, The Mandy Network
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Type
    Addon

    Backstage has acquired New Zealand-based StarNow and UK-based The Mandy Network to expand its global talent marketplace, supported by a strategic growth investment from TA Associates. Backstage senior management invested alongside TA, with debt financing from Audax Private Debt, to accelerate product innovation, global expansion and further M&A activity.

Related Acquisition Pages

Media & Entertainment Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Backstage. E-Commerce Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Backstage. Acquisitions in California 1 tracked deal by Backstage.

Related articles

Selling a company? Get in front of buyers like Backstage

Turn tracked acquisition activity into an outreach-ready buyer list.

Find buyers like these →