ProblemBooked events still fail readiness because planners chase liquor permits, COIs, health approvals, fire reviews, and vendor packets across email and city portals. Chicago alone quotes 35 business days, while other cities ask for 20 to 60 day lead time.
SolutionStageClear is a go-live board that pulls the event calendar, permit checklist, vendor docs, and city deadlines into one queue. It shows the exact blocker: missing $1M COI, late liquor filing, an unlicensed food vendor, or a fee that never got paid.
Market opportunityThe wedge sits beside software buyers already use. The U.S. event management market is $302.7B in 2025, 79% of event pros already use event software, and adjacent tools price from $68 to $500+ per month without owning readiness.