Hopin targets hybrid, in-person events with Boomset buy

FILE PHOTO: Attendees are seen inside the Festival Hall during Facebook Inc's F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hopin, a British-based provider of events, said on Wednesday it has bought an in-person event company Boomset to help clients plan, produce and share events whether hybrid, physical or virtual.

The global video conferencing and events market received a boost after the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a mass shift to online working, learning and socialising. Companies, such as Cisco, Microsoft, Zoom and Hopin saw the number of meeting participants skyrocket.