Event ticket resale has become a costly problem for fans and organizers. Bots, fake accounts, and unregulated sellers dominate demand for high interest events. Fans often pay ten times, or even one hundred times, the original price. Many still arrive at venues holding invalid tickets. Knot Technologies wants to end this cycle.A Broken Ticketing Experience for FansRecovering Lost Revenue for Event OperatorsReplacing First Come Sales With Data Driven AccessBeyond Tickets Into Other High Demand MarketsExpansion Plans and Market Ambition The startup has raised USD 1 million in a pre seed round led by Cairo based venture capital firm A15. The founding team brings experience from Meta, Goldman Sachs, and Mubadala. Their goal is simple. Rebuild how identity, access, and value move through live events. A Broken Ticketing Experience for Fans Buying tickets for popular events rarely feels fair. Automated bots capture supply within seconds. Professional resellers then control pricing on informal channels. Common fan pain points include: No access to tickets at face value Extreme markups on secondary markets High risk of fraud or fake tickets No recourse when tickets fail at entry Knot targets this failure at its source. The company believes resale problems start before tickets reach the public. Fixing access fixes resale. Recovering Lost Revenue for Event Operators Ticket resale also hurts venues and organizers. Large volumes of tickets leave official channels. Organizers lose both control and revenue. According to Knot, between ten and twenty percent of stadium tickets often move to the black market. Resellers capture all upside. Operators capture none. Knot helps organizers: Retain pricing control Reduce ticket leakage Capture real demand value Protect brand trust By keeping transactions within regulated systems, organizers regain visibility and revenue. Replacing First Come Sales With Data Driven Access Knot uses artificial intelligence to rethink how tickets get distributed. The company removes the first come, first served model. Its system works as a silent backend. It integrates directly with event and venue websites. An AI layer verifies identity, governs distribution, and tracks demand in real time. Core capabilities include: Identity authentication at purchase Bot and reseller detection Fair allocation based on user data Continuous monitoring of demand signals Tickets reach real fans first. Resale loses its fuel. Beyond Tickets Into Other High Demand Markets Ticketing is only the first use case. The underlying technology applies to any market with scarce access and unregulated resale. Future expansion targets include: Sneaker and product drops Restaurant reservations Limited access experiences in major cities Any system where bots distort demand becomes a candidate. Expansion Plans and Market Ambition Knot plans to enter three or four major markets before year end. The company also aims to rank among Egypt’s largest ticketing platforms. The funding will support: Product development Market expansion Deeper venue partnerships Knot positions itself as infrastructure, not a marketplace. Its ambition focuses on fairness, trust, and value recovery. Ticket resale thrives on broken systems. Knot believes better systems remove the problem entirely.