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Find and compare venues in Nairobi, with Kampala, Kigali and Dar es Salaam coming. Design the event in 3D on the real room, sell tickets with M-Pesa and tender every supplier, all in one place.

What VenueScout is

One place to find the venue, design the room and run the event.

VenueScout is a marketplace for events in East Africa. Organisers compare venues and send one brief to many; venues receive structured enquiries; vendors bid on tenders counted from the plan.

Find a venue

A gala banquet in the KICC Tsavo Ballroom, designed in Event Map by VenueScout

venues in the directory

Counted live. Some listings are sample data and carry a Demo badge.

Built for three sides of every event.

Organisers

Discover, compare, design in 3D, sell tickets and award tenders.

Find a venue

Venues

List your space with a 3D model, receive structured RFPs and reply with proposals.

List your venue

Vendors

Get verified, see open tenders and bid against clear quantities.

Become a vendor

Own a venue?

List your venue

How it works

Discover

Venue Finder

Search by city, capacity and event type, compare side by side, and see what is around each venue.

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Browse venues

Design

Event Map by VenueScout

Open the venue in 3D at true scale, lay out the room for your guest count, check sightlines and exits, and send the client a link to approve.

Venues in 3D

Deliver

Tickets with M-Pesa

Sell tickets or take registrations with M-Pesa, issue QR e-tickets and check guests in from a phone. Demo payments: M-Pesa runs in simulate mode, so no real money moves.

Deliver

VenueScout Tenders

The layout's equipment list becomes tenders, with quantities. Verified vendors bid; you compare and award. Upload Event Map's equipment CSV to VenueScout Tenders today; a one-click hand-off is coming.

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Open tenders

Where

Cities

Phase 1 is Nairobi, with more East African cities to follow.

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Figures include sample listings marked Demo.

Featured venues

Browse all venues

Event Map by VenueScout: a venue laid out in 3D

Walk the venue before you book.

Event Map by VenueScout in 3D, at true scale. Nothing to install.

What it costs

Illustrative rates, confirmed before launch.

Venue booking

of a confirmed venue booking, charged to the venue as a success fee.

Tender award

of an awarded tender, charged to the winning vendor.

Ticketing

3.5% + KES 30

per paid ticket, a booking fee added at checkout and paid by the buyer.

Questions, answered.

How do the fees work?

VenueScout charges a success fee on a confirmed venue booking and on an awarded tender, and a booking fee added at checkout on each paid ticket. Premium listing and Vendor membership and verification are paid plans: premium listing KES 7,500 a month, vendor membership KES 2,500 a month and verification KES 5,000 once (illustrative prices). Illustrative rates, confirmed before launch.

How do I pay with M-Pesa?

At ticket checkout you enter your M-Pesa number and approve the prompt on your phone. Receipts and e-tickets with QR codes are issued once the payment is confirmed. Demo payments: M-Pesa runs in simulate mode, so no real money moves.

What is the 3D view?

Event Map by VenueScout models a venue at true scale. You can walk it, see the view from a seat, lay the room out for your guest count and share a link for the client to approve. Venues modelled so far are marked on their listing.

How do I claim my venue?

Create a venue account, find your listing or add it, and submit a claim. The team verifies it before it is marked as claimed, after which you can edit the listing, reply to enquiries and request a 3D model.

Who can review a venue?

Only organisers who accepted one of the venue's proposals. Reviews come from verified bookings, never from anonymous visitors, and the venue can reply publicly.

Planning an event in Nairobi?

Shortlist venues in minutes, then send one RFP to all of them. Own a venue? List it and start receiving briefs.

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