Introducing the New Blackthorn: Powering the Future of Data-Rich Events

Blackthorn’s new brand is here. Discover how we’re reimagining Salesforce® event management with a clean new identity and deeper product focus.

June 3, 2025

Blackthorn.io is a Great Place to Work-Certified Company

Blackthorn.io is a Great Place to Work—officially certified for its strong culture, employee satisfaction, and people-first approach.

May 29, 2025

Blackthorn’s Commitment to Stability & Quality

Learn how we’re prioritizing stability, improving infrastructure, and scaling support to deliver reliable, high-performance event apps you can trust.

May 15, 2025

Blackthorn Doubles-Down on Events with New Product Offerings and Executive Hires

The event industry is evolving, and Blackthorn is leading the charge with new innovations designed to streamline event management, enhance engagement, and maximize impact. From powerful new product offerings to key executive hires, we’re doubling down on our mission to make event planning seamless for organizations using Salesforce®. Introducing Event Navigator: A Game-Changer for Attendees

March 25, 2025

Blackthorn.io Raises $16M to Fuel Growth and Innovation in the Salesforce AppExchange

Blackthorn.io continues to focus on our evergreen stability initiatives to provide the best, most reliable events and payments experience on Salesforce. Salesforce users worldwide, from nonprofit organizations to higher education institutions, have implemented Salesforce technology into their operations to digitize processes and collect information critical for customer engagement, retention, and revenue in a modern application.

June 29, 2022

Chris Federspiel: Only $7k in the bank, now $4.5m ARR, 100% YoY growth

Hear from our Founder and CEO Chris Federspiel on the origin of Blackthorn.io and how we grew 100% year over year, expanded our team, and made the highest-rated events platform on the Salesforce AppExchange!

February 28, 2022

New Brand. Same Company. Next-Level Support

Wow! Over the last 18 months we’ve received amazing feedback from you, our customers and partners, about how our apps are making payment processing and event management easier. Your success is what drives our business, so we’ve used those insights to inspire even more innovation and improvements for you.

February 28, 2022

Pledge 1%

“There’s no prize for the richest person in the graveyard” is one of my favorite expressions. I believe an allocation of funds should go to helping others and our planet. As such, Blackthorn is pledging 1%, following in the footsteps of Salesforce.com and Marc Benioff’s “1-1-1” pledge, in pledging 1% of: Employee time, Product,

February 28, 2022

Four Tips To Bring Teams Together When You’re Apart

Written By Kristen Hicks, tips curated by the Blackthorn team. I worked in a traditional office setting for over ten years before becoming a remote coworker. If there’s one thing I’m grateful for right now aside from healthy family, friends, and coworkers of course is that work-life hasn’t changed drastically due to recent social distancing.

February 28, 2022

Blackthorn.io is a Certified Great Place to Work!

Blackthorn.io Earns 2021 Great Place to Work Certification New York, NY Blackthorn.io is proud to now be Certified as a Great Place to Work! The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Blackthorn.io. This year, 100% of Blackthorn.io employees said it’s a great place to work.