Case Study: Digitevent keeps events going through lockdown with Whereby

The Paris company keeping events going through lockdown

Digitevent, a Paris-based event software company led by cofounder and CTO Lucien Derhy, faced a sudden pivot when COVID-19 lockdowns flipped their business from roughly 20% virtual events to about 80% virtual events. With many events cancelled and attendees becoming more discerning, Digitevent needed to quickly deliver richer virtual and hybrid experiences; they were already using Whereby for webinars and elected to deepen that relationship.

Digitevent became a Whereby Embedded customer, integrating Whereby’s video call software into its platform to power webinars, booking meetings, interactive networking and smooth check‑ins. The integration let Digitevent’s 12‑developer team rapidly ship virtual/hybrid features, generated strong client enthusiasm for Whereby’s simple, efficient UI, and helped the company turn a threat into opportunity—supporting a major shift to virtual events during lockdown and positioning Digitevent for international growth.

Digitevent

Lucien Derhy

Cofounder and CTO