[3] The site compiled blog posts, photos and other coverage from events and keeps it organised by session and speaker.

The company received $1.4 million in seed funding in September 2011,[4] having participated in the Y Combinator startup incubator program.

[7] In October 2011, Lanyrd launched an iOS app for iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

[8] To help attendees at the 2012 SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, Lanyrd launched a special site listing conference sessions and speakers, and letting individuals see which of their friends from Twitter were attending or speaking at the scheduled sessions.

[9] They also made the SXSW data available in the form of iPhone and mobile web apps.