Twilio Strikes Multi-Year AEG Partnership for Crypto.com Arena and LA Kings Helmet Rights

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Twilio signed a multi-year AEG partnership to integrate its engagement platform across Crypto.com Arena, the LA Kings and the AXS ticketing platform. The deal grants Twilio Founding Partner status at Crypto.com Arena (200+ annual events) and official LA Kings away helmet partner, expanding its sports and live entertainment presence.

1. UBS Sees Twilio AI Voice Revenue Potential Doubling

In a recent note, UBS analysts highlighted Twilio’s emerging role as a foundational communications layer for enterprise AI deployments. Based on more than 10 customer checks conducted over the past quarter, UBS found that an increasing number of enterprises are piloting or rolling out Twilio’s voice APIs to power AI‐driven customer support and sales workflows. The analysts estimate that Twilio’s voice revenue could more than double over the next 18 months if usage of AI models for real‐time transcription, sentiment analysis and predictive dialogue scales as projected. UBS maintains a Buy rating, citing a potential 25% uplift in Twilio’s overall revenue from AI‐powered voice services by year end 2026, alongside stable gross margins above 60%.

2. Strategic Multi-Year Partnership with AEG Expands Twilio’s Footprint in Live Entertainment

Twilio has signed a landmark partnership with AEG to integrate its Customer Engagement Platform across Crypto.com Arena, the LA Kings and AXS global ticketing. As Founding Partner of Crypto.com Arena—home to more than 200 events annually—Twilio secures category-exclusive rights including LED ribbon board and 360-degree scoreboard branding, along with an interactive fan activation space. The deal also designates Twilio as the LA Kings’ official away helmet partner for the 2025–26 season and grants extensive branding across AXS’s mobile app, powering SMS notifications, multi-factor authentication and personalized ticket offers for over 400 client venues worldwide. This multi-year agreement is expected to drive incremental platform usage equivalent to tens of millions of API transactions annually.

3. Implications for Investors: Accelerated Growth and Stronger Engagement Metrics

Twilio’s expansion into AI voice services and live-event engagement underscores a diversified growth trajectory. UBS’s forecast of a doubling in voice revenue suggests a material new profit center, while the AEG partnership offers recurring revenue streams from ticketing, authentication and data analytics. Investors should watch key metrics including AI‐driven voice minutes, average revenue per account for sports and entertainment clients, and adoption rates of Twilio Segment CDP. Together, these initiatives could lift Twilio’s annual revenue growth above 25% and push operating margins higher as platform scale offsets fixed R&D and infrastructure costs.

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