There is only so much you can tell about a place from the description in a guide book. We have already seen a Turkish startup offer potential visitors remote smartphone tours from locals, and now TripGlimpse is also enabling tourists to preview their destination via an interactive map and curated video footage.
TripGlimpse is an...
NeedIn is a community-based platform that encourages people to post ‘Needs’ — businesses needed in a certain location.
When a person finds themselves having to drive to the next town for the nearest pharmacy, they tend to just suck it up — or perhaps have a little grumble to their friends about it — meaning no progress is...
It is now easier than ever for consumers to source local, organic and free range ingredients to cook with at home. But when they’re eating out, it can still be difficult to discern whether a restaurant subscribes to those same values. Greenease answers this dilemma with its database, which enables users to search for nearby eateries...
SimpleDeal provides users a list of deals based on where they are and what they want - right when they want it most. Instantly.No typing, no maps, no camera. Just point at a restaurant location and SimpleTap™ to see everything that location wants to offer you at that exact moment. Not a week, or month from now. But right when you want...
Whistle, led by co-founders Chris Hovanessian and Jonathan Rojas, won first place at the first ever Entrepreneur 20x pitch competition at HFTP's HITEC convention! In addition to catching the attention of some of the hospitality industry’s largest corporate brand executives, the team was awarded $5,000.
Whistle connects customers and...
Odysys is pleased to announce that the company is now out of beta. Odysys is a digital marketing platform that fills a crucial need in the hospitality industry: Giving hoteliers the tools to improve their online presence and generate reservations.
Boutique hotels, inns, and B&Bs often lack the time, budget, and/or expertise to...
Tile, a San Mateo, CA-based creator of a wearable object for people not to lose their things, raised $3 million in a Series A extension funding. Khosla Ventures made the investment which represents an extension to a $13 million Series A round, led by GGV Capital. The company intends to use the funds to continue scaling. introduce new...
The programmatic native technology company to apply funds towards creating the 'Evolution of Display'
TripleLift, the programmatic native technology company, announced today that it has closed $10.5 million in Series B funding led by Edison Partners. The new capital will fuel expansion of TripleLift's industry-first native ad...