15 finalists of Travel Tech Con 2018 Pitch Competition announced!
Thank you to every team that has applied to pitch and demo at Travel Tech Con 2018! We’ve received 100+ applications this year and 59 pre-qualified ones were evaluated by the judges to pick 15 finalists.
For reference, here are 59 pre-qualified startups:
Congrats to 15 finalists that made it to the finals and were selected to pitch on stage at TTC18 to win prizes from the judges panel (in no particular order):
Bounce: Daily and hourly luggage storage at local shops in NYC: https://usebounce.com/
Unboundly: New flight routing technology for infinite flexibility and affordability: http://www.unboundly.com/
Via TRM: Next generation SaaS for educational travel: https://www.via-trm.com/
Vacation Fund: Invest in employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention by giving them the gift of travel: https://www.vacationfund.io/employers
Trvl Porter: Luxury style concierge that lends you a personalized wardrobe to your hotel: https://trvlporter.com/
TRILL Travel: A platform that creates bookable experiences from social travel content: http://app.trilltravel.co/
SkyHi Travel: Claim last minute seats on planes for a low monthly subscription fee: http://flyskyhi.com/
Sidewalk Guide: An app that provides free, guided walk experiences, created by anyone with stories, insight and knowledge to share about the places they love: www.sidewalk.guide
Boni Loud Steps USA: Indoor navigation for the visually impaired: www.loudsteps.com
Group desk: software to simplify your Group Travel business by bringing AI: http://groupdesk.io/
Shep Travel: We make travel & managing #businesstravel more enriching by lessening the work, burden & constraints for business travelers & managers: https://sheptravel.com/
Touch & Discover: A New kind of Hotel technology that Automates Employee Management: http://www.creatingrevolutions.com/
Direct: The forward-thinking, do-everything software platform for vacation rental, hotel, hostel, and B&B management companies: https://www.getdirect.io/
Triphop: Online hotel booking platform that rewards travelers with unrestricted cashback rewards: https://www.triphop.com/
TrustaBit: Blockchain technology with smart contracts to issues vouchers automatically to passengers when their flights are delayed: https://trustabit.io/
We are proud to announce and happy to welcome TTC18 judges:
Daniel Coleman // Future of Travel Experience
Ajay Sharma // JetBlue Technology Ventures
Norm Rose // Travel Tech Consulting
Henry Chen Weinstein // Cockpit Innovation
Pedro Anderson // Winding Tree
Kyle Lloyd // American Airlines
Valentin Dombrovsky // Travelabs
Valentina Milanova & Alice Ferrari // Founders Factory
Daniel Senyard // Travel Tech Austin & Capital Factory
Max Tremaine // Travel Tech Toronto
Ursula Silling // XXL Solutions
Thank you everyone for applying, we’re looking forward to seeing the 15 finalists pitch at Travel Tech Con 2018!
