HouseTrip elected best travel startup at the World Travel Market

Written by Arnaud on the 13. of November 2009  |  4 comments

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HouseTrip won yesterday the Getfundedshow @ World Travel Market. Competing against 17 other startups, HouseTrip was first selected as one of the four finalists of the event on the 11th of November and was selected as the winner after its second pitch on the 12th.

The panels judging the startups were composed of high profile individuals in the travel industry and of famous investors, including (to name a few, full list can be read here):
• Alex Hoye, CEO Latitude Group
• Debu Purkayastha, Principal – Corporate Development / M&A at Google
• Hugo Burge, Executive Chairman, Cheapflights and Founder, Howzat Media
• Dinesh Dhamija, Founder, eBookers
• Peter Waller, Group M&A Director, Thomas Cook
• Glenn Fogel, EVP Corporate Development, Priceline
• Mike Chalfen, General Partner, Advent Ventures

Startups at the event were marked against 6 criteria, from the idea to the investment potential. Jason Katz, the Founding Partner of KP Capital, who announced the winner, described HouseTrip as the startup with the highest risk/reward ratio of the event for potential investors.

We are obviously thrilled to have won the event and to see such recognition from our travel industry peers. The event in itself was extremely useful to us in terms of networking and also to be able to get feedback on the venture from successful travel entrepreneurs and investors. Stay in touch with HouseTrip over the coming months to check on our progress, we keep making the site better based on your feedbacks!

Arnaud

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4 comments for “HouseTrip elected best travel startup at the World Travel Market”

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    # housetrip.com Wins Best Travel Startup | Property Portal Watch am 17.11.2009 um 00:14

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  2. Pete
    # Pete am 17.11.2009 um 14:20

    Good work guys – you’re on a roll.
    I think I’m balancing out your karma with the luck I’ve had!
    Pete

  3. Arnaud
    # Arnaud am 17.11.2009 um 19:03

    Are you still working on the project? When is expected launch?
    Arnaud

  4. Daniel Stanislaus Martel
    # Daniel Stanislaus Martel am 30.11.2009 um 11:40

    Dear Arnaud,
    Dear Junjun,
    Dear Stephan,

    Congratulations. You opened a new chapter in Swiss Quality.

    Good luck,

    Daniel

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