Investor directory

500 Labs

500 Global, formerly known as 500 Startups, is a venture capital firm and incubator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2010. The firm specializes in seed investments, primarily focusing on early-stage technology and financial services startups across various sectors, including biotech, e-commerce, fintech, and digital healthcare. 500 Global operates a four-month accelerator program, where it typically invests between $0.05 million and $1 million for a 5 to 10 percent equity stake in companies with at least $100,000 in monthly revenue. The firm targets a global market, with particular emphasis on regions such as the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Since its inception, it has invested in over 2,200 startups and supports the growth of innovation ecosystems through educational programs and partnerships. 500 Global also prioritizes investments in companies led by minority founders, reflecting its commitment to diverse entrepreneurial leadership.

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Amjad Ahmad

General Partner

Chandini Ammineni

Partner

André Marcel Bally

Investor Relations Associate

Amal Enan

Partner

Max Fram-Schwartz

Venture Partner

Twwo Pun Jaruthassanakul

Investment Associate

Yolanda Kim

Principal

Matt Lerner

Partner

Jon Li

Director, Investor Relations

Jasmine Liew

Investment Manager

Robert Neivert

Venture Partner

Khailee Ng

Managing Partner

Krating Poonpol Ph.D

Partner

Ruangroj Poonpol

Venture Partner

Natavudh Pungcharoenpong

Partner

Mameaw Sapprasert

Partner

Reena Sharma

Investor Relations Associate

Mike Sigal

Partner, FinTech

Sanjay Singhal

Partner, Canada

Tanya Soman

Venture Partner

Paulina Szyrmer

Head of Global Education

Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul

Investor

Tony Wang

Managing Partner

Paul Yoo

Chief Financial Officer

Past deals in Travel

Plerk

Series A in 2022
Plerk is a company that enhances employee satisfaction and productivity by offering flexible perks and benefits. Established in 2019 and based in Guadalajara, Mexico, Plerk operates an online platform that simplifies the booking and management of business trips. The platform allows organizations to set travel policies and track expenditures, while simultaneously encouraging employees to make cost-effective travel decisions. By focusing on improving workplace happiness, Plerk aims to boost productivity by 80% and increase employee retention by 50%.

Headout

Series B in 2022
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

WeTravel

Seed Round in 2021
Wetravel, Inc. operates an online platform/marketplace for managing and promoting group trips, dance tours, and yoga retreats. Its platform allows users to create trip page; promote trips and privately invite participants via social media and email; and collect deposits, set custom prices, and issue refunds. The company’s booking and payment platform includes various features for bank and credit card payments, automatic image search and import, collection of traveler information, reviews and automated post-trip surveys, deposit collection and refunds, downloading excel file of traveler information, and more. Wetravel, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Storicity

Seed Round in 2021
Storicity is a storytelling audio guide that provides city stories that created by experienced journalists and storytellers.

Headout

Series B in 2021
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

TourHero

Venture Round in 2021
TourHero is a social travel platform designed to enhance the travel experience for agents and their clients. It enables travel agents to conveniently purchase accommodations, transportation, and tours while curating unique and immersive travel experiences. The platform offers competitive pricing, flexible payment plans, and complimentary travel concierge services, along with logistical support and destination recommendations. By connecting travelers with like-minded individuals, TourHero aims to create unforgettable journeys filled with lasting memories.

TourHero

Venture Round in 2021
TourHero is a social travel platform designed to enhance the travel experience for agents and their clients. It enables travel agents to conveniently purchase accommodations, transportation, and tours while curating unique and immersive travel experiences. The platform offers competitive pricing, flexible payment plans, and complimentary travel concierge services, along with logistical support and destination recommendations. By connecting travelers with like-minded individuals, TourHero aims to create unforgettable journeys filled with lasting memories.

TourHero

Seed Round in 2021
TourHero is a social travel platform designed to enhance the travel experience for agents and their clients. It enables travel agents to conveniently purchase accommodations, transportation, and tours while curating unique and immersive travel experiences. The platform offers competitive pricing, flexible payment plans, and complimentary travel concierge services, along with logistical support and destination recommendations. By connecting travelers with like-minded individuals, TourHero aims to create unforgettable journeys filled with lasting memories.

Plerk

Seed Round in 2021
Plerk is a company that enhances employee satisfaction and productivity by offering flexible perks and benefits. Established in 2019 and based in Guadalajara, Mexico, Plerk operates an online platform that simplifies the booking and management of business trips. The platform allows organizations to set travel policies and track expenditures, while simultaneously encouraging employees to make cost-effective travel decisions. By focusing on improving workplace happiness, Plerk aims to boost productivity by 80% and increase employee retention by 50%.

Storicity

Seed Round in 2020
Storicity is a storytelling audio guide that provides city stories that created by experienced journalists and storytellers.

Headout

Seed Round in 2020
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

SeeMexico

Seed Round in 2020
SeeMexico is an online platform dedicated to marketing tours and trips in Mexico.

Bondai

Seed Round in 2020
Bondai is a group travel planning app that helps friends quickly decide on their next holiday adventure arrangements, manage the group trip, access good deals, and stay connected online.

MagicBus

Series A in 2019
MagicBus, founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, offers transportation services tailored for long-distance commuters. The company's platform facilitates a stress-free commuting experience by allowing users to book tickets in advance and create routes on-demand, catering to the specific needs of its customers. This flexibility helps ensure that commuters can travel conveniently and efficiently to their destinations.

Tripdizer

Seed Round in 2019
Tripdizer is a travel tech startup based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2017. The company provides an online platform that facilitates the selection, planning, booking, and payment of budget vacations. Tripdizer enables users to create customized itineraries by offering personalized recommendations for flights, accommodations, and activities that align with their interests and financial constraints. Utilizing a proprietary algorithm integrated with artificial intelligence, Tripdizer optimizes travel experiences by leveraging insights from thousands of other travelers. Additionally, the company offers a mobile application to enhance user accessibility and convenience in managing their travel plans.

Headout

Series A in 2019
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Tourego

Seed Round in 2019
Tourego is the world's first fully mobile tourist refund solution. They seek to disrupt the global industry by introducing a globally seamless tourist tax refund process, where tourists can apply for their refunds, complete the necessary declarations and receive their refunds, all within the space of a mobile app. Tourego is strongly supported by the Singapore government and has been featured by multiple major newspapers and media platforms such as Channel NewsAsia, The Business Times, Vulcan Post and 36kr.

Etiner

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We are helping people to have better travel experiences, in the simplest possible way. Etiner simplifies the travel planning process, allowing people to plan and book travel experiences in a simple and safe way with local operators in Latin America.

Tourbitz

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Tourbitz is a Software as a Service (SaaS) for tour operators that helps them by providing them with tools to be more efficient and scale their business easily. Tourbitz provides them with a platform where they can upload their inventory and supplier's list, a booking system, and an API that helps them to connect directly to their website or to the leading travel agencies worldwide.

Pana

Series A in 2019
Pana is a computer software company that specializes in mobile, online travel, and mobile commerce. The company is driven by its mission is to make travel simple, personal, and delightful. From an app, they make booking travel as easy as texting a friend, provide white-glove care for the highs and lows of travel, and offer travel perks, rewards, and experiences. Pana was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

@hotel

Seed Round in 2019
TripScout, Inc. is a travel entertainment company based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2015. It has developed an application that enables travelers to visually discover destinations through a variety of content, including articles, posts, blogs, photos, and videos contributed by influencers and publishers. The application allows users to create personalized travel itineraries by mapping relevant content, serving as an up-to-date travel guide for those eager to explore new places. TripScout aims to enhance the travel planning experience by providing a comprehensive platform tailored to the needs of modern travelers.

@hotel

Pre Seed Round in 2018
TripScout, Inc. is a travel entertainment company based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2015. It has developed an application that enables travelers to visually discover destinations through a variety of content, including articles, posts, blogs, photos, and videos contributed by influencers and publishers. The application allows users to create personalized travel itineraries by mapping relevant content, serving as an up-to-date travel guide for those eager to explore new places. TripScout aims to enhance the travel planning experience by providing a comprehensive platform tailored to the needs of modern travelers.

Shohoz

Series A in 2018
Shohoz.com, owned and operated by Shohoj Limited, is a premium online travel service provider which aims to make long distance travel in Bangladesh easy and convenient. Driven by the passion to serve you better, Shohoz.com went on to pioneer the online travel industry by offering bus tickets and launch tickets. In entertainment sector, movie tickets, event tickets as well as cricket match tickets are also available on Shohoz.com. Their team of energetic and young professionals with deep expertise in eCommerce and travel domains, leave no stone unturned to provide you the best of services at minimal costs through their user friendly website, Android App, Partner network all over Bangladesh and a multi-lingual call center.

Gurú de viaje

Seed Round in 2018
Gurú de Viaje is an online travel agency based in Zapopan, Mexico, founded in 2014. The company specializes in providing booking services for flights, hotels, and tour packages. By aggregating offers from various airlines and travel sales platforms, Gurú de Viaje enables customers to easily access and take advantage of competitive travel options.

Tripdizer

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Tripdizer is a travel tech startup based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2017. The company provides an online platform that facilitates the selection, planning, booking, and payment of budget vacations. Tripdizer enables users to create customized itineraries by offering personalized recommendations for flights, accommodations, and activities that align with their interests and financial constraints. Utilizing a proprietary algorithm integrated with artificial intelligence, Tripdizer optimizes travel experiences by leveraging insights from thousands of other travelers. Additionally, the company offers a mobile application to enhance user accessibility and convenience in managing their travel plans.

TakeMeTour

Seed Round in 2018
Thailand's Largest Selection of Local Tours & Experiences From 20,000 Local Experts in 55 Cities with Instant Booking & API Ready.

WeTravel

Seed Round in 2018
Wetravel, Inc. operates an online platform/marketplace for managing and promoting group trips, dance tours, and yoga retreats. Its platform allows users to create trip page; promote trips and privately invite participants via social media and email; and collect deposits, set custom prices, and issue refunds. The company’s booking and payment platform includes various features for bank and credit card payments, automatic image search and import, collection of traveler information, reviews and automated post-trip surveys, deposit collection and refunds, downloading excel file of traveler information, and more. Wetravel, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Memorick

Seed Round in 2018
Memorick, S.A.P.I. De C.V. connects local photographers with travellers worldwide. It connects travellers with a network of photographers for various occasions, such as honeymoons, proposals, baby moons, couples, friends, and family. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

Top Doctors

Seed Round in 2018
Plan your entire medical travel journey through support of the communty.

Top Doctors

Seed Round in 2017
Plan your entire medical travel journey through support of the communty.

Tripplus

Seed Round in 2017
Tripplus is an online travel service that operates as a metasearch platform for airfare and hotel bookings. It allows users to search for flight tickets and make hotel reservations while also providing opportunities to earn and redeem reward points. By utilizing the platform, travelers can accumulate points that can be used for discounts on future travel bookings, enhancing their overall travel experience. Tripplus focuses on streamlining the travel planning process, making it easier for users to find and book their desired travel accommodations.

Adventure Bucket List

Seed Round in 2017
Adventure Bucket List, based in Sunnyvale, California, operates a business-to-business platform that focuses on unified reservation management and sales distribution for tours and activities. The platform allows activity providers to share their offerings, manage calendars, and track customer purchasing metrics, all while facilitating payment processing. By hosting partners, Adventure Bucket List enhances the visibility of activities and tours, enabling local businesses to generate additional revenue and gain insights into client preferences. This enterprise SaaS solution transforms traditional tourism listing websites into dynamic resources that drive visitor spending, positioning itself as a key player in the tourism sector.

LocalAventura

Seed Round in 2016
LocalAventura is an online platform that that connects travelers with passionate local guides for more authentic experiences throughout Latin America. We offer ready-to-book tours as well as customized trip planning & travel consultations. From a culinary exploration of Lima to a trek through Patagonia, we believe there is no better way to experience the beauty, excitement, and mystery of Latin America than with a trusted and knowledgeable local.

DigitalOutposts

Seed Round in 2016
We're building a platform to host groups of remote working professionals and graduate students in distinctive coworking destinations. We bundle workspace, accommodation, logistics help, and activities, so guests can seamlessly get work done while exploring a new place. Our guests are people from around the world who have jobs, research, or projects to work on and who have strong passion, constant curiosity, and a love for travel.

Memorick

Seed Round in 2016
Memorick, S.A.P.I. De C.V. connects local photographers with travellers worldwide. It connects travellers with a network of photographers for various occasions, such as honeymoons, proposals, baby moons, couples, friends, and family. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

Truly Experiences

Seed Round in 2016
Truly Experiences Ltd. is a London-based company established in 2012 that specializes in providing luxury gift experiences for a variety of occasions. The company offers a diverse range of gift categories, including drinks and tasting experiences, dining, spa and pampering, as well as tours and travel. Targeting men, women, couples, and families, Truly caters to events such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and traditional holidays like Christmas and Valentine's Day. In addition to its extensive selection of experiences, Truly also features a bespoke concierge service to facilitate the planning and organization of these events, ensuring a seamless experience for its customers.

TravelFlan

Seed Round in 2016
TravelFlan is a technology-driven company that specializes in providing end-to-end digital solutions for the travel and local lifestyle markets in Asia. By leveraging AI, Big Data, and Machine Learning, TravelFlan enhances its partners' service offerings and engagement capabilities, ultimately enabling them to better monetize their user base. The company develops consumer-facing digital platforms that integrate vendor resources, inventory management, and AI recommendation systems. Its notable products include an AI Digital Solutions suite featuring a Travel Concierge Chatbot and an inventory management consolidator, which boost revenue and customer engagement across various digital channels such as social media, websites, and mobile applications. Additionally, TravelFlan's robust database is supported by over 20 million unique data points weekly, enabling efficient data collection, analysis, and reporting to improve business outcomes.

Voyajoy

Seed Round in 2015
Voyajoy Inc. owns and operates a Website that provides vacation rental management services. It focuses on marketing, booking requests, screening guests, and managing cleanings and upgrades. The company is based in San Francisco, California.

Tripoto Travel Pvt Ltd

Seed Round in 2015
Tripoto Travel Pvt Ltd operates a comprehensive travel platform that serves a global community of travelers. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, the platform allows users to discover and share travel itineraries, photos, maps, guides, reviews, and recommendations. It facilitates the creation of personalized travel content, enabling users to upload their travel experiences and connect with like-minded individuals. The platform covers a wide range of travel options, including city tours, beach holidays, adventure trips, and more, catering to various interests and budgets. With over 6 million monthly visitors, Tripoto fosters a vibrant community where travelers can plan their vacations and share insights, making travel planning more interactive and engaging.

Pana

Seed Round in 2015
Pana is a computer software company that specializes in mobile, online travel, and mobile commerce. The company is driven by its mission is to make travel simple, personal, and delightful. From an app, they make booking travel as easy as texting a friend, provide white-glove care for the highs and lows of travel, and offer travel perks, rewards, and experiences. Pana was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

ZOZI

Series C in 2015
ZOZI designs and develops a web-based bookings, payments, and customer management software for tour, activity, and event businesses. It offers introductory flight lessons, vineyard tours and wine tasting by horseback, diving for abalone, ice climbing frozen waterfalls, celebrity and athlete experiences, and various accessible adventures. The company also provides weekend getaways and vacation packages for customers. ZOZI was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Wanderable

Venture Round in 2015
Wanderable modernizes the honeymoon-planning process by allowing couples to easily discover and fund their dream honeymoon trip online and through our mobile app. Our anchor product is honeymoon registries - engaged couples register for activities on their honeymoon and romantic travels, representing a $12B market. We curate merchant relationships across the industry and combine editorial content to connect our community of engaged couples and their wedding guests. Starting with engaged couples we’ll move into lifecycle management, building lasting relationships and capitalizing on the growing consumer trend of valuing experience activities over material goods.

Headout

Seed Round in 2015
Headout Inc. operates a mobile marketplace that allows travelers to discover and book last-minute tours, activities, and local experiences. The company's application, available on iOS and Android devices, enables users to secure tickets for a variety of experiences, including food tours, walking tours, cruises, and adventure activities such as kayaking and skydiving. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in London and Dubai, Headout focuses on providing travelers with access to local events and attractions in a seamless manner, allowing bookings to be completed in just a few taps.

Spottly

Seed Round in 2014
Spottly is the world's first picture-based travel guide. Plan your next trip using Spottly's visual travel search and discover amazing places to go through just browsing pictures and videos. Spottly does all the hard work of cross referencing travel places on Instagram, Tripadvisor, Yelp, Foursquare and many more so that you don't have to.

Vontravel

Seed Round in 2014
We are a flash Sale site exclusively for trips and getaways. We extend our members the best travel experiences at the best price. Weekly we offer our members a big variety of deals in hotels and aparts with discount between 40% and 70%.

Hobobe

Seed Round in 2014
Hobobe is your Travel Guide to China.It is a community of travellers that provides customers with insider access, expert knowledge and exclusive deals on China's greatest vacations.

Guidekick

Seed Round in 2013
Guidekick is a mobile app that brings to life top travel destinations with interactive 3D maps, music, and compelling narrative.

WePlann

Seed Round in 2013
WePlann, Inc. is an online ticket booking service that offers a platform for booking travel activities such as shows, cabarets, helicopter tours, and small-group guided tours for individuals traveling to various global destinations. Founded in 2012 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, the company aims to enhance the travel experience by providing localized content, pricing in local currency, and tailored product preferences, all backed by local customer support. Additionally, WePlann encourages customers to share their travel plans on social media, thereby increasing product awareness and promoting word-of-mouth communication.

Vontravel

Seed Round in 2013
We are a flash Sale site exclusively for trips and getaways. We extend our members the best travel experiences at the best price. Weekly we offer our members a big variety of deals in hotels and aparts with discount between 40% and 70%.

Vayable

Seed Round in 2013
Vayable, Inc. operates an online platform to discover and book experiences created and hosted by passionate local insiders worldwide. It offers Vayable, a community-driven online platform that connects locals who have knowledge of and experience with a particular travel destination or activity with travelers seeking to receive services related to such destinations and activities. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in New York.

TouristEye

Seed Round in 2012
TouristEye is a mobile application that enables users to collect destinations and activities to plan their trips and weekend getaways. More than 500,000 people have already traveled with TouristEye taking all the information and maps on their mobile phones without internet. TouristEye’s portfolio of features includes the collection ideas for its users’ trips and getaways; planning trips in seconds without missing anything important; community-created wishlists and collaborative wishlists; integrated information from Yelp, Foursquare, and other services; texts, photos, and maps completely offline; and providing personalized ideas to escape every weekend. Co-founded by [Ariel Camus](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ariel-camus) and [Javier Fernandez Escribano](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/javier-fernandez-escribano), TouristEye was launched in 2010. It is based in Madrid.

Flightfox

Angel Round in 2012
Flightfox, Inc. operates an online platform that connects users with travel experts to assist in making travel bookings and constructing itineraries. Founded in 2012 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the company combines technology with human expertise to enhance travel management. It aims to optimize credit card strategies and maximize loyalty benefits, offering users a more efficient and cost-effective travel experience. Flightfox provides comprehensive access to travel deal inventory, ensuring that users do not miss out on better prices available elsewhere. By leveraging this unique blend of technology and expertise, Flightfox seeks to deliver superior service and savings compared to traditional corporate travel managers.

Triptrotting

Series A in 2012
Triptrotting is a venture backed travel company that matches travelers and locals based on similar interests. It is an online community and its application “Wist” helps its users feel like locals anywhere they go, whether in an unknown neighborhood in their own city or far away land. This new application of Triptrotting uses a combination of contextual, personalized, and social data to create unique and most relevant recommendations for every user. Triptrotting is headquartered in San Francisco, C.A. with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, and Chicago. It was founded in 2011.

Wishbird Experiences

Seed Round in 2012
Wishbird Experiences is an online marketplace that specializes in tours and outdoor activities in Mexico. It also recommends unique experiences like spas, trips, or guided tours. It was founded in 2012 by Ralf Aigner and Cristina Amezcua.

Triptrotting

Series A in 2012
Triptrotting is a venture backed travel company that matches travelers and locals based on similar interests. It is an online community and its application “Wist” helps its users feel like locals anywhere they go, whether in an unknown neighborhood in their own city or far away land. This new application of Triptrotting uses a combination of contextual, personalized, and social data to create unique and most relevant recommendations for every user. Triptrotting is headquartered in San Francisco, C.A. with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, and Chicago. It was founded in 2011.

Wanderable

Seed Round in 2012
Wanderable modernizes the honeymoon-planning process by allowing couples to easily discover and fund their dream honeymoon trip online and through our mobile app. Our anchor product is honeymoon registries - engaged couples register for activities on their honeymoon and romantic travels, representing a $12B market. We curate merchant relationships across the industry and combine editorial content to connect our community of engaged couples and their wedding guests. Starting with engaged couples we’ll move into lifecycle management, building lasting relationships and capitalizing on the growing consumer trend of valuing experience activities over material goods.

Mygola

Seed Round in 2011
MYGOLA INC. provides travel planning and booking application. Its application allows users to view tips and reviews from locals and travelers, as well as allows them to book activities, events, restaurants, passes, and more. Its application serves users in Bengaluru, Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Goa, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mallorca, Mumbai, New Delhi, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, and Toronto. MYGOLA INC. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Vayable

Seed Round in 2011
Vayable, Inc. operates an online platform to discover and book experiences created and hosted by passionate local insiders worldwide. It offers Vayable, a community-driven online platform that connects locals who have knowledge of and experience with a particular travel destination or activity with travelers seeking to receive services related to such destinations and activities. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in New York.

Wander (f. YongoPal)

Seed Round in 2011
Wander (YongoPal) provides the opportunity to explore the world and immerse yourself in new cultural experiences through your iPhone, with new friends serving as your local guides. In its first iteration, the application takes the form of a structured pen-pal experience built around mission-prompted photo and text based interactions. It emphasizes one-on-one interactions between people of similar ages in different parts of the world.

Wander (f. YongoPal)

Angel Round in 2010
Wander (YongoPal) provides the opportunity to explore the world and immerse yourself in new cultural experiences through your iPhone, with new friends serving as your local guides. In its first iteration, the application takes the form of a structured pen-pal experience built around mission-prompted photo and text based interactions. It emphasizes one-on-one interactions between people of similar ages in different parts of the world.