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YouTravel.me is a platform for finding and booking author's tours around the world.
History
2022: The service has 20 thousand users
As of October 2022, YouTravel.Me has grown 2.5 times. In 2022, the platform is used by 20 thousand travelers and more than 8 thousand travel experts. On the site you can find more than 38 thousand author's tours in 90 countries of the world.
The YouTravel.me also noted that previously attracted investments from accelerators in the amount of no more than $100 thousand. Earlier, the startup completed several acceleration programs and received grants from Startup Lab, Madeira Startup Retreat and Georgian 500 Startups, where YouTravel.me entered the top five.
2021: Russian copyright travel marketplace raises $1 million
In early September 2021, it became known about investing $1 million in YouTravel.me. The funding round was led by the Starta VC fund, which was also joined by Liqvest.com, Mission Gate and several individual investors. Among the latter was business angel Bas Godsk, who also helps the team enter new markets.
According to Olga Bortnikova, co-founder and CEO of the YouTravel.me, the startup plans to use the funds raised to strengthen its position in the US market, as well as to improve its technological platform.
YouTravel.Me said that during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the company's business showed more than double growth. By the beginning of September 2021, more than 10 thousand travelers and 4.2 thousand travel experts use the platform. On the site you can find more than 16 thousand author's tours in 90 countries of the world. In the near future, the service plans to launch additional services for users (this was announced in early September 2021).
The YouTravel.me also noted that previously attracted investments from accelerators in the amount of no more than $100 thousand. Earlier, the startup completed several acceleration programs and received grants from Startup Lab, Madeira Startup Retreat and Georgian 500 Startups, where YouTravel.me entered the top five.[1]
2018: Founding of the company
The company was founded in 2018 by Russian married couple Olga and Ivan Bortnikov, as well as Ivan Mikheev. You can use the service from any country, the main markets are Russia, the USA and the CIS countries. Tour organizers register on the website on their own. The service takes a commission of 15% of the sale of each author's tour posted on the site.
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