Mauricio Prieto

Plazah combines the in-store human expertise with the convenience of online enabling a new sales channel for the real-world: Personal Commerce. Individual experts are empowered to provide personalized product recommendations, effectively creating endless selling opportunities. We bring the best of brick&mortar and e-commerce into a new personal shopping experience by empowering people (individual experts) to make money selling products from top brands.

The Hotels Network is an innovative technology company working with over 19,000 hotels around the globe. Boasting an international team of specialists with deep expertise in hospitality, product design and consumer marketing, the company offers clients a full-stack growth platform to power their direct channel. By leveraging a series of integrated tools and analytics, hotel brands can attract, engage and convert guests throughout the user journey. In addition to price comparison, reviews summary and a full suite of personalization options, the company’s latest product innovation, Oraculo, is the world’s first predictive algorithm for hotels. Oraculo harnesses machine learning techniques to predict the behavior of visitors to the hotel website and then automatically personalizes both the message and the offer for each user. The company’s mission is to improve the online booking experience, grow direct bookings and strengthen the relationship between hotel brands and their guests.

Barcelona Tech City is now TECH BARCELONA. #TechBarcelona is a private, independent, non-profit association that works to strengthen Barcelona as a benchmark on the international digital and technological scene. We are the gateway and platform for active participation in the ecosystem. We connect and make startups visible. We catalyse innovation processes with corporations. We foster entrepreneurship. We attract investment. We empower talent. We vertebrate and empower the ecosystem.

eDreams ODIGEO is the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. Under its four renowned online travel agency brands – eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo, Travellink, and the metasearch engine Liligo – it serves more than 21 million customers per year across 44 markets. Listed on the Spanish Stock Market, eDreams ODIGEO works with nearly 700 airlines. The business launched Prime, the first subscription product in the travel sector which has topped over 6.2 million members since launching in 2017. The brand offers the best quality products for regular flights, low-cost airlines, hotels, dynamic packages, car rental, and travel insurance to make travel easier, more accessible, and more valuable for consumers across the globe.

Wakanow is Africa’s leading travel tech company and the curator of the best travel experiences. We offer travelers the cheapest available fares for flights, hotel reservations, airport pickups, visa assistance, vacation packages and many other travel services from a broad selection of partners. We pride ourselves on providing customers with everything they need to research, plan and conveniently pay for a trip locally and globally. Lets Go!

Plazah combines the in-store human expertise with the convenience of online enabling a new sales channel for the real-world: Personal Commerce. Individual experts are empowered to provide personalized product recommendations, effectively creating endless selling opportunities. We bring the best of brick&mortar and e-commerce into a new personal shopping experience by empowering people (individual experts) to make money selling products from top brands.

The Hotels Network is an innovative technology company working with over 19,000 hotels around the globe. Boasting an international team of specialists with deep expertise in hospitality, product design and consumer marketing, the company offers clients a full-stack growth platform to power their direct channel. By leveraging a series of integrated tools and analytics, hotel brands can attract, engage and convert guests throughout the user journey. In addition to price comparison, reviews summary and a full suite of personalization options, the company’s latest product innovation, Oraculo, is the world’s first predictive algorithm for hotels. Oraculo harnesses machine learning techniques to predict the behavior of visitors to the hotel website and then automatically personalizes both the message and the offer for each user. The company’s mission is to improve the online booking experience, grow direct bookings and strengthen the relationship between hotel brands and their guests.

Founded by Steve Case in 2005, Revolution is a D.C.-based investment firm that backs transformative companies beyond Silicon Valley. Through our funds — Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Revolution Ventures, and Revolution Growth — we partner with founders at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey.