Worldwide: ShortTermRentalz’ popular ‘Pitch to Paul’ Dragons’ Den / Shark Tank-style webinar returns for its fifth edition as three more short-term rental, travel and hospitality startups pitch for potential investment [Tuesday 26 March 4pm GMT].
In a session sponsored by PriceLabs and Hospitable, the three innovative startups will pitch their businesses for potential investment and hear live feedback from an expert panel of investors and advisers that could lead to funding opportunities.
Below we take a look at the three startups pitching for potential investment:
- Sam Dundas, co-founder, Besty AI
Founded in 2021, Besty AI is an AI-powered guest messaging and revenue optimisation tool for short-term rental property managers.
Describing itself as “the first AI property manager”, Besty AI uses artificial intelligence to do hundreds of different tasks to automate short-term rental operations, whether it is talking to your property management system [PMS] like a human, carrying out one-time tasks [e.g. adjusting pricing, improving descriptions, levelling up listings] or managing recurring workflows [e.g. launching targeted promotions, auto-replying to guest reviews]
Learn more about Besty AI here.
- Janani Prabhakaran, founder, Unbaggaged
Currently available in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Unbaggaged is a luggage storage startup that offers a service in which it collects, stores and drops off luggage at any place or time.
Describing itself as “the world’s first on-demand luggage storage platform”, Unbaggaged aims to remove the need for customers to make two trips to store and retrieve their luggage, enabling travellers to check in and out of their holiday rental accommodation without worrying about their luggage while they have a layover and explore the city hassle-free.
Prabhakaran, a first-class graduate in entrepreneurship from Strathclyde University launched the company after struggling to find a place to store luggage in London, and later joined the Geovation Scotland accelerator programme. She is a returning winner of Scottish Edge, a top 100 woman in Tourism, and she also appeared on the British version of Dragons’ Den earlier this year.
Learn more about Unbaggaged here.
- James Williams, co-founder, Suite Stay Club
Due to officially launch this summer, Suite Stay Club will be a dedicated marketing and sales channel for hoteliers who want to offer premium rooms and suites to a discerning, high-value, member base. It will enable suppliers to offer tactical discounts and exceptional value whilst delivering incremental revenue from an often under-utilised asset.
Suite Stay Club membership is free, while those who want even more from their travel experience can upgrade to become Elevate Access subscribers.
The channel will cater to solo travellers, couples, families and groups of friends alike.
Learn more about Suite Stay Club here.
Summary:
Pitching startups:
- Sam Dundas, co-founder, Besty AI
- Janani Prabhakaran, founder, Unbaggaged
- James Williams, co-founder, Suite Stay Club
Investors / advisers:
- Pradip Madan, managing partner, North Star Ventures
- Alessandro Robustelli, investor, ActivumSG Ventures
Register for this no-cost Pitch to Paul webinar at this link to tune in live and / or watch an on-demand recording.
Watch the recordings of previous Pitch to Paul webinars here.
