Culture Trip
Culture Trip is a London-based global media and technology startup.[1]. It was founded in 2011 by Dr Kris Naudts, a former psychiatrist[2].
Overview[edit]
Culture Trip has offices in London, New York City and Tel Aviv[3]. The content on its website, app and social channels is created by more than 300 paid contributors based around the world[4]. These freelancers include writers, filmmakers, photographers, illustrators and animators who cover topics such as food, art, music, books, film and design in their locations[5].
As of March 2018, Culture Trip’s website receives 12.5 million unique visitors a month and it has 4.3 million Facebook followers[6].
Funding[edit]
Culture Trip raised $2 million in seed funding[7]. In October 2016, the PPF Group invested $20 million in the company following its Series A funding round[8]. This fund is managed by Czech billionaire Petr Kellner[9].
Online travel agency[edit]
Culture Trip announced in March 2018 that it would be launching an online travel agency later in the year[10].
Technology[edit]
Dr Naudts has stated that he wants to introduce voices of underrepresented people and cultures to mass media by using artificial intelligence technologies[11]
In the press[edit]
Simon Calder, travel editor at The Independent, described Culture Trip in March 2018 as “Lonely Planet as it might be created in the 21st century”.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Prosser, David. "Five Fast-Growing British Businesses To Watch In 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Knowles, Kitty. "Culture Trip: How A Former Shrink Found Millennial Travel Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ "UK start-up Culture Trip raises $80m for travel booking service". Telegraph UK. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Knowles, Kitty. "Culture Trip: How A Former Shrink Found Millennial Travel Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Knowles, Kitty. "Culture Trip: How A Former Shrink Found Millennial Travel Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Knowles, Kitty. "Culture Trip: How A Former Shrink Found Millennial Travel Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Bradley, Sian (2018-04-24). "Culture Trip bags $80m Series B as it looks to hire top Silicon Valley talent". UKTN.
- ↑ Bernard, Zoë (2018-04-28). "How a new media startup grew from 12 employees to 200 in a 18 months, and just landed $80 million to grow even more". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ "Petr Kellner". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Ireland, Ben (2018-07-03). "Andy Washington joins Culture Trip to drive OTA business". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Prosser, David. "Five Fast-Growing British Businesses To Watch In 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ↑ Knowles, Kitty. "Culture Trip: How A Former Shrink Found Millennial Travel Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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