YourWelcome Raises £1M in Seed Funding
Summary
YourWelcome, a London, UK-based provider of a tablet for vacation rentals & short-term lets, raised £1m in seed funding.The round, which pre-money valued YourWelcome at £5m, was led by Flux Group, with participation from Simon Emeny, James Devitt and other angel investors.£1.4m in total funding, intends to use the capital for international expansion in the US, Europe and Asia.Led by Henry Bennett – CEO & Co-Founder, and Paul Loram – COO & Co-Founder, YourWelcome provides AirBnB property hosts with an 8 inch tablet pre-loaded with custom hospitality software with all the features guests need.Hosts who rent the device can: – add a user generated welcome video and any instructional videos necessary to communicate any essential information and/or quirks of their property, – curate and enable daily local offers for attractions, restaurants and days out that they believe will enhance their guests stay, and – leave the device on a stand or wall mount for the guests during their stay at their AirBnB property.