You think the fact that 5 young entrepreneurs spent 1 1/2 years relentlessly building pocketvillage.com – an inspirational travel search engine never seen before – is worth a story? We think so, too!
If you would like to know more, please get in touch with:
Matthias, our Master of Ceremony and co-founder, at
, + 90 53 00 65 3 12 3
Some more information about us…
Press releases:
in English
- 16th November 2011: Who will be the first to disrupt the online tours and activities market?
- 7th November 2011: Young startup ready to consolidate the travel activities market
- 1st June 2011: pocketvillage wins first prize at VIR Online-Innovation Days in Berlin
- 5th May 2011: pocketvillage scoops first prize at THack Event in Las Vegas for its Iphone app
- 23rd March 2011: Give me adventure! post-launch press release
in German/Deutsch
- 23. November 2011: Neue App-Demo “pocketguide” nimmt an Global Startup Battle teil
- 7. November 2011: 20,000 Abenteuer auf einen Klick
- 1. Juni 2011: pocketvillage gewinnt Preis auf VIR Online-Innovationstagen
- 23. März 2011: Mehr Abenteuer bitte! Post-Launch Pressemitteilung
- 10. Februar 2011: Reisen die dein Leben prägen
The founders:
Background reports:
License Free pictures and logos:
pocketvillage on Youtube:
- pocketvillage won top award at Tnooz Hack Vegas in April 2011. Click here to see the demo of the idea that won us the prize
- Matthias Scheffelmeier, CCO and Co-Founder of pocketvillage speaks to participants at the Launch Presentation for pocketvillage filmed at ITB Berlin 2011. Click here to see the video.
Press review (selection):
- travelboatinglifestyle.com, Australia (English):
A global village in your pocket - 4-seasons.de, Germany (German): Reisen mit dem Web 2.0
- fvw.de, Germany (German):
Article on pocketvillage win as best startup 2011 - Lift!, Germany (German): Abseits der üblichen Reisepfade
- Oriental Daily, HK (Chinese): Article
- The Standard, HK (English): In the pocket
- The Korea Herald, Korea (English):
Travel platform pocketvillage launched - The Khaleej Times, UAE (English):
The web’s greatest travel sites - The Daily Mail, UK (English): Website Of The Week
- The Guardian, UK (English): The best travel websites ever
- The Independent, UK (English): Tips and deals of the week
- Web User Magazine, UK (English): Website Of The Fortnight
- LA TIMES, USA (English): Article on pocketvillage.com
- tnooz.com (English): pocketvillage launch
- TLabs on tnooz.com (English): pocketvillage showcase
- Interview with Co-founder Martin Hümmer on blog.theringhotel.com, Austria (English)
- Feature about Martin Hümmer on globalgrasshopper.com, UK (English)
- Interview with Co-founder Jann Kleen on techguidefortravel.com, USA (English)
- Interview with Co-founder Matthias Scheffelmeier on förderland.de, Germany (German)
- Interview with Co-founder Matthias Scheffelmeier on internet-world.de, Germany (German)
