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Transportation service
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Travel
- Transport
- Mobility
- Mobile
- Koukaki, Athens
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Company mission
To change the way people travel by making the beginning and end of every trip as enjoyable as the middle.
35% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Based on the belief that the travel experience shouldn’t end after the airport transfer, Welcome Pickups is an Athens-based transportation start-up that offers a range of personalised “in-destination” travel services throughout your stay abroad.
Unlike your standard taxi services like Uber, Welcome offers a more holistic in-destination travel experience that, from the moment you arrive at a destination until departure, accommodates any travelling needs, such as transfers, activities and travel information. Its success is evident with the company having made a footprint in nearly 100 destinations worldwide from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi, Moscow to Santiago.
Since its round of 2022 funding, the company has developed a traveller app to optimise customer experience. Capital will continue to be invested into increasing its destination network whilst expanding its product offerings and industry partners, such as airlines and cruise lines.
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Benefits
- Hybrid Work from Office / Home work policy
- Vibrant and fresh work environment
- The unique opportunity to join “the next big thing” at the ground level
- The tools you need to successfully perform your daily tasks
Company values
- Human - We believe that travel products should focus solely on the user. We are creating the most seamless online and offline experiences
- Complete - We provide a well-rounded experience by helping travelers with any in-destination travel needs before, during and after their stay in order to get the most out of a new location.
- Helpful - We are here to help, understand and assist travelers with any needs or questions they may have. By giving travelers easy access to local advice and knowledge we allow them to maximize their time in each destination
- Inspired - We want to inspire and empower people to explore by showing them that the world can be friendly and accessible
- Personal - We don’t offer a one-size-fits-all service. By gathering travelers' preferences we are able to customize our product for greater impact
- Knowledge - We empower guests with local knowledge in order to maximize their experience
- Quality - We care about quality over profits and carefully select all Welcome Drivers based on rigid standards
- Honest - We only suggest activities and experiences that we ourselves believe are amazing. There are no hidden fees or surprises across the Welcome experience
- Bold - We have forged a new travel category that is set up to be the standard for in-destination travel services globally. We are changing the way people travel
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2022
$5.6m
EARLY VC
Mar 2019
$3.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $11.9m
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Leadership
Alexandros Trimis
(CEO)Previously founded and acted as CEO for dopios. Experience as Product Head for Edubrite Systems, Product Manager for SurveyMonkey and oDesk, Business Strategist for m2mi Corporation, Construction Manager for Kaklamanos Construction Company, and Personnel Manager & Program Coordinator for Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Savvas Georgiou
(Product Director)Previously served as CTO for Daily Secret and Conde Nast International Digital Greece. Experience as a Software Engineer for HealthLeap and as a Web Developer for grebooca and FbFund REV 2009.