Touritz
Touritz allows local historians and tour guides to create and upload tours and videos. These tours can then be downloaded to mobile devices
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Travel
- Location Covington, KY, USA
- Currency USD
- Website touritz.com
Company Summary
Touritz looks to replace traditional pamphlets and travel books. The use of mobile technology can significantly improve the tour experience, but much of the industry hasn't taken advantage of that. Those that do use the technology tend to have the budget to pay developers to make their own app. Touritz wants to become the "go to" place for tours, specializing in the local, "back door experience. Touritz aims to be the Youtube for Tours.
Team
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Steve OldfieldCCO
Steve is an award-winning broadcast journalist who has worked as a host, reporter and producer in a variety of markets, from Miami to Denver. He teaches at the University of Cincinnati. Oldfield holds a Master's of Public History degree from Northern Kentucky University where he has collaborated on projects with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, The Betts House and Historic New Richmond, Inc.
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Sean ThomasCEO
Sean's work as a videographer has taken him from Munich to Washington D.C., where he covered Capitol Hill for the U.S. Army. Thomas created the concept for Instant Access Tours as part of his Capstone Project for the Master's of Public History degree from Northern Kentucky University. He is overseeing a long-term project on the Underground Railroad in New Richmond, Ohio and surrounding communities.
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Greg RobertsCOO
Greg has 30 years of management experience working for Corning and 3M. He has traveled the world working with clients including Apple, LG, Nokia, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba. A life long history lover, Greg grew up in New Richmond, Ohio and is a graduate of Miami University.. Greg currently serves on the executive board for the Ohio River National Freedom Corridor, the U.S. Grant Birthplace and Historic New Richmond, Inc.
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Levi McDonoughCTO
Levi has worked at Church Pension Fund in NYC for 4 years where he helped integrate and update Oracle Solutions for the investment fund. He has worked on projects from database architecture to dashboard and report layouts. After Church Pension Fund, he took a position at Business Technical Services, an Oracle consulting company. Levi currently works as a consultant, doing web application development, database design, and SEO.
Advisors
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Jamie HarrisonLawyerUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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INKUBATORUnconfirmedUpTechUnconfirmed
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