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GuestCentric Systems raises $4 million
GuestCentric Systems has completed a $4 million round of institutional financing led by new investor InovCapital, participated by Turismo Capital and all its major seed investors.
Published: 14 Jul 2009
GuestCentric Systems has completed a $4 million round of institutional financing led by new investor InovCapital, participated by Turismo Capital and all its major seed investors.
The company is emerging as a challenger to traditional hotel software companies by providing e-Commerce optimisation features in a Software-as-a-Service model.
The GuestCentric platform serves independent hotels, enabling them to offer their customers a personalised experience and help them in booking directly with the hotel.
The closing of the Series A round follows GuestCentric’s product introduction in 2008 and the rapid growth of its customer base during the past six months, showing an unprecedented 100% customer success ratio of free trials performed in 2009.
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