Lincoln-based group travel planner Travefy recently took top honor and was awarded an $8,500 prize package in a local “Shark Tank”-like pitch competition.
More than 30 companies applied to present their ideas at Get Started Omaha, a competition held April 24th at the Holland Performing Arts Center in downtown Omaha. The event was hosted by Cox Business and Inc. magazine.
Travefy was one of only five companies selected to pitch their ideas live to a panel of judges and in front of an audience of over 200.
“It was an honor to participate in the event and win among such a talented and inspiring set of companies. We also greatly appreciate the expert panel advice and everyone who came out to the event”, said Travefy CEO and co-found David Chait.
Travefy is a free online group travel planner that solves the coordination headaches of traveling with groups. Users can collaborate on trip itineraries, book travel deals, and collect shared expenses from any device.
Nebraska Global added Travefy to their investment portfolio in 2013. Travefy is based out of Nebraska Global’s offices in the Historic Haymarket District of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Travefy recently released several new product enhancements including a fully mobile responsive design as well as access to over 500,000 vacation rentals across the globe. Users can now access over 8 million activities, restaurants, hotels, vacation rentals and deals to post, discuss, and build their perfect shared itinerary.
For more information about Travefy, visit www.travefy.com.
