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ByHours
eCommerce & Marketplaces · Barcelona, Spain · Founded 2012
A US hotel booking platform offering flexible 24-hour check-in and check-out options, immediate confirmation, and free cancellation, with a focus on business, relaxation, and travel MoreLess
BYHOURS is an innovative platform that allows travelers to book hotel rooms by the hour, catering to the needs of business travelers, layover passengers, and anyone requiring short-term accommodation. Operating in the global travel and hospitality market, BYHOURS partners with hotels to offer flexible booking options, enabling customers to choose check-in and check-out times that suit their schedules. The business model is based on a commission structure, where BYHOURS earns a percentage of each booking made through its platform. This approach not only provides value to customers by offering cost-effective and convenient lodging solutions but also helps hotels optimize room occupancy and revenue.
Keywords: hourly hotel booking, flexible stays, travel convenience, short-term accommodation, business travelers, layover passengers, global hospitality, commission-based, room optimization, cost-efficiency.
Company overview
ByHours company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Barcelona, Spain
- Employees
- 28
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 70.9
Valuation & funding
ByHours funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Nov 2023 | $0 | — | Velocity Venture Capital | ↗ |
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Jan 2020 | $8.8M | $35M | DILA Capital · Axon Partners Group | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Mar 2019 | — | — | Criteria Venture Tech · Sabadell Venture Capital · Axon Partners Group | — |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Dec 2017 | $3.3M | $13M | HOWZAT Partners · HR Ventures · Verve Ventures · Roland Zeller | ↗ |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Aug 2016 | $1.6M | $6.6M | HOWZAT Partners · Redalpine · HR Ventures | ↗ |
| MEDIA FOR EQUITY✓Equity / VC | Apr 2014 | Ad4Ventures | ↗ | ||
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Apr 2014 | Mediaset · Axon Partners Group | — | ||
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jul 2013 | Criteria Venture Tech · Cabiedes & Partners | — | ||
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Jan 2013 | Cabiedes & Partners · Criteria Venture Tech | — |
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Growth signals
ByHours website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for ByHours is 200K monthly website visits, up 42.9% over the last three months. ByHours's team grew 0% over the past year.
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