Katanox
Headquarters: Amsterdam
CEO: Mendel Senf
Website: Katanox
Founding date: 2020
Investment: €6 million
Katanox is a travel accommodation distribution and fintech platform bringing together travel sellers and travel accommodation providers. Katanox facilitates distribution of travel accommodation inventory and payments. The platform is unlocking the programmatic era for B2B distribution in hospitality.
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Strategic goals for 2024
In 2024, Katanox will focus on commercial expansion, product development and scaling U.S. operations. We will see a substantial increase in travel management companies and accommodation providers trading on the Katanox platform. 2024 will also be a year of scaling, both our footprint in the U.S. market and fortifying our product and engineering force.
Lessons learned since founding
With all that has happened the last few years, we’ve learned that the rate of change has increased exponentially. You need to move fast and execute or else you’ll be left behind.
Even looking at the hospitality industry, which has traditionally been slow to evolve, we’re seeing a paradigm shift in how business is being done. The hospitality industry has undergone a technological catch-up, with major chains evaluating their distribution strategies.
Hospitality technology has accelerated, creating opportunities for growth and transformation, similar to the eCommerce-boom a decade ago.
How we were doing business even a few years ago, no longer applies in today’s landscape, meaning you have to continually adapt and grow with the ever-changing market.
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