HiJiffy, an AI-powered chabot service for hotels, has raised €3.8M in funding.
The investment in the company was led by Caixa Capital with Lince Capital and existing investor Portugal Ventures also participating.
Included in the €3.8 million is a €1.3 million grant from the European Commission as part of its Recovery and Resilience facility.
HiJiffy plans to use the funds to boost its presence in the United Kingdom and expand into Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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It also wants to launch a new product and increase its current headcount from 30 to approximately 50 across various functions including sales, marketing and product.
Tiago Araújo, CEO of HiJiffy, said: “The steep growth of HiJiffy in the U.K., where we have been actively present since 2021, working with names like Macdonald Hotels & Resorts or Exclusive Collection, reinforces our confidence to continue expanding our local structures and developing specific solutions for British hoteliers. In the coming months, we will enhance our efforts to assure market leadership.”
The company has now raised a total of €6.2 million including a seed round in late 2020.
It also recently unveiled its hotel chatbot powered by GPT-4 to help properties manage guest inquiries and requests.