”Exciting news for travelers! StayingBee has just secured Business Finland's TEMPO funding to revolutionize the way we experience travel. Get ready for a community-based accommodation sharing platform that promises safe, affordable, and meaningful stays. Curious about how this innovation will change your travel adventures? Read on to discover the magic of connecting with fellow travelers and hosts!”
StayingBee is answering the call to creating a path towards meaningful, human travel with our community-based accommodation sharing platform. Providing safe, affordable stays is our objective; cultivating connections, strengthening community bonds and bridging global gaps is our goal.
We are grateful to Business Finland and the TEMPO team for seeing our potential, aligning with our vision, and helping us expand StayingBee to the American market.
“I’m super excited and thankful to the Business Finland team for the funding and believing in us to disrupt the travel industry. Travel today is either overpriced or impersonal. Hotels and Airbnb charge a premium while couch-surfing lacks trust and safety. By connecting travellers and hosts based on shared values, shared interest and community ties, we want to bring back the magic of travel.” — Kelvin Chikezie, Co-Founder at StayingBee
Thank you for your support!
Business Finland is a public organization that assists SMEs and start-ups looking to grow and expand into international markets. They award funding to businesses with a clear vision, competitive advantage, and a strong desire to enter into international markets.
Their support further validates what StayingBee is trying to achieve – bringing safe, affordable and deeply human travel experiences to a new market. Thanks to Business Finland, we look forward to expanding our hive and and creating some buzz!
Learn more about Business Finland.
TEMPO funding is for start-ups less than 5 years old who have an innovative product or service idea and are looking to expand internationally. Funding from TEMPO offers start-ups a unique opportunity to test out their product or service by getting feedback from potential customers.
This funding from TEMPO will be instrumental in supporting StayingBee’s internationalisation, helping us launch our new AI matchmaking feature, and sharing our vision for travel with a wider audience.
Find out more about Business Finland’s TEMPO funding.
Co-founders from left to right: Patricia Michelena, Kelvin Chikezie, Kaosicho Dim, and Miika Marttinen
We are on a mission to make travel safer, more affordable and more meaningful to communities across the world. We believe that travel shouldn’t be just about getting from one place to another, but a more personal and impactful experience for everyone involved.
Our platform offers much more than a room or a bed, but an opportunity to network with trusted community members, revel in shared experiences and (hopefully) make lifelong friends.
With Business Finland’s TEMPO funding, we look forward to expanding into the American market, launching our AI matchmaking feature and bringing StayingBee to new communities.
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