Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Hospitality companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Hospitality Companies & Startups (London)
Fourth
| Founders | Unknown |
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Fourth is the world’s leading provider of cloud-based cost control solutions to the hospitality industry.
Triptease
| Founders | Alasdair Snow, Alexandra Zubko, Charlie Osmond, Sarah Miller |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Triptease is a travel SaaS company that empowers hotels to recapture guest relationships and increase direct bookings.
onefinestay
| Founders | Demetrios Zoppos, Evan Frank, Greg Marsh, Tim Davey |
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Onefinestay give people a new way to experience a place staying in the finest homes in their favorite cities.
Slerp
| Founders | JP Then |
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Slerp is an e-commerce platform for the hospitality industry.
Honest Burgers
| Founders | Dorian Waite |
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A burger restaurant inspired by great British produce
Rota
| Founders | Nick Bolton, Tom Williams, Will Taylor |
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SAAS Mobile and desktop Apps to provide Total Workforce Technology for the whole workforce (internal and external)
C the Signs
| Founders | Bhavagaya Bakshi, Miles Payling |
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C the Signs gives GPs the ability to simultaneously check combinations of signs, symptoms and risk factors, in an easy to use format.
Onvi
| Founders | Jon Clarke, Prask Sutton, Richie Stote |
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The mobile-first POS system for hospitality
Yotel
| Founders | Gerard Greene, Simon Woodroffe |
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Yotel offers affordable hotels with elements of luxury in smart spaces.
Cake Technologies
| Founders | Charlotte Dales, Michelle Songy |
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CAKE is revolutionizing the way restaurants and bars engage with their customers.
Sona
| Founders | Ben Dixon, Oli Johnson, Steffen Wulff Petersen |
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Sona is the employee app for tomorrow’s workforce.
Grind
| Founders | David Abrahamovitch, Kaz James |
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Founded in Shoreditch in 2011, Grind & Co. has since opened espresso bars, cocktail bars, restaurants and recording studios across London.
gigl
| Founders | Christian Ayerst, Dan Hudson |
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The Video / Mobile 1st Job platform that is changing the way people find work across Hospitatly, Retails & Enterntainment. Replacing generic Job descrptions and the need for a CV with super vast video content. Companies such as Hard Rock use GiGL to find staff in under 24 hours
OTHERWORLD
| Founders | Chris Adams, Ed Wardle |
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The brick-and-mortar metaverse. An island paradise in the cloud reached through a growing network of multi-sensory immersion pods.
Pace Revenue
| Founders | Jason Pinto, Jens Munch, John-Paul Clarke |
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Pace is revolutionising revenue management with a suite of tools to deliver science, real-time and automation.
BotsAndUs
| Founders | Adrian Negoita, Andrei Danescu, Oana Andreea Jinga |
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BotsAndUs is a data-driven robotics and AI company that provides full-stack robot systems for dynamic spaces.
Breakroom
| Founders | Anna Maybank, James Weiner, Tom Taylor |
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Breakroom is a crowdsourced data platform for hourly and shift workers.
iRiS Software
| Founders | Jason jefferys |
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iRiS is a global leading enterprise applications platform provider creating innovative mobile & web solutions for the hospitality industry.
NextRetreat
| Founders | Martin Studencan |
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Bring Your Team Together
NextRetreat
| Founders | Martin Studencan |
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Bring Your Team Together
Pass the Keys
| Founders | Alexander Lyakhotskiy, Zoe Duong Vu |
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Pass the Keys is an airbnb management company offers an expert Airbnb and short let management service.
Staykeepers
| Founders | Ivo Gospodinov, Miroslav Gospodinov |
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Ground-breaking tech that fills empty multifamily & student housing apartments & rooms by widening marketing channels to new audiences.
Rocco Forte Hotels
| Founders | Rocco Forte |
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Rocco Forte Hotels is a luxurious high end hotel chain.
Social Entertainment Ventures (SEV)
| Founders | Adam Breeden |
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Social Entertainment Ventures (SEV) is delivering unprecedented and unrivalled social experiences on an international scale
WorkClub
| Founders | Nick Donnelly, Upile Chasowa, Victoria Langhans |
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WorkClub is a B2B SaaS platform for on-demand workspaces and meeting rooms.
Soho House
| Founders | Nick Jones |
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Soho House is a private members’ club for people in the creative industries.
Impala
| Founders | Ben Stephenson, Charles Cowley |
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Impala’s API connects room sellers and hotels, instantly. We empower you to build, innovate and sell.
Staff Heroes
| Founders | Mark Elwig, Zeki Mirza |
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Staff Heroes is an on demand & AI technology marketplace reinventing the world of work, connecting businesses and workers more efficiently.
Gig
| Founders | Antony Woodcock |
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Gig offers a platform for millennials who want to pick up shift work in the hospitality and retail sectors.
YourWelcome
| Founders | Henry Bennett, Paul Loram |
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YourWelcome is a SaaS platform enabling short term rental managers to add a service layer to their business.
Cheerfy
| Founders | Adrian Maseda, Carlos Gomez Vendrell |
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The new way restaurants sell post-COVID
Gravity Co-living
| Founders | Riccardo Tessaro, Susanna Rock |
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Gravity Co-living is a catalyst for personal and professional development.
Preoday
| Founders | Andrew White |
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B2B pre-ordering platform for integrated e-commerce solutions for businesses serving food and beverages
UnderTheDoormat
| Founders | Merilee Karr |
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Our mission is to redefine the future of accommodation.
DesignMyNight
| Founders | Andrew Webster, Nick Telson |
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DesignMyNight.com is a nightlife discovery website.
Lyvly
| Founders | Dario Favoino, Philip Laney |
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Lyvly is a shared living and rental service that connects and helps renters find accommodation, and connect with other like minded people.
Birdie
| Founders | Abeed Mohamed, Gwen Le Calvez, Max Parmentier, Rajiv Tanna |
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Birdie is a digital caretech company focused on elderly care at home.
thesqua.re
| Founders | Sid Narang |
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Inventive corporate serviced apartments provider with loyalty programme, all-in-one online accounts, community events and concierge app.
Ambie
| Founders | Gideon Chain |
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SaaS music solution for retail and hospitality businesses looking to boost their customer experience and drive profits
virtuall
| Founders | Alan Newton, Toby Heelis |
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Transforming industries by creating innovative products that connect the world more sustainably and profitably.
Trust Payments
| Founders | Kobus Paulsen |
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Trust Payments is a global unified payments group for global pay-in, pay-out and customer journey technologies.
Quimera Energy Efficiency
| Founders | Cherrie Sacchetti, David García |
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Energy Efficiency, ESCO, Energy Saving, Energy Service
Faredirect
| Founders | Aleksandar Serdarevic, Nevzat Arshan, Niels Colemont |
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Faredirect is helping airlines to build and scale ancillary revenues.
Sellar
| Founders | James Powell, Julian Bourne, Matt Pritchard |
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Sellar is the new trade ordering experience for breweries selling beer directly to trade customers.
HotelFlex
| Founders | Max Shepherd-Cross, Pete Turnbull, Rich Turnbull |
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An award winning, VC backed hospitality tech startup, transforming the way hotels manage and sell their inventory
Tossed
| Founders | Vincent McKevitt |
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Tossed is on a mission to make healthy eating yummy!
Harts Group
| Founders | James Hart |
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Parent company of critically acclaimed Barrafina and Quo Vadis restaurants.
Feastr
| Founders | Alex Metcalf, Nitin Singhal, Tom Ducker |
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Feastr is a family of cloud kitchens, delivering restaurant quality food straight to your door.
Sofar Sounds
| Founders | Rafe Offer, Rocky Start, Tom Lovett |
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Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.
Venue Group
| Founders | Ben Lovett |
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Venue Group is an entertainment and hospitality operator in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Neighbourhood
| Founders | Chris Monkman, James Waterhouse |
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Neighbourhood transform unused spaces in restaurants, hotels and residences, into local hubs for co-working, creating and collaborating.
WeOrder
| Founders | Federico Andrioli, Tobia Loschiavo |
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WeOrder is a mobile ordering platform for bars, pubs, cafes, diners, and restaurants.
Chic Retreats
| Founders | Lulu Townsend |
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A luxury travel marketplace using the latest in digital technology to connect our collection of independent hotels to affluent travellers
Nestify
| Founders | Unknown |
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Property management, Vacation Rental, Rental property
Family Traveller
| Founders | Andrew Dent |
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Family Traveller is a multi-platform brand operating across familytraveller.com, social media and email.
Presence Orb
| Founders | Thomas Sheppard |
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Learn more about Presence Aware Tech and our product Presence Orb.
Dinnr
| Founders | Adil Mohammed, Michal Bohanes |
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Dinnr is a web platform that delivers ingredients with a recipe to create meals at home.
Mopp
| Founders | Pete Dowds, Tom Brooks |
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Book a UK cleaner online in 60 seconds!
FOODit
| Founders | Rif Kiamil |
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FOODit is a software developer of restaurant and takeaway EPOS, websites and online ordering or table booking to existing websites.
Appetise
| Founders | Stephen Leguillon, Steve Barnes, Velin Djidjev |
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Appetise is an online ordering website that enables individuals to find and order food from local restaurants to take out.
UpperKey
| Founders | Benoit Lam, Johan HAJJI |
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Hospitality Tech Company
Corbin & King Ltd
| Founders | Chris Corbin |
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Corbin & King is the restaurant company.
Grub Club
| Founders | Olivia Sibony, Siddarth Vijayakumar |
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Top Table for Pop Up Restaurants. Dining Out just got Fun!
Cookisto
| Founders | Michalis Gkontas, Petros Pitsilis |
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Cookisto is an online community marketplace for homemade food.
No.1 Traveller
| Founders | Phil Cameron |
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No.1 Traveller provides smart choices from driveway to runway, offering a tailored service and providing excellence at great value.
Camino
| Founders | Nigel Foster |
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Whether you’re looking to throw an office party, or just an intimate dinner get-together, we have the perfect space for your event.
FEAST Hq
| Founders | Simon Pusey |
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FEAST is a late night delivery service.
Signet Hotel Group
| Founders | Hector Ross |
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Signet Hotel Group is a national hospitality specialist.
Zipcube
| Founders | David Hellard, Guillaume Santacruz |
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Zipcube is a trusted community marketplace for people and professionals to list, discover, and book offices, meeting rooms, event spaces.
Ben & Jerry’s
| Founders | Amanda McKay, Jerry Greenfield |
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Ben & Jerry’s is a dairy company that produces ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet novelty products.
WinwInnKeeper
| Founders | Ivo Gospodinov, Meridith Richardson, Miroslav Gospodinov |
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WinwInnKeeper offers hotel style management services for short-term lettings.
orderswift
| Founders | Matt Gilbert, Rich Martell |
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orderswift is a desktop and mobile application that enables restaurants to manage their online orders.
Platter
| Founders | Will Hodson |
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Platter is an online dashboard that enables cooks to share ideas through photos and tag their dishes with ingredients.
CityHawk
| Founders | Aaron Ross, Laurence Carver |
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CityHawk is London’s ultimate dining app. Working exclusively with great restaurants CityHawk allows diners to find book same day tables.
The Ticket Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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TTG focusses of mobile-first ticketing solutions for leisure attractions, tours and activities
Altido
| Founders | Unknown |
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Altido is a hospitality management company.
Redemption Bar
| Founders | Andrea Waters, Catherine Salway |
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Redemption is a London’s healthiest hospitality brands .
The Good Egg
| Founders | Joel Braham |
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Good Egg Restaurants operates as a restaurant chain that serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
City Surfer
| Founders | Christopher Roach |
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City Surfer is your inner hipster, foodie, raver and fashion guru all combined into one simple to use app.
Dyne
| Founders | Akshay Petta, Izaan Khan, Moulik Nagesh |
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Dyne is building a digital hospitality platform to redefine the outdated experience at restaurants, bars, and cafés around the world
Dinein.co.uk
| Founders | Evan Graj |
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dinein offers a platform that delivers food from a range of restaurants.
Compare Hospitality
| Founders | Unknown |
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Compare Hospitality provides corporate hospitality packages.
Knowcross
| Founders | Nikhil Nath |
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Knowcross is a global leader in providing software and technology intelligence for the hospitality operations industry.
Nab
| Founders | Nabil Daryanani |
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Nab is an on demand food delivery service tailored for entertainment venues
Aman Resorts
| Founders | Unknown |
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Aman Resorts is a group of hotels specialized in hospitality and destination management.
LabCore Ltd
| Founders | Breige Tinnelly, Caroline McAteer, Lee Baldry |
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specialising in customer focussed solutions that redefine consumer experiences based on disruptive trends and emerging technologies.
Work Revolution
| Founders | Adam Williams, David Cook |
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The Work Revolution platform helps hospitality employers to find, hire and manage their staff in real- time, on- demand and at low cost.
Social Belly
| Founders | Dimple Lalwani |
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A social marketplace that lets you list and discover London’s top supper clubs and dinner parties.
Fanny’s
| Founders | Jacek Bilinski |
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Fanny’s offers a premium kebab shop experience.
Chartyn
| Founders | Daudi Chilongo, Tufool Alnuaimi |
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SaaS startup designed to deliver simple, actionable analytics for SMBs
EET
| Founders | Ali Meruani, Jeremy Mims, Matt Kuppers |
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EET enables users to review, rate, and share pictures and restaurant discoveries with their friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Bonnie Gull
| Founders | Alex Hunter, Danny Clancy |
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Bonnie Gull specializes in the finest responsibly sourced seafood.
Time Out Group plc
| Founders | Tony Elliott |
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Time Out is a leading global media and entertainment business
Caffè Nero
| Founders | Gerry Ford |
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Caffè Nero is a European coffee house brand specialising in the creation of high quality Italian coffee.
Fat Macy’s
| Founders | Meg Doherty |
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A social enterprise serving delicious home cooked food at supper clubs, events and offices.
Wagamama
| Founders | Alan Yau |
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Wagamama is a British-headquartered restaurant chain, serving pan-Asian food in the style of a modern Japanese ramen bar.
St. Vibes
| Founders | Daniel Willis, Isaac McHale, Johnny Smith |
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St. Vibes owns and operates restaurants and bars in London, United Kingdom.
Slurp Smoothie and Juice Bars
| Founders | Unknown |
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To roll out a retail and franchise chain of pressed juices and low fat frozen yogurt smoothies bars.
GAIL’s Bakery
| Founders | Emma King, Ran Avidan, Thomas Molnar |
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GAIL’s Bakery is a bakery specialising in craft bread for our neighbourhoods.
The Good Till Co
| Founders | Animesh Chowdhury, Jonathan Hunot, Oliver Rowbory |
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Goodtill is an iPad based POS software that brings ideas to life, located in England.
Clock Software
| Founders | Diana Trapcheva, George Georgiev, Krasimir Trapchev, Rosen Kostov |
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Leverage the cloud with our all-in-one hotel software system – hotel PMS, booking engine, yield and channel management, mobile self service
