Welcome

Smart Travel App for iPhone

I co-founded the Welcome travel app, which launched in 2019. Welcome is a smart travel companion that uses friend and expert recommendations (powered by location-aware generative AI) to create real-time itineraries. Welcome guides you to the best places, personalized for you.

Welcome was acquired by Dorsia in 2023.

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Welcome has received great reviews, including three features in the Apple App Store.

Welcome featured in the Apple App Store

Some press cuttings:

Dec 30, 2021

Founded by creators of Cameo, a mobile video app that was acquired by Vimeo in 2014, Welcome has come out of beta and is aiming to help users swiftly discover places to go and things to do. Follow travel publications, travel experts and friends. The app will provide recommendations based not only on your preferences, but also on real-time considerations such as the time of day, weather and holidays.…

Oct 7, 2021

A startup called Welcome thinks that today’s set of tools could be smarter and more personalized to the individuals who use them. Its new app instead uses “real-time” technologies to make recommendations that take into account a user’s preferences as well as other details about their current context in order to provide a better-curated set of recommendations.…

Sep 23, 2021

Check out the pitch deck its founders used to raise millions after selling a previous startup to Vimeo.…

Sep 23, 2021

Today, Welcome, the only personalized city guide powered by friends and experts, and made smart by a real-time AI, announced its official launch out of Beta in addition to $3.5M in seed funding led by Accel with participation from Lakestar Ventures. This round brings total funding to $4.2 Million.…

Sep 23, 2021

A sort of social Yelp for travelers, the AI-fueled app launched in the Apple store on Thursday. There are 6.5 million listings in Welcome's database with more than 300,000 curated recommendations from around the world. Those include a map of museums and other events nearby.…

Aug 20, 2019

If you’ve ever spent hours combing the internet for restaurants recs, nagging friends for itineraries and polling the office for travel-savvy suggestions, all in the name of planning the perfect vacation, you’re not alone. The struggle to plan the perfect trip is real (and the pressure’s on—or, is it?—in the age of indecision). Enter a new app called Welcome.…

Jul 29, 2019

Got a trip or vacation coming up soon? You'll want to take a look at a new travel app called "Welcome." Rather than just recommendations, reviews and photos, this app acts as your tour guide and concierge.…

Jul 27, 2019

27 July 2019 - Hour 2 - Matt Rosenberg details his new app, Welcome, that learns your interests to make reservations and more…

Jun 27, 2019

In a new city or while exploring a new neighborhood, turn to the colorful Welcome app for an hour-by-hour guide to shopping outlets, dining options, and more. Welcome will even map out a course to follow; for more free-wheeling travel experiences, turn to the Discover option, which offers a less structured way of checking out things to do in a new (or old) city.…

Jun 25, 2019

Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film That Sank United Artists by Steven Bach, recommended by Peter Gerard, co-founder of Welcome, an A.I.-powered travel platform that launched in June 2019 and raised $1.2 million in funding…

Jun 19, 2019
Jun 16, 2019

Mit der App „Welcome“ könnt ihr einfach losziehen, ohne davor eine aufwendige Planung erstellt haben zu müssen.…

Jun 15, 2019

It’s the traveling season, so we thought it was fitting to highlight the smart travel companion Welcome. The app uses location-aware artificial intelligence to offer up friend and expert recommendations of things to do and places to visit while traveling. Never ask “Where do I go now” again.…

Jun 12, 2019

Many people like to travel. Far fewer like planning out their trip before they arrive. With Welcome, they don't have to. It uses AI to automatically generate itineraries on the fly, adjusting as you spend more/less time in a place, and letting you easily skip stops that don't interest you while filling in the slot with something that might.…

Jun 12, 2019

Welcome uses artificial intelligence to help travelers plan in real time based on their preferences, tips from friends and location data. The app, which launched yesterday, allows users to be more flexible and spontaneous with their travel plans.…

Jun 11, 2019

The new Welcome app is going after young travelers, offering itinerary suggestions once they land in a new city or country. Peter Gerard, Co-Founder and Head of Growth and Operations at Welcome, joined Cheddar to show us how the app works.…

Jun 11, 2019

Featured on the homepage of ProductHunt: “I dislike travel planning and logistics. We should try this on our next trip.”…

Jun 11, 2019

The free mobile app helps travelers save time by offering real-time smart plans based on their behavior, tips from friends and location-based data.…

Jun 11, 2019

Instant gratification has a whole new meaning when it comes to travel and that’s because Welcome is the AI-powered platform that generates a personalized itinerary in real time, leveraging technology to minimize the time spent planning. Itineraries are smart and adaptive, changing depending on variables that include time of day, weather, and personal preferences.…

Jun 11, 2019

Welcome is a new app that is designed for a more spontaneous approach to traveling.…