Headout

Headout, earlier Tourlandish, is a mobile app to book local tours, activities and experiences for the next 24 hours at discounted prices on the go. Categories include walking tours, food & drink, Broadway shows, nightlife, VIP access experiences, arts and landmarks. Also connects users to local experts. Operating in 7 cities in the US as of Feb 2016. Charges a commission of 20 per cent on every transaction. Part of 500Startups Batch 11. Expanding to 25 cities in the US by end of 2015. Raised $1.8M in seed round funding from US-based Version One Ventures, 500 Startups, Nexus Venture Partners and Arena Ventures with participation from Angellist’s Maiden Lane Ventures, Funders Club, Haystack Fund, Ludlow Ventures, Dreamit Ventures and angels including Rick Marini (advisor to Facebook), Fabrice Grinda (OLX), Kunal Bahl & Rohit Bansal (Snapdeal), Vishal Gondal (Goqii) and Neeraj Arora (Whatsapp)