Locish is an Athens, Greece-based Q&A mobile app launched in March 2013 by Alex Christodoulou and Grigoris Zontanos. It was initially intended to offer travellers personalized recommendations from local people. The company now aims to enable users to ask like-minded people for real-time recommendations on new places to eat, drink, and have fun. The app is available across iOS and Android and is no longer restricted to the travel audience. Locish raised $820K in seed funding led by Odyssey Jeremy Partners with participation from Jeremy Open Fund II and three unnamed Silicon Valley angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to overhaul the app’s functionality and create a new look and feel; earlier coverage notes an initial €60K seed at launch. Locish is an Athens, Greece-based provider of a mobile travel app. The company launched with €60K in seed funding. It was co-founded by Alexis Christodoulou and Grigoris Zontanos. Locish’s app delivers personal, location-based recommendations from local experts, providing full details including address, map location, phone numbers, and pictures. The funds will be used to demonstrate the core value proposition and build early traction in Athens and other destinations. The app is available for both iOS and Android devices and the company recently joined the Openfund II portfolio.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Mar 2014