What it sells
AI-native direct booking infrastructure for global hospitality
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedHotel owners, general managers and revenue managers at independent hotels, groups, resorts and hostels.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
UnverifiedHigh OTA commissions and low direct booking share.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Build hotel website with AI builder synced to real-time inventory, take direct bookings via booking engine and payments, manage reservations, rates and analytics in GuruHotel Manager dashboard.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Claims 1000+ hotels and $15M+ direct bookings; positions as low-commission alternative to OTAs (use-case page: low commissions, no hidden fees).
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Self-serve Get Started plus contact, free tools (RevPAR, OTA commission calculators) and SEO content.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2020 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.