Triporati Inc. is a online travel company that helps consumers find the right destination for their ideal vacation with their “Destination Genome Project” platform.
Over 70 Travel Experts (who have contributed to over 650 travel guidebooks) have deconstructed over 2,000 destinations from around the world, and have rated, ranked and profiled them along 62 dimensions (attributes and activities). Users express their interests and are presented with a personalized and customized map, recommending the best places to go to do exactly what they want to do.
Chris joined Triporati as CEO in December 2010, marking a return to online travel. From 1997 to 2002, Chris served as SVP, Leisure Travel & Partner Marketing with Preview Travel and Travelocity, with responsibility for the vacation package and cruise businesses as well as supplier relationships, advertising sales and travel planning content. Chris has also served as President, National Geographic Digital Media, and has held senior executive positions with technology publisher IDG and internet voice technology company Xtone Networks.
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Managing Partner: Hornthal Investment Partners
Co-Founder and Chairman: Triporati, Zignal Labs, LaunchPad Central
Boards: KIND Snacks, Revinate, Via.com, One Voice Movement
Investor: (still private); KIND Snacks, Revinate, Krave Jerky, TourWrist, Hipmunk, CratePlayer, JobVite, Blekko, Peer Transfer, Luminate, Hightower Advisors, Airtight Networks, C8 Medisensors
Venture Fund Investor: Kleiner Perkins, TPG Biotech Partners, CMEA, Formation 8, Sentinel Partners, Thomas Weisel, Neo Carta, Seven Hills Group, Akkadian, HR Barton, Champion Ventures
Social Venture Funds: Acumen Fund, Grassroots Business Fund, Dignity Fund, Brain Trust Accelerator Fund
Faculty: James Wei Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship; Princeton University (2012-2013)
Entrepreneurship Faculty at Lester Center; Haas.
Chief Product Officer at Triporati