Our Thesis: Web3 Will Eat Travel
We believe that the Web3 in travel & hospitality paradigm change is already happening slowly under our feet, like a tectonic shift.
It won't suddenly hit us quickly from above, like the meteorite everyone is looking for.
Hence, it's hard to spot for most, because they are looking in the wrong direction.
DON'T LOOK UP
About Us
We are a syndicate of partners from the tech, crypto, venture capital, and travel space, based in Switzerland's Crypto Valley.
We aim to accelerate the adoption of Web3 in travel & hospitality and help reinvent the industry while generating significant startup investment returns.
The Travel Industry's Upgrade to Web3
As the internet evolves with decentralization, cryptocurrency, and AI, the travel industry must embrace this transformation.
Tectris recognizes the potential of Web3 and aims to catalyze the industry's adaptation to this new paradigm.
Our Investment Strategy
Tectris's investment strategy is twofold:
We invest in open protocols, as they represent the foundation on which the whole Web3 in travel & hospitality industry will live.
They are the ground.
We invest in non-protocol, for-profit startups that serve as successful use cases for Web3 in the travel & hospitality industry.
They are the trees.
Leveraging AI
Tectris prioritizes investing in founders who effectively leverage AI in their ventures and explores the potential of "AI founders", individuals who can leverage AI to bring a product to market fit before expanding their team.
What You Get
Investment
Get up to €100K to fuel the launch of your startup + up to €150K in CAM tokens if you decide to build on the Camino Network.
Mentorship
Mentorship to ensure the early stages of your business are executed flawlessly.
Get personalized access to some of the most experiences and connected people in the travel & hospitality and crypto industries.
Networking
Linking you to our global network of investors and partners.
Learning
Access masterclasses, one-on-one strategy sprints, and personalized pitch coaching.
The Global Call
Participate in the first Web3 Travel & Hospitality Accelerator
Submit now your idea to get concept and pre-seed stage funding, networking and support.
The Team
VCs, builders, Travel & Hospitality experts and crypto OGs
Mike Sung
Mike brings over 20 years of experience in travel and hospitality, with a dynamic blend of ops, tech, innovation. He has successfully led hundreds of PMS implementations and integrations at Oracle Hospitality, and played leadership roles in product development for several hospitality startups, incl. Nor1, HospitalityPulse, LodgIQ. From Silicon Valley, Mike effectively leveraged his expertise and startup experience at Plug and Play’s Travel and Hospitality accelerator to "connect the dots" between startups and industry.
Beat Blaser
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Falkensteiner Ventures, overseeing a diverse portfolio of travel and hospitality tech startups. He previously served as MD at Thomas Cook for their City/Domestic tour operator platform. Beat currently holds board positions in several startups and established companies across Europe's travel and hospitality sector.
Jan-Frederik Valentin
With over 20 years of experience in venture capital and travel, Jan is a Managing Partner at Ennea Capital Partners, focusing on early-stage travel and mobility startups in EMEA. He has held influential positions at OTAs and tour operators, including Managing Director at KAYAK Europe, and has provided strategic advice at Howzat Partners and Kaizen VC. Jan's leadership has been instrumental in establishing leading technology investment, M&A, and advisory businesses in Europe
Dr. Sven Sterzenbach
Sven has spent his career in corporate and entrepreneurial finance and as a private investor before co-founding ennea Invest GmbH. He enjoys learning about new business models – in particular tech-driven startups that challenge incumbent travel and hospitality players. As professor for travel management at Munich University of Applied Sciences, Sven focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Pablo Castillo
Previously CIO and Executive Board member of Hotelplan Group, has vast and proven experience delivering complex projects.
He started his career in tourism over 20 years ago, selling trips for Kuoni, and has held various positions for various international travel companies.
He co-founded Chain4Travel in 2021, delivering the first layer 1 blockchain for the global travel industry, "Camino".
Luca De Giglio
Trips Community DAO
Luca has been at the forefront of the vacation rentals industry since 2001, creating an "Airbnb before Airbnb" platform 7 years before Airbnb's inception. On of the first digital nomads and travel bloggers, Luca has been involved in Bitcoin since 2013 and Ethereum since 2017. With Trips Community, he aims to help the travel industry transition to Web3. Luca is a Director of the Origin Protocol Foundation, a published author, and the host of the "Web3 in Travel" podcast.
Ceyhun Şahin
Ceyhun started his professional career as a Quantitative Trader, and is currently doing his Master of Finance in the field of Web3 and Blockchain Technologies at Munich Technical University. He also works as a researcher at Ennea Capital Partners. He has been interested in the Crypto ecosystem since 2017 as both an algorithmic news trader and researcher.
Tectris Partners
VERKEHRSBUERO is Austria’s most versatile tourism group, with VERKEHRSBUERO TRAVEL (Eurotours,Ruefa), VERKEHRS-BUERO HOSPITALITY (Austria Trend) and a Holding division for management and services.
The main objective of the ANTO association has been the promotion of Austria as a vacation destination, expand Austria’s competitiveness in cooperation with all Austrian tourism partners.
A3M offers the most effective early warning, information and communication systems for the protection and safety of leisure travelers and employees on business trips and international assignments.
Camino Network is the travel industry layer 1, open-source, public, and permissioned blockchain. Fueled by the Camino token, it offers a versatile network to expand current business models and create new touristic products to delight travelers and businesses.
The go-to podcast for anyone who wants to stay on top of the intersection between the Travel industry and crypto
Since 2021, Luca De Giglio educates, reasons and interviews the main players.