About us
Welcome to mews
Our founder, Richard Valtr, started Mews in 2012 and was soon joined by our CEO, Matthijs Welle - both bringing the superpower of being former hoteliers. Driven by a passion for technology and service, our mission is to transform the hospitality industry with cloud solutions that make it more rewarding for everyone.
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hotels using mews - +1,1571390530695009120
Number of Mewsers - 8624859815
Countries with a Mews property
OUR STORY
Together, we’re building the world’s most impactful operating system for hotels with the highest standards.
Mews was born in Prague with one goal: to make life easier for hoteliers and guests alike.
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Mews is founded and hospitality will never be the same.
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The Emblem becomes Mews' first hotel – and they're still a customer today.
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Our first funding round sets us on the way to European expansion, including a new London office.
What started as an experiment in automation has become a platform powering thousands of properties worldwide.
In the early start-up days when the whole team could fit in a small room.
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Amid more funding and office openings (hello, USA), Mews makes its first acquisition: Planet Winner.
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Our hyper growth continues with more acquisitions, high-profile partnerships, and a customer base of over 5,000 properties.
Along the way, we’ve grown into a team of innovators, engineers and hospitality experts driven by one shared vision: to make the world more hospitable.
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We're named Best PMS by HotelTechReport, officially hit unicorn status and are recognized as one of FT1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies.
At a recent all-company event when the team can't even fit in a wide angle shot.
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We hit a major milestone of 12,500 customers, were named best PMS for the second time and doubled down on AI with the acquisition of the DataChat team.
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We kicked off the year with a successful $300M Series D funding round and were named Best PMS for the third year running, as well as Best POS for the first time ever.
Our people make Mews
The Mews leadership team comes from a diverse background of hospitality, tech, start-ups and beyond, but what they have in common is passion, expertise, and ambition.
