Hopper (company)
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| Industry | Big Data, Travel |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Frédéric Lalonde (CEO), Joost Ouwerkerk (CTO), Sébastien Rainville (Development) |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Area served | North America |
| Website | Hopper.com |
Hopper provides insightful, data-driven research to help travelers make better decisions about where to go, and when to fly and buy.[1]
History
Hopper is a big-data start-up[2] that was founded in Montreal, Canada, in 2007 by CEO Frédéric Lalonde, CTO Joost Ouwerkerk, and developer Sébastien Rainville with the goal of becoming "the Google of travel."[3]
The company is currently headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Kendall Boiler and Tank Company building, and also maintains an office in Montreal.[4]
Funding
In 2008, the company secured $2 million in funding. In 2011, a second round of funding secured $8 million from Accomplice and Brightspark Ventures.[5] The next year, Hopper secured $12 million from OMERS Ventures.[6]
Hack/reduce
In May 2012, Hopper CEO Frédéric Lalonde and entrepreneur Christopher P. Lynch founded Hack/reduce, a non-profit hacker space designed to attract and foster big-data talent in the Boston area.[7] Hack/reduce, which is located in the same building as Hopper's offices, has partnered with MIT, CSAIL, and Harvard,[8] and has received a grant from Governor Deval Patrick as part of his Massachusetts Big Data Initiative.[9]
External links
References
- ↑ "Hopper's About page". Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Alspach, Kyle. "Hopper raises $12M to pioneer data-powered travel planning". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Kirsner, Scott. "Website hopes to add retro to travel planning". Boston.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Hopper's "About" page". Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "Hopper Raises $8M to Reinvent Travel Search". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Ogg, Erica. "Hopper gets another $12M to organize the web’s travel data". GigaOM. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Latamore, Bert. "Hopper Brings Big-Data-as-a-Service to Online Travel Planning". Services Angle. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Rousmaniere, Dana. "Harvard Business Review interview with Lelonde". Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Governor Patrick Announces New Initiative To Strengthen Massachusetts’ Position As A World Leader In Big Data". The Official Website of the Governor of Massachusetts. Retrieved 27 March 2013.