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GuruHotel

Active · AI-native direct booking infrastructure for global hospitality

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
13signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 12Team size · YC's directory+5.8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • 2 programsMore than one program · this site+3

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Competitors

OtherInactiveRoomblockerShared: hotel booking, travelYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AIConduitShared: global hospitality, travel, systemYC W24San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveGetGoingShared: hotel booking, travel, onlineYC S12San FranciscoStartup →AIZaplarShared: booking engine, hotel, nativeYC S26StockholmStartup →AIRebookifyShared: hotel reservation500 Global Eurasia 9United StatesStartup →
Companies closest to GuruHotel
Company
RoomblockerShared: hotel booking, travelYC S15InactiveOther
ConduitShared: global hospitality, travel, systemYC W24ActiveAI
GetGoingShared: hotel booking, travel, onlineYC S12InactiveOther
ZaplarShared: booking engine, hotel, nativeYC S26ActiveAI
RebookifyShared: hotel reservation500 Global Eurasia 9Not statedAI

Adjacent

OtherInsightarcShared: direct hotel, hotel booking, infrastructureAlchemist Class 31San FranciscoStartup →OtherOLSETShared: hotel reservation, hotel booking500 Global GA 7United StatesStartup →OtherDirectbookerShared: direct booking, otas, hotelPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →OtherInmobapp SLShared: hotel booking, user500 Global 2012United StatesStartup →OtherHotelverseShared: hotel reservation, booking, hospitalityPlug and PlaySpainStartup →
Companies next to GuruHotel
Company
InsightarcShared: direct hotel, hotel booking, infrastructureAlchemist Class 31Not statedOther
OLSETShared: hotel reservation, hotel booking500 Global GA 7Not statedOther
DirectbookerShared: direct booking, otas, hotelPlug and Play Not statedOther
Inmobapp SLShared: hotel booking, user500 Global 2012Not statedOther
HotelverseShared: hotel reservation, booking, hospitalityPlug and Play Not statedOther

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Programs

Programs GuruHotel went through
ProgramCohortSource
Y CombinatorW20YC Page
500 Global2021500 Global Page

About GuruHotel

GuruHotel is building the AI-native booking protocol that will power direct hotel reservations in the next decade, effectively becoming "Stripe for hotel bookings" and ending OTAs' $370B stranglehold on hospitality distribution. For 25 years, hotel ecommerce has been broken. Independent hotels lack the infrastructure to sell directly online, forcing them to pay OTAs 20-40% commissions on 40-60% of their bookings. Hotel websites don't convert (<0.5% vs. 5-10% in modern ecommerce), booking engines redirect users, payments are fragmented, and inventory is trapped in legacy PMS systems. More critically: AI agents cannot book hotels directly today. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, none can complete a hotel transaction end-to-end because inventory isn't exposed in a machine-readable format. GuruHotel has built the complete solution: a full-stack ecommerce platform (website + native booking engine + checkout + payments + AI-ready APIs) that integrates directly with hotel PMS systems, enabling both humans and AI agents to book directly.

YC batch
W20 · Winter 2020
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
12
Location
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico; Remote
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Fintech, SaaS, B2B, Travel

GuruHotel in W20: 229 companies, 29% AI

GuruHotel: questions

Which YC batch was GuruHotel in?

GuruHotel was in Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch (W20).

Which accelerators did GuruHotel go through?

GuruHotel is listed by Y Combinator (W20), 500 Global (Global 2021).

Is GuruHotel still active?

Y Combinator lists GuruHotel as active.

Where is GuruHotel based?

GuruHotel lists Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico; Remote as its location on YC's directory.