Smiler believes that valuable memories deserve to be captured in high quality. It’s our mission to achieve that on a global scale for everyone, everywhere. We are the world’s first on-the-spot photography marketplace that brings photographers and consumers together at tourist hotspots and other leisure locations. By being in the places where these memories are created, Smiler taps into the uncaptured potential of billions of photos, preserving something higher quality and very valuable to people all around the world.
Location: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Total raised: $8M
Founders name: Kasper Middelkoop; Rob Hulleman
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 31.05.2022 | Seed | $8M | Mosaic Ven... |
Persons 4
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| - | Kasper | Middelkoop | Founder &a... | linkedin.c... | - | k****r@joi... | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 16.06.2023 | Smiler Raises $8.5 Million to Connect Photographers with Tou... | Six travel tech startups raised $58 million over the past two weeks. >>Smiler, a platform tha... | skift.com/... |
| 16.06.2023 | Tweekly. Выпуск 173. Выпей кофе и съешь стакан!... | Новые и интересные AI-инструменты 0 Обсудить 35 просмотров Embedestore — добавь ботов в свой Yout... | vc.ru/futu... |
| 08.06.2023 | Amsterdam-based Smiler secures €7.9M, launches new photograp... | Amsterdam-based Smiler, a startup which connects photographers with visitors at popular tourist loca... | siliconcan... |
| 01.06.2022 | Smiler comes up with a different kind of gig economy for eve... | Traditional venue photography providers like DEI Global, MagicMemories, Picsolve and Sharingbox are ... | techcrunch... |
| 31.05.2022 | Utrecht-based ‘much better than a selfie’ startup Smiler rai... | Aiming to tap into what it calls a ‘second wave gig economy’, the Utrecht-based startup that connect... | tech.eu/20... |
| 31.05.2022 | Utrecht-based spot photography marketplace Smiler secures €7... | Utrecht-based Smiler, a spot photography marketplace that connects photographers and customers in to... | siliconcan... |
| - | Smiler | “Memorable experiences deserve to be captured in high quality. We make it happen. Valuable memories ... | fastfounde... |
| - | Utrecht-based ‘much better than a selfie’ startup Smiler rai... | Aiming to tap into what it calls a ‘second wave gig economy’, the Utrecht-based startup that connect... | tech.eu/20... |