Global Startup Pitch, Grand Finals - WiT Singapore 2022

The final stage of the Global Startup Pitch by WiT and Phocuswright. More than 120 entries from six regions (Asia Pacific, India, Middle East Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America) were received for this first global travel startup competition. Our judging panel shortlisted six from each region who competed on May 24. From that round, three were picked to compete in the semi-finals on August 25. Meet the seven who made it through to this Grand Finals. The winner will be announced by the end of day and wins the opportunity to present at Phocuswright in Arizona, November 17-19.

Finalists:

Tiffanie Anderson, Founder
Away To Africa

Noelia Novella, CEO
Doinn

Mark Radford, Founder & CEO
GOPASS Global

Cláudia Backes, Board Member
Pingium

Sanjay Ghare, MD
Vervotech

Joanna Gruau, Multi-day Trips Product Manager
Wheel The World

Benjamin Assuied, Co-founder & CEO
Worklounge

Judges:

David Peller, Executive Vice President
Yanolja Cloud

Frédéric Barou, Senior Vice President, Online Travel & Market Strategy, Asia
Amadeus

Johnny Thorsen, Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships
Spotnana

Laura Houldsworth, Managing Director & Vice President, Asia Pacific
Booking.com

Lily Wu, Startup Partner Lead, SEA, Stripe/ Co-founder, WOW Pixies NFT Founder,
Third Space

Lisa Katsouraki, Head of Corporate Development
Etraveli Group

Louise Daley, CEO
Future Now Capital

Morgann Lesné, Partner
Cambon Partners

Nicholas Cocks, Founder & Managing Director
Velocity Ventures

Steve Taub, Managing Director
JetBlue Technology Ventures

Tarique Khatri, Executive Vice President, Centre of Excellence
Seera Group