Knock Knock City co-founder and CEO Selin Sonmez will join LuggageHero as country manager for the U.S. “As we grow, we will want to build more third-party relationships, an area Knock Knock City has excelled in.” “Knock Knock City offers an exciting opportunity for LuggageHero to expand and strengthen its network of on-demand luggage storage locations in as many cities as possible,” Lawaetz says. In February, it raised $1.45 million in funding, putting its total funding to date at more than $2.25 million. The company says its customers have logged more than one million hours of bag storage at more than 1,000 drop-off points. I accept the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. At each of its storage locations, which include retail outlets, cafes and hotels, travelers can book storage space by the hour. Launched in 2016, LuggageHero currently operates in 26 cities across Europe and North America and has plans to add 15 locations by early 2020. ![]() and plans to leverage existing partnerships Knock Knock City has with property management-type companies, including Guesty, Makomi, STRB and Victoria Prime Knock Knock City also has a to-be activated agreement with apart-hotel brand Domio. ![]() With Knock Knock City, LuggageHero will expand its reach in the U.S. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the acquisition was first tipped at Phocuswright’s Battleground competition in July, where Knock Knock City pitched.Ĭopenhagen-based LuggageHero will acquire all of Knock Knock City’s assets, people and storage locations, LuggageHero founder and CEO Jannik Lawaetz says, and former Knock Knock City locations, all based in the United States, will take the LuggageHero name. ![]() The short-term luggage storage market is consolidating, with LuggageHero - one of PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Startups for 2019 - acquiring one of its competitors, Knock Knock City.
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