The startup offers an audio-guided tour application that features thousands of mapped points of interest and predefined routes, providing users with engaging, concise descriptions to enhance their urban exploration experience. This application addresses the challenge of navigating and appreciating local attractions by delivering easily accessible, informative content directly to users' devices.
Funding
$790K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many urban explorers lack readily available, engaging information about local attractions, making it difficult to fully appreciate and navigate their surroundings. Existing guidebooks and online resources often require extensive research and planning, detracting from the spontaneity of discovery.
Solution
CityGem is a mobile application that provides audio-guided tours featuring thousands of mapped points of interest and predefined routes, enhancing users' urban exploration experiences. The application delivers concise, informative descriptions of nearby attractions directly to users' devices, triggered automatically by GPS location. Users can choose from curated routes or explore independently, receiving real-time notifications about nearby points of interest. CityGem also offers group walking tours led by team members, fostering a sense of community and shared discovery.
Target Audience
CityGem targets urban explorers, tourists, and locals seeking to discover and appreciate the history, culture, and hidden gems of cities.
Features
- GPS-triggered audio descriptions that automatically play at each point of interest
- Thousands of predefined routes in hundreds of cities, both in France and abroad
- Real-time notifications for nearby points of interest, even without following a predefined route
- Option to join scheduled group walking tours led by CityGem team members
- Integrated maps and navigation to guide users to points of interest
- User profiles to track progress, steps taken, and discoveries made