Camber 🗺

a note from us

• there are two key factors when choosing your next destination, meal, or activity: recommendations & reviews   
  • recommendations from friends usually come in the form of:
    • a conversation where you frantically scribble suggestions on a notepad you can’t find the next day 🗒️
    • shared notes or website links that get lost in your phone’s clutter
  • reviews come from:
    • Yelp/Google where random people make decisions for you 🤨
    • local guides or travel bloggers that give touristy lists
• Camber, today’s company, has an organized, interpersonal solution for recommendations & reviews

in a sentence

Camber is an app that lets you share your favorite places with friends, plan your next trip, and discover spots near and far ✈️

• share your favorite places: categories include food, drinks, sights, museums, coffee, hotels, outdoors, dessert, shopping, self-care, activities, exercise
• plan your next trip: look through friends’ recommendations and mark places you want to go
• discover spots: a map interface allows users to find places down the street and around the world 📍

bulleted version: stressed about finding the right West Village spot to take your Hinge date? stock their Camber profile to find their favorite hidden gem!

the basics

• industry: travel, social media, reviews & recommendations
• headquarters: Los Angeles, CA 🌊 🏄🏻‍♀️
• year founded: 2020
• company size: 2 employees
• app stage: beta access
• amount raised: none, looking for the right investor(s) 👀

due diligence

what we like

• room for improvement in the recommendation & review market: sources for getting destination inspiration are fragmented, rarely mobile-first, potentially harmful to businesses, and often unreliable 

• captivating users: this platform isn’t vacation-dependent; Camber can be used for long trips or any casual weekday night
  • and with eye-catching design by Break Maiden (the design firm behind Olipop), it’s easy to become addicted to browsing near or far 🎨
• great opportunity to monetize: any location-based app has high potential for premium ad revenue 💵
  • we also see potential to diversify revenue through online bookings

potential risks

• great features but we’re looking for more: we’d like to see a recent recommendation page or access to recs outside the list of people we follow

• wide target audience: the branding says gen z & millennial, but our parents would love this app
  • and with appeal from users with different interests, it may be difficult to market to all foodies, museum goers, bargain finders, and outdoor explorers
• place discovery: reliant on users to add new places to the Camber database

founder profiles

• Mady Maio (prev. @ StoryFile)
• Lauren Wolfen (additionally @ Bliss Point Media)

comps

• Apple Maps Favorites
• Yelp
• Foursquare
• Tripadvisor
• that well-traveled, expert friend

why Camber: while experimenting with the app, team bulletpitch happened to be traveling all over the grid; it was exciting checking out our recommendations from around the world! 🌎

want to try out Camber? click this link on your Apple device