Triposo
Social travel site and mobile app
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Triposo was a social travel site and mobile app that uses algorithms for journey planners.
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| Type of business | Subsidiary of Musement |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Musement |
| Founder | Richard Osinga Douwe Osinga Jon Tirsen |
| Industry | Tourism Journey planner |
| Current status | Defunct |
The mobile app showed the user recommendations on where to go depending on information they had given to the app.[1] This included Facebook details.[2] The app worked without an internet connection; it downloaded information before departure.[3][4]
History
Triposo was created in 2011 by ex-Google Dutch brothers Richard Osinga and Douwe Osinga with the help of Jon Tirsen.[5] During development, Triposo received $3.5 million in a Series A round.[6] By 2015, the app had been downloaded 10 million times.[7]
Triposo was acquired by Musement in October 2017.[8]
The Triposo app was no longer available for new users by 2021. It was shut down completely on March 1, 2023 and all personal data was permanently deleted.[9]