# PocketGuide Inc.

> PocketGuide is a GPS-based audio travel guide app that turns a smartphone into a hands-free personal tour guide. As travelers walk through a city, the app detects their location and plays professionally produced commentary from local narrators about nearby landmarks, restaurants and hidden corners. Founded in Hungary in 2009 by Martin Retai and later incorporated with a US presence in Redwood City, PocketGuide grew to cover more than 150 cities across five continents, with tours that work offline to avoid roaming charges.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Budapest, Hungary (with a US office in Redwood City, California)
- **Founders:** Martin Retai (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~7 employees
- **Products:** PocketGuide Audio Travel Guide app, Offline audio tours, 3D video journeys, Local guide content platform
- **Notable:** Named among the top three startups (2nd place) at a European startup competition co-organized by TechCrunch in 2011, Grew to cover more than 150 cities across five continents, Raised a €1.5M Series A from Finext Startup Venture Capital Fund in 2010

## Products & services

- **PocketGuide Audio Travel Guide app** — GPS-based mobile app for iOS and Android that automatically plays professionally produced audio commentary from local narrators as the traveler moves through a city.
- **Offline audio tours** — Downloadable, GPS-triggered walking tours that function without a data connection to avoid roaming charges.
- **3D video journeys** — A feature that lets users create shareable 3D video journeys from their photos, videos and commentary along a route.
- **Local guide content platform** — Tours developed by local experts and personally tested on foot by PocketGuide staff before publication.

## Achievements

- Named among the top three startups (2nd place) at a European startup competition co-organized by TechCrunch in 2011
- Grew to cover more than 150 cities across five continents
- Raised a €1.5M Series A from Finext Startup Venture Capital Fund in 2010
- Cited as one of the notable mobile apps invented by Hungarians

## Latest updates

- **2021-01** — Released app version 7.5.3 on the App Store, continuing support for offline audio guides across 150+ destinations.

## Links

- Website: https://pocketguideapp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pocket-guide
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pocket_guide
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pocketguide

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