Type of site | Privately held company |
---|---|
Founded | 2013[1] in Belgrade, Serbia |
Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
Founder(s) | Vukan Simic |
Key people | Vukan Simic (
CEO) Dino Delic ( COO) |
Industry | Recreational fishing |
Products | Online marketplace |
URL |
fishingbooker |
FishingBooker, headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia, is an online marketplace specializing in booking charter boats for recreational fishing. [2] [3] The company was founded by CEO Vukan Simic.
The company has been described as an online travel agency for fishing charters, [4] “the world’s largest online community” [5] and marketplace for connecting fishers and charters around the world, [6] and “ Airbnb for fishing charters”. It is cited among Serbia’s most successful tech startups. [7] [8] [9] [10]
FishingBooker publishes an annual list of the best places in the United States for fishing, [11] [12] and has boat listings in over 1,000 cities across more than 100 countries. [13]
FishingBooker was founded in 2013 by Vukan Simic in Belgrade, Serbia, after he had recently graduated from the University of Belgrade. The pair created the company to streamline boat chartering. [1]
In 2014, Simic invested US $60,000 into the company in two rounds. He is the company's sole investor. [14]
FishingBooker allows for comparison of charters which do not have any shared practices or independent ability to book online. [4] It is similar to other services that broker boat rentals, but the site is specialized for finding, comparing and booking fishing charters, including fishing gear and the services of a captain, as well as the boat itself. [15]
In 2014, FishingBooker won the Audience Choice award at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. [5] However, some technical writers criticized the company's site. While supporters focused on the large potential market, critics focused on the site's limited technical innovation. [2]