Irish duo among Boston TechStars

A Spanish mobile booking company with two Irishmen at the helm has been accepted into one of the most prestigious accelerator programmes in the US, just months after landing a major new investment.

Since being launched in 2012, Hot Hotels, which employs 15 people, has grown into Europe’s largest mobile-only same-week hotel booking app from its base in Marbella in southern Spain.

The company was founded by chief executive Conor O’Connor and chairman Joe Haslam, along with two Spanish colleagues. It will take part in the prestigious TechStars Boston programme over the course of the summer with the crucial demo day bringing the experience to a close at the beginning of September.