Porte

Porte makes a digital concierge for hotels: guests check in and out online, open their rooms with a mobile key that works with existing locks, and order room service, spa and laundry. It was founded in Kazakhstan in 2023 by Aidana Aituarova, with Hotel Kazakhstan as its first client, and is registered in the Astana International Financial Centre. It has since moved its base to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where it works with hotel chains, and has a team in Uzbekistan. It graduated from 500 Global's Georgia accelerator in 2023 and reports $140,000 in non-dilutive grants from Saudi Arabia's TAQADAM programme.