RateBoard

RateBoard is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company founded in 2015 in Innsbruck, Austria, by Matthias Trenkwalder and Simon Falkensteiner. It develops and markets revenue management software specifically for the hotel industry, helping hoteliers optimize pricing strategies, automate rate recommendations, and increase revenue per available room. The company positions itself as Europe's leading revenue management software for hotels, serving over 1,600 customers and integrating with more than 80 interfaces to property management systems (PMS) and other hospitality technology platforms. RateBoard's core product is a cloud-based platform that uses artificial intelligence and market data to generate dynamic pricing recommendations. Key features include an autopilot that automatically accepts and sends rate suggestions to a hotel's PMS, a KPI dashboard for tracking metrics such as ADR and RevPAR, competitor benchmarking, demand forecasting, reputation analysis, and event calendars. The software is designed to be user-friendly, aiming to replace manual Excel-based processes and gut-feeling decisions with data-driven automation. The company has grown from a two-person startup to a team of over 40 employees representing 10 nationalities, with offices in Innsbruck and Vienna. It has raised venture funding from investors including NextFloor and AWS Gründerfonds to accelerate growth. RateBoard's customer base spans Europe, with a strong presence in Austria, Germany, Italy (particularly South Tyrol), and Switzerland. The company continues to expand its product capabilities and market reach, maintaining a focus on innovation in hotel revenue management.

RateBoard was founded in July 2015 in Innsbruck, Austria, by Matthias Trenkwalder and Simon Falkensteiner, both of whom grew up in and around the South Tyrolean hotel industry. They recognized the challenges hotels faced in pricing decisions and aimed to create a simple software tool to bring clarity to the chaotic world of pricing. After developing an initial prototype and conducting workshops with hotels to validate demand and usability, Berthold joined as the first full-time employee in early 2016, becoming CTO and part of the founding team. That year, the team grew from 2 to 10 employees, transformed the prototype into a working software, opened an additional office in Vienna, signed the first 30 customers, and received initial innovation awards. In 2017 and 2018, RateBoard focused on growth. A key priority was connecting major interfaces to attract more hotels. The company completed significant venture funding rounds with NextFloor and AWS Gründerfonds to accelerate growth and expand into a larger market. The product evolved to include features such as AI-based forecasting, autopilot for rate recommendations, competitor benchmarking, and KPI dashboards. By the early 2020s, RateBoard had established itself as a leading revenue management software provider in Europe, serving over 1,600 hotels. The company expanded its team to over 40 employees of 10 nationalities, with offices in Innsbruck and Vienna. It continued to enhance its platform with new capabilities like reputation analysis and pickup analysis, and integrated with more than 80 interfaces to property management systems and other hospitality tools. RateBoard remains privately held and active, with a focus on helping hotels increase revenue through dynamic pricing and automation.

• 2022

  Featured customer success story with Schlosshotel Fiss.

• 2018

  Continued growth and focus on connecting key interfaces.

• 2017

  Venture funding rounds with NextFloor and AWS Gründerfonds to accelerate growth.

• 2016

  Berthold joins as first full-time employee and CTO; team grows to 10; Vienna office opens; first 30 customers signed.

• 2015

  RateBoard founded in July in Innsbruck by Matthias Trenkwalder and Simon Falkensteiner.

Europe's leading revenue management software for hotels, offering an easy-to-use, AI-driven tool to optimize pricing and increase revenue.

• RateBoard Revenue Management Software

  AI-driven platform for hotel pricing optimization, featuring autopilot, KPI dashboard, benchmarking, and forecasting.

• Autopilot

  Automatically accepts and sends rate recommendations to the hotel's PMS.

• AI Forecast

  Predictive analytics for demand and pricing.

• Reputation Analysis

  Monitors and analyzes hotel reputation metrics.

• PickUp Analysis

  Tracks booking pace and pickup trends.

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2. 2About RateBoardrateboard.io
3. 3Über uns - Revenue Management Software für Hotelsrateboard.io
4. 4Schlosshotel Fiss über die Zusammenarbeit mit RateBoardrateboard.io
5. 5RateBoard GmbH - Wikidatawikidata.org