Localeur Now Available in 20 U.S. Cities

Charleston, S.C., and Nashville, Tenn., added to community of locals

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Oct 08, 2015, 02:52 ET

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Localeur, the platform where locals share their favorite places to eat, drink and play, announced today the additions of Charleston, S.C., and Nashville, Tenn., to its community of locals. These new cities bring the total number of markets on Localeur to 20 within the United States as the startup reports more than 1,000 percent user growth since the start of 2015.

"Charleston and Nashville may not be the most populated cities in the country, but they have strong reputations as unique places that attract travelers from around the world," said Localeur co-founder and CEO Joah Spearman. "With Localeur, travelers will be able to get a more authentic, genuine feel for these amazing cities by getting access to recommendations from actual locals rather than relying on tourist and guide books or navigating cluttered review sites."

Localeur, which initially launched in Austin at SXSW 2013, was named the year's best new startup by Austin Monthly later that year, and more recently has been named one of the top travel apps of 2015 by The Today Show, Forbes, TIME, The New York Times, Men's Journal, MTV, and others.

Localeur has built a community of Millennial locals ranging from DJs and designers to bloggers and musicians in 20 major U.S. cities (listed in order of launch): Austin, Houston, San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Miami, Seattle, Washington D.C., New Orleans, and Portland, Ore. Localeur anticipates expansion to many more major U.S. cities and travel destinations in 2015 with international expansion planned for next year.

To date, Localeur has raised roughly $1.5 million from angel investors including Heather Brunner, CEO of WP Engine, Blake Chandlee, VP of Global Partnerships for Facebook, Mike Murphy, former chief revenue officer for Facebook, Brett Hurt, founder of Bazaarvoice, and Steve Pamon, head of sports and entertainment marketing for JPMorganChase.

SOURCE Localeur