"PHIND is like the ‘Shazam for places’: it uses the simple act of taking a photo to reveal information about a place." - TechCrunch
PHIND is your local guide and search companion to easily discover and learn about the world around you – whether you’re planning a vacation or discovering your own neighborhood, PHIND provides a fast, easy and accurate means to do so. Find the best places to eat, shop, drink or visit anywhere in the world by the simple click of a button.
How it works?
-Looking at something, but don’t know what it is? Take a photo and let PHIND help you identify what you’re looking at.
-Know what you want to look for, but need more information? Type into PHIND’s text search for specific queries.
-Need to find a new local coffee shop? Use PHIND’s category search to easily discover places nearby.
Key features:
-PHIND connects you to information from all your favorite apps like Yelp, Foursquare, Wikipedia, TripAdvisor, Viator and Uber. No more jumping from app to app, collecting bits of information just to make one simple decision.
-If you come across a cool attraction or museum, you can book tickets directly through PHIND and skip the long lines.
-Get historical facts, business information, read reviews, see shared photos and more, as you discover a new place with PHIND.
PHIND opens the door to a world of exploration by simplifying the way you search. So, take a photo of any place, type to search or search by category and PHIND will quickly provide you with useful information for the top places nearby. With PHIND as your local guide, discovering places is fast, easy and memorable.
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
PHIND has developed a patent pending mobile technology that allows a user to take a photo of any place (landmark, attraction, statue, business, etc.), whereby identifying the users image, followed by aggregating content from the top service providers such as Foursquare, Yelp, Wikipedia, Uber, etc. PHIND parses all the data and provides results, history and facts, photos, reviews, recommendations and promotions all pertaining to the image that was recognized. We combine the #1 thing people on the go do (take a photo) with the #1 thing people on the go need (information) - reducing the steps of finding location information down to a single one-touch action.
PHIND was the Wildcard Winner of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 15 and was selected to present at Battlefield. PHIND was also selected to be a part of Rise Conference Hong Kong 15 and PITCH.