Triposo
{{short description|Social travel site and mobile app}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Triposo
| logo = File:Triposo_Logo.png
| company_type = Subsidiary of Musement
| language = English
| foundation = {{start date and age|2011}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| owner = Musement
| founder = Richard Osinga
Douwe Osinga
Jon Tirsen
| industry = Tourism
Journey planner
| current_status = Defunct
}}
Triposo was a social travel site and mobile app that uses algorithms for journey planners.
The mobile app showed the user recommendations on where to go depending on information they had given to the app.{{cite news | url=https://lifehacker.com/triposo-is-a-smart-mobile-travel-guide-that-tells-you-w-5920201 | title=Triposo Is a Smart Mobile Travel Guide That Tells You Where to Go Next | first=Melanie | last=Pinola | work=Lifehacker | date=May 21, 2012}} This included Facebook details.{{cite news | url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/24/3-million-downloads-on-triposos-ios-app-taps-facebook-events-to-help-you-experience-a-city-like-a-local/ | title=3 million downloads on, Triposo now taps Facebook Events to help you experience a city like a local | work=The Next Web | first=Paul | last=Sawers | date=24 January 2013}} The app worked without an internet connection; it downloaded information before departure.{{cite news | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3002457/triposos-travel-app-lets-you-plan-and-journal-your-next-trip-even-when-youre-offline | title=Triposo's Travel App Lets You Plan And Journal Your Next Trip, Even When You're Offline | first=Christina | last=Chaey | work=Fast Company | date=26 October 2012}}{{cite news | url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/02/13/triposo-is-a-worthwhile-travel-guide-to-everywhere/ | title=Triposo is a worthwhile travel guide to everywhere | first=Mel | last=Martin | work=Engadget | date=13 February 2013}}
History
Triposo was created in 2011 by ex-Google Dutch brothers Richard Osinga and Douwe Osinga with the help of Jon Tirsen.{{cite news | url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Triposo-lets-algorithms-be-your-trip-planning-guide | title=Triposo lets algorithms be your trip planning guide | first=Dennis | last=Schaal | work=Phocuswire | date=September 9, 2011}} During development, Triposo received $3.5 million in a Series A round.{{cite news | title=Triposo: Ex-Googlers Raise $3.5M From InterWest To Put Social (& Traditional) Travel Guides To Shame | url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/03/triposo-series-a/ | work=TechCrunch | first=Rip | last=Empson | date=3 July 2012}} By 2015, the app had been downloaded 10 million times.{{cite news | title=Triposo raises again with 3.1 for its travel guide apps | url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Triposo-raises-again-with-3-1M-for-its-travel-guide-apps | first=Sean | last=O'Neil | work=Phocuswire | date=December 11, 2015}}
Triposo was acquired by Musement in October 2017.{{cite news | url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Consolidation-in-tours-and-activities-as-Musement-acquires-Triposo | title=Consolidation in tours and activities as Musement acquires Triposo | first=Linda | last=Fox | work=Phocuswire | date=10 October 2017}}
The Triposo app was no longer available for new users by 2021. It was shut down completely on March 1, 2023 and all personal data was permanently deleted.{{cite web | title=Triposo | website=triposo.com | date=2008-12-09 | url=https://www.triposo.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205024412/https://www.triposo.com/ | archive-date=2023-02-05 | url-status=dead | access-date=2023-07-23}}