About us

Welcome to mews

Our founder, Richard Valtr, started Mews in 2012 and was soon joined by our CEO, Matthijs Welle - both bringing the superpower of being former hoteliers. Driven by a passion for technology and service, our mission is to transform the hospitality industry with cloud solutions that make it more rewarding for everyone.
Meet mews
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OUR STORY

Together, we’re building the world’s most impactful operating system for hotels with the highest standards.

Mews was born in Prague with one goal: to make life easier for hoteliers and guests alike.

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Mews is founded and hospitality will never be the same.
The Emblem
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The Emblem becomes Mews' first hotel – and they're still a customer today.
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Our first funding round sets us on the way to European expansion, including a new London office.

What started as an experiment in automation has become a platform powering thousands of properties worldwide.

Early Mews office
In the early start-up days when the whole team could fit in a small room.
Mews Planet Winner acquisition
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Amid more funding and office openings (hello, USA), Mews makes its first acquisition: Planet Winner.
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Our hyper growth continues with more acquisitions, high-profile partnerships, and a customer base of over 5,000 properties.

Along the way, we’ve grown into a team of innovators, engineers and hospitality experts driven by one shared vision: to make the world more hospitable.

Mews unicorn
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We're named Best PMS by HotelTechReport, officially hit unicorn status and are recognized as one of FT1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies.
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Mews Best PMS
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We hit a major milestone of 12,500 customers, were named best PMS for the second time and doubled down on AI with the acquisition of the DataChat team.
2026 Mews
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We kicked off the year with a successful $300M Series D funding round and were named Best PMS for the third year running, as well as Best POS for the first time ever.

Our people make Mews

The Mews leadership team comes from a diverse background of hospitality, tech, start-ups and beyond, but what they have in common is passion, expertise, and ambition.

    • Richard Valtr

    Richard Valtr

    Founder

    Richard founded Mews in 2012 and has since become one of hospitality's true innovators and thought leaders, not to mention one of the most dashing.


    Matt Welle

    Matt Welle

    Chief Executive Officer

    After years in the trenches of hospitality, Matt joined the Mews journey at its beginning in 2012. He's been our fearless CEO, leading the company and the industry forward.


    Mike Coscetta

    Mike Coscetta

    President

    Mike joined Mews in 2024, tasked with overseeing the company’s global go-to-market efforts. His considerable experience and know-how mean he’s perfectly suited to steering Mews to even greater success.

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    Pepa Starýchfojtů

    Chief Product and Technical Officer

    Pepa's origin story is an inspiring one: he joined Mews as a humble backend developer and through hard work and prodigious talent, worked his way up to lead our product and tech teams.

    Naomi Trickey

    Naomi Trickey

    Chief People Officer

    Why does Mews keep winning awards like Best Place to Work? In large part because Naomi and her People Team work tirelessly to foster an open, inclusive and inspiring workplace.

    Kirupa Pushparaj

    Kirupa Pushparaj

    Chief Legal Officer

    Kirupa’s origin story is unusual: he started as an engineer and product developer before earning his law degree, and brings that builder’s mindset to everything Legal and Compliance touches at Mews. He unlocks innovation and new frontiers, while keeping Mews and our customers protected.