ABOUT US
After decades of international experience in the hotel industry across sales, marketing, and distribution, Carina Stegmayer and Markus Mueller founded GauVendi in 2020. Duy Nguyen joined as CTO. He had previously worked with Markus Mueller to successfully execute a global brand transformation in Asia. Under the name GauVendi (derived from the Latin Gaudium Venditio – “The Joy of Selling”), the three founders combine their expertise in sales, branding, and technology to empower accommodation providers to move beyond selling their products in simplified categories. Instead, they enable them to offer the full value of each unit as a differentiated and personalized guest experience—maximizing profitability.
WHO WE SERVE
Accommodation Operators
Operating hotels and alternative accommodations is complex: it requires balancing the needs of owners, operators, and guests—while optimizing return on investment, operational efficiency, and guest satisfaction. GauVendi sits at the heart of this value chain: we position, price, and sell unique experiences, creating the framework for every guest journey and ongoing interaction.
Guests
As frequent and business travelers, we know that “simple and fast” often isn't enough—especially when booking for a family of six. The ability to personalize the booking process and fulfill special requests still lags far behind other industries in the hotel sector. GauVendi bridges this gap with its AI-powered booking engine and automation solutions. These enable an experience-driven booking journey, supported by automated processes, allowing every stay, from reservation to check-out, to be individually tailored.
OUR MOTIVATION
There is no standard guest,
why do we sell standardized rooms?
Hospitality automation that offers static accommodation products and fails to tailor each product to guest preferences destroys the very soul of genuine hospitality.
The hospitality industry has prioritized scale at the expense of true differentiation; it’s time for unique accommodation experiences to stand out—without being commoditized by big booking platforms and major brands.
TEAM & COLLABORATION
Our global team spans from Germany to Argentina to Vietnam, united by a clear mission and a shared passion for hospitality. With more than 15 team members, we embrace diversity and see our customers as co-creators and our partners as extensions of their organizations. We continuously evolve and strengthen entrepreneurial partnerships—such as with the World Hospitality Alliance, Waldmann Media, JMC Marketing, and ZAHC Consulting—as well as our global technology alliances.
LEADERSHIP
Carina Stegmayer
COO
Markus Mueller
CEO
Duy Nguyễn
CTO
