The french startup I-Dispo is launching his e-concierge service in 5 new countries

Press Release                                                                      

Intelligent e-concierge service

I-DISPO decided to launch his service simultaneously in USA, UK, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland.

SAN FRANCISCO (USA) - 8/11/11 - Following a successful test of a beta version, the french startup I-DISPO announced today at the 8th Founder Showcase, its decision to accelerate its international launch in five new countries: USA, UK, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland.

This free concierge service allowed individuals an easy way to schedule all their appointments with their tradesmen, hairdresser or doctor from any website or search engine 24/7, and in a few clicks. First tested on partner sites like Microsoft Bing, the "click-to-book" system by I-DISPO is now available on every website or search engine, thanks to a free application for internet browser.

Shortlisted amongst Europe's top 15 rising startups at Microsoft's European BizSpark Summit, I-DISPO is now one of only 10 startup companies shortlisted worldwide to present their project at the 8th Founder Showcase in San Francisco (CA). The event gathered more than 500 investors and influential personalities from the Silicon Valley.

During this event, I-DISPO announced the launch of its free service simultaneously in France, the UK, the U.S., Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. The innovation is a free virtual smart concierge service allowing individuals an easy way to schedule 24/7 from any website and just by clicking on a click button beside the provider's phone number, all their appointments with their tradesmen, hairdresser or doctor while enabling professionals to automatically fill in their diaries and to attract new customers.

 Following a very successful beta version implemented in association with partner sites like Microsoft Bing and with more than 200 000 professionals, local traders, small businesses, restaurants, medical practices and many more, I-DISPO is now offering its services in five new countries by launching a free browser-app. The startup planned to reach over 15 countries by the end of 2012.

"This browser-app, gives users all over the world a universal way to access the available time slots of every service provider and schedule their appointments online, using their favorite directory or search engine. Our capacity to quickly spread and be adopted by savvier and ever more demanding users, puts us on course to reach our aim to become the biggest concierge service in the world", says Ismaël Nzouetom, CEO and founder of I-DISPO.

With more than 20 million affiliated service providers in the six countries indexed in its database, I-DISPO intends to increase its leading position.

Once you download and install the browser-app from www.i-dispo.com, you can instantly make bookings and schedule services to be provided from the comfort of your home or on the go, anytime at your convenience.

Simply find any service provider from any search engine and a "click-to-book" button appears beside the phone number of the desired professional.

The "click-to-book" button is an easy-to-recognize purple bar displaying both the phone number of the service supplier and a calendar icon. By clicking on it, the user accesses the service provider's available calendar slots and can customize the different features of the service requested. For an appointment at the hairdresser's for example, one can specify the type of hairstyle, color or any additional treatment through the booking process.

About I-DISPO :

Founded in July 2010, the startup prides itself on having created the first intelligent online concierge service.

The innovation offers individuals an easy way to schedule, 24/7 and in a few clicks, all their appointments with their tradesmen, hairdresser or doctor while enabling professionals to automatically fill in their diaries and to attract new customers.

This revolutionary concept convinced prominent investors such as Kima Ventures, Jacques-Antoine Granjon of vente-privee.com, Jean-David Blanc of AlloCine.com and Nestadio Capital to get on board.

The company has won numerous prizes and was shortlisted amongst Europe's top 15 rising startups at Microsoft's European BizSpark Summit.

Press Contact  :

VinciCom

Christelle Roignant +33 6 83 81 61 61