INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hotel dry-cleaning is the absolute worst
a number of startups that took the stage at the Rise conference in Hong Kong this week, has developed a novel way to put dry cleaning in the
The Indiana-based startup is the brainchild of Purdue graduates Nishant Jain and Thibault Corens
The pair have developed a sort of dry cleaning vending machine designed to live in hotel hallways.Guests looking for a quicker, cheaper
clean swipe a card and manually enter the specifics of the garment they need cleaned (future updates will use a combination of AI and
From there, the system takes over, cleaning and pressing clothes in around five minutes, using steam and cleaning fluids.The system is also
able to clean clothes with considerably less water and electricity than traditional washing
Though Jain notes that stains are still a blind spot for the system
currently being piloted in 16 hotels in the Midwest, including several Holiday Inns
out the time and difficulty of working with outside dry cleaners to deal with guest laundry.So far the startup has raised $261,000,
Its founders will be seeking additional fundraising later this year.
