Cool Cousin is the closest thing to having a friend in every city in the world. The most valuable source of information about a new destination is a local friend — a trusted insider who knows your taste and can direct you to places that suit you. Unfortunately, we don’t have a local friend in every city we visit, and online information and services fail time and again to provide us with a good alternative.

Founded as an antidote to the growing frustration experienced when trying to discover relevant places and activities in a new city, Cool Cousin directly connects travelers to like-minded locals — aka Cousins — for an open and unbiased exchange of treasured local knowledge. Using the service, travelers can search through a list of Cousins in over 65 destinations, and find those who are the right fit for them. Each Cousin has a distinct guide to their city with their favorite neighborhood spots and local businesses, available online and offline. Travelers searching for something specific, like cheap tickets to a football match or a nearby bar hosting a cool local band, can also reach out to their Cousins directly for personal on-demand assistance.

OUR GROWTH

With over 100K users per month, Cool Cousin has been growing in double digit numbers since first introduced in 2016. Crowned by the National Geographic, New York, LA Times, The Guardian and USA Today as a “must app for travelers”, Cool Cousin has managed to stand out as a promising new player in the highly crowded travel arena. Our distinct approach considers the discovery through people the best way to get personalized and more authentic experiences14.

USER GROWTH

Cool Cousin has seen steady user growth since its launch in Q3 2016. In Q3 and Q4 of 2017 the company has seen exponential growth of 220% rooted in the launch of our web app and expanded to new destinations.

GROWTH IN COUSIN-TRAVELER INTERACTIONS

In the last 6 months we have witnessed a 310% growth in the number of quality interactions between Cousins and travelers: Thousands of our city guides are referred to and inquiries for personalized advice are made on a daily basis.

CUZ token issuance

In order to kick-start a vibrant community of passionate travelers and locals, the distribution will be designed to offer as many people as possible the opportunity to participate. The allocations are outlined below and reserve 25% of the total supply of the Cool Cousin Community, which is tasked with distributing them over multiple years to network participants who contribute value to the ecosystem. As a result, the majority of tokens will be distributed over time to partners and the public.

Allocation

The CUZ token supply will be limited to 300,000,000 million units and allocated according to the following:

• Founders and current employees will have a minimum lockup period of 24 months

• Advisors and early supporters will have a minimum lockup period of 9 months

• Future operations pool will be vested for 4 years with 12 months cliff. The operations pool, primary goal is to support future development, global expansion, partnerships, etc. 3% of the pool will remain free to support future opportunities and unexpected challenges.

Community pool tokens will be distributed gradually over a period of several years, and will be utilized as an incentive for the entire Community, as well as to remove user barriers and bolster growth

Find more details about CoolCousin Project:

Official Website: https://www.coolcousin.com

Whitepaper: https://www.coolcousin.com/ico/coolcousin-whitepaper.pdf

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