A Memphis company is bringing outdoor guide services to the Digital Age and just got a huge infusion of cash to do it.
AnyCreek connects outdoor enthusiasts with guides and outfitters for experiences such as hunting and fishing. The platform has already reached thousands of adventurers in 183 markets to discover, book, and pay for fishing and hunting experiences.
The company completed a $1.8 million round of seed funding last month. The money brings AnyCreek’s total funding to $3.3 million since its launch in 2022.
“With so many guides and outfitters offline, it can be challenging and intimidating to find great, local guides,” said Nick Larson, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at AnyCreek. “Our platform is stress-tested by the best guides and outfitters and makes discovering, booking, and paying for high-quality hunting and fishing trips easy and convenient for any adventurer.”
The platform offers guides and outfitters a set of tools — calendar management, payments, referrals and easy guide assignments, SEO, marketing, customer communication, CRM, and 24/7 support.
It gives consumers an online experience similar to AirBnB. Type your destination (such as South Carolina) or your activity (such as fly fishing) into the website’s search bar. It returns a host of guides and outfitters working in the area who offer the experiences that you’re looking for, giving you prices, guide bios, and reviews.
With its new round of funding, AnyCreek says it will continue to enhance its technology and expand its services into new markets.
””We believe that humans in nature represent the best of human nature, and we have a profound respect for the businesses facilitating this connection,” said Benjamin Lazarov, co-founder and CEO of AnyCreek. “It’s our mission to equip guides and outfitters with the latest technology to get more people outside. This funding will help us continue this momentum as we expand into additional markets and offerings.”
