Since the mid-1990, when I was in my late teens, I have given at least a dozen interviews, and been featured in news articles about my work, ideas and activities. Below, you will find a curated selection of some of the best ones.
[Techmoran] How the pandemic led to the launch of FoodleDoodle, East Africa’s first cloud kitchen
Total0 Foodledoodle, the first multi-brand cloud kitchen operation in East Africa has launched in Kenya and is working with hotels to utilize idle kitchen capacity…
[The Exchange] A look at Foodledoodle, Kenya’s premier cloud kitchen
Total0 Kenyan entrepreneur rolls out unique hospitality franchise Foodledoodle with a chicken point in Nairobi’s Kileleshwa. Kenyan perennial entrepreneur Havar Bauck, teaming with several of…
[shifter.no] Key Butler slår seg sammen med afrikansk hotellkjempe: Vil kapre utleiemarkedet
Total0 Key Butler slår seg sammen med afrikansk hotellkjempe: Vil kapre utleiemarkedet Article published on Shifter.no on 2019-09-10 HotelOnline og Key Butler samler krefter i…
[TechMoran] HotelOnline to merge operations with Key Butler, a Norwegian traveltech startup
Total0 Article published in Techmoran on 2019-09-12 HotelOnline and Key Butler have agreed to merge their Norwegian entities in a European market consolidation move. Key Butler and HotelOnline…
[BusinessDay] Nigerian investors join Shroff for a stake in HotelOnline
Total0 Article published in BusinessDay on 2019-07-19 Some Nigerian investors have taken a stake in HotelOnline, a Pan-Africa focused traveltech company, based in Oslo but…
[Techmoran] HotelOnline Raises $320,000 from TRK Group, OYO Rooms early investor Shravan Shroff among others
Total0 HotelOnline Raises $320,000 from TRK Group, OYO Rooms early investor Shravan Shroff among others Article published in Techmoran on 2019-07-11 Nairobi-based travel tech platform HotelOnline,…
[Ventureburn] Norwegian Håvar Bauck’s Kenyan startup HotelOnline announces it’s raised $320k
Total0 Håvar Bauck, the Norwegian entrepreneur who hit the news earlier this year over his dealings with controversial Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski announced yesterday that…
[BW Hotelier] Shravan Shroff Joins HotelOnline Board of Directors
Total0 Shravan Shroff Joins HotelOnline Board of Directors Article in BusinessWorld Hotelier, published on 2019-07-10 HotelOnline is a travel tech scale-up, started by Norwegian entrepreneurs…
[Finansavisen] Putter penger i afrikansk hotellbooking
Total0 Article published in Finansavisen on 2019-07-08 Article in Finansavisen, a leading Norwegian business daily, about our 2019 investment round. We raised USD 320,000, with…
[The Exchange] Kenyan companies leads with travel-tech for hotels in Africa
Total0 Kenyan companies leads with travel-tech for hotels in Africa Article in The Exchange, published on 2019-06-13 Cloud9xp, leading online marketplace, booking service and distributor…
[Ventureburn] Norwegian Håvar Bauck behind Cloud9xp merger in Kenya
Total0 Bauck, who is also the chairman of HotelOnline, hit the news in Ventureburn in February when the controversial Zmyslowski in 2017 tried to conclude a…
[Techmoran] Kenya’s safari marketplace Cloud9XP acquires competitor Heartbeat Adventures, goes into flight & hotel bookings
Total0 Cloud9xp, an online marketplace, booking service and distributor for leisure experiences backed by Hotel Online has merged with Hearbeat Adventures, a tech-enabled tours and…
[The Exchange] HotelOnline conquers Africa from Kenya
Total0 HotelOnline conquers Africa from Kenya Article published in The Exchange on 2019-04-25 How two Norwegians turned Kenyan built a global traveltech success from five…
[Techmoran] Kaleidoscope Africa’s series of events to boost tech entrepreneurship in Kenya
Total0 Article published in TechMoran, 2019-04-18 Kaleidoscope Africa, an initiative by four Nairobi-based entrepreneurs, aims to create a forum for the entrepreneurship community of Nairobi…
[The Exchange] Kenyan based entrepreneurs launch talk forums
Total0 Kenya based entrepreneurs launch talk forums Article published in The Exchange on 2019-04-02 Nairobi is expected to host a new series of entrepreneurial discussions…
[TechMoran] HotelOnline signs up over 1500 hotels across 17 markets in Africa, Europe & South Asia
Total0 Article in Techmoran, 2018-09-27 HotelOnline, an online hotel booking software suite firm that helps hotels get online bookings through its super simple, cloud-based dashboard…
[Finansavisen] Tar norsk reiseteknologi til Afrika
Total0 Article published in Finansavisen on 2018-05-07 Finansavisen, a leading Norwegian business daily, writing about HotelOnline acquiring European Travel Group, the company behind the Cityhotels…
[Techmoran] HotelOnline acquires Senegalese Teranga Solutions to bolster its hotel booking business in Africa
Total0 Article published in Techmoran on 2018-05-15 Senegalese Teranga Solutions has merged with HotelOnline to create a traveltech industry leader in the global frontier markets. The companies individually had…
[Innovation in Africa] Travel tech start-up HotelOnline’s Co-Founder Havar Bauck on a merger that almost went wrong
Total0 Travel tech start-up HotelOnline’s Co-Founder Havar Bauck on a merger that almost went wrong and fundraising global expansion in emerging markets Article in SmartMonkeyTV,…
[Techweez] Founder Håvar Bauck on building HotelOnline to become a booking stalwart
Total0 Article published in Techweez on 2017-12-06 Havar Bauck, the founder and executive Chairman of HotelOnline is a Norwegian but is quick to note that he was…
[Travel Daily News] Local Go Global! African hotels equipped with a new business engine
Total0 Local Go Global! African hotels equipped with a new business engine Article in Travel Daily News, published on 2017-06-16 The combination puts HotelOnline at…
[Nigeria Communications Week] HotelOnline Opens in Nigeria After Merger with Savanna Sunrise
Total0 HotelOnline Opens in Nigeria After Merger with Savanna Sunrise Article published in Nigeria Communications Week on 2017-06-16 African hotels gain a much stronger business…
[Innovation Village] HotelOnline announces merger, appoints former Jovago head as Nigeria’s country manager
Total0 HotelOnline announces merger, appoints former Jovago head as Nigeria’s country manager Article in Innovation Village, published on 2017-06-15 Savanna Sunrise Ltd. and Hotel Online…
[Finansavisen] Nordmenn tar føringen i afrikansk hotellbooking
Total0 Article published in Finansavisen on 2017-03-06 Article in Finansavien, a leading Nowegian business daily, about Savanna Sunrise rising in African markets. At this time,…
[Phocuswire] HotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge, plot travel tech domination in Africa
Total0 HotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge, plot travel tech domination in Africa Article published in Phocuswire (formerly Tnooz) on 2017-02-20 Two African companies have joined…
[Business Insider] EXCLUSIVE: HotelOga and Savana Sunrise merge together to take on the world
Total0 EXCLUSIVE: HotelOga and Savana Sunrise merge together to take on the world Article in Pulse by Business Insider on 2017-02-16 Main rivals Savanna Sunrise…
[Balancing Act Africa] Savanna Sunrise opens up global online hotel booking in East Africa
Total0 Savanna Sunrise opens up global online hotel booking in East Africa – B2C processes drive digital take-up and data use Article published in Balacing…
[Aftenposten] Voldsomme protester mot Joseph Kabilas forsøk på å bli sittende i presidentstolen
Total0 Voldsomme protester mot Joseph Kabilas forsøk på å bli sittende i presidentstolen Article published in Aftenposten on 2015-01-20 Tor Arne Andreassen, Korrespondent i Midtøsten,…
La guerre de la téléphonie sur IP – la bataille se rapproche des opérateurs mobiles
Total0 La guerre de la téléphonie sur IP – la bataille se rapproche des opérateurs mobiles Article published in Balancing Act Africa on 2008-08-01 Les…
[Balancing Act Africa] Vyke introduces VoIP retail calls to Africa at near to wholesale rates
Total0 Vyke introduces VoIP retail calls to Africa at near to wholesale rates Article published in Balancing Act Africa on 2007-06-24 A new VoIP reseller…
[tek.no] Ringer til Kina for 13 øre / min
Total0 Ringer til Kina for 13 øre / min Article published in Tek.no on 2007-03-21 Ipdrum AS Norsk selskap stiftet i slutten av 2004. Har…
[Studenttorget] Håvar – Salgssjef Vest-Europa
Total0 Håvar – Salgssjef Vest-Europa Portrait interview in Studenttorget, published on 2006-06-30 Navn: Håvar BauckAlder: 29Stilling: Salgssjef Vest-EuropaArbeidssted: IPdrumAnsatt siden: April 2005 1. Fortell kort om…
[DinSide.no] Ring gratis med mobilen
Total0 Ring gratis med mobilen Article published in DinSide on 2006-06-06 Ringer du mye fra mobilen, er du sikkert interessert i å holde kostnadene nede.…
[Dagbladet] Håvar er såpestjerne i Kenya
Total0 Article in Dagbladet, published on 2003-12-27 Interview in Dagbladet, one of Norway’s biggest daily newspapers, about my experiences as an actor in Kenya. During…
[Computerworld] U-hjelp til selvhjelp
Total0 U-hjelp til selvhjelp Article published in Computerworld Norway on 2002-11-21 Partneravtaler mellom sør og nord kan være nøkkelen til å bygge seg opp internasjonal…
[Dagbladet] Møte med farfars helvete
Total0 Article in Dagbladet, published on 1995-01-26 Feature story in Dagbladet, one of Norways biggest daily newspapers, in 1995. My grandfather, Erling Bauck, was a…