Matt Welle '25 Contributor Since 2025

Matt Welle is CEO of Mews, the industry-leading hospitality cloud. He spent more than a decade at Hilton, learning the business from one of the biggest brands in the sector. He left Hilton to work on the launch of Prague’s Emblem Hotel, where he realized that the hotel management system he wanted didn’t yet exist. He believes that technology is the only way to learn about your property and your guests, and deliver the best for both of them. So he co-founded Mews in 2012. In the time since, Welle has driven the company’s growth to 5,000+ customers in 85 countries, organically and through M&A; led the business through several successful funding rounds; built a team of almost 1,000 employees with offices in Europe, the United States, and Australia; and won the prestigious Leading Entrepreneur in Tech Award in 2023.