Danish startup Landfolk has launched a visual search engine for holiday homes.
NamedDaisy, the feature invites users to search for their dream destinations.
After ingesting a query, the feature spits back images linked to properties on the platform.
Users can then click-through for further details on the home.
Chris Srensen, Landfolks co-founder and CTO, said the search engine harnesses a multi-modal approach.
We use vision and language models trained on our listing images, he told TNW.
Landfolks holiday homes plan
Landfolk was founded in 2021 by seven former colleagues at Airbnb.
The startup introduced a new marketplace for premium holiday homes.
Each home is handpicked based on four criteria:aesthetics, personality, quality, and location.
After launching in Denmark, the platform expanded across Scandinavia and Germany.The next target is southern Europe.
In July, the startupraised10.3mn in Series A funding.
The company said the investment would fuel Landfolks commitment to innovation.
The new search engine is testament to that ambition.
Landform now plans to built on this machine learning foundation.
Srensen envisions AI finding the best seasonal cover photos and curating collections of holiday homes.
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