Håvar Bauck

Håvar Bauck is a Norwegian-born entrepreneur, living in Nairobi, Kenya.

Early life and education Bauck grew up in Norway and Belgium. After graduating from high school at Lycee Francais Rene Cassin d'Oslo, he attended BI Norwegian Business School, where he completed a Master's degree in 2002.

Business career Bauck is one of the two founders of HotelOnline, a Nairobi-based, pan-African travel technology company that he co-founded with Endre Opdal in 2013.

In 2017, Bauck completed the what is thought to have been the first equity crowdfunding in Sub-Saharan Africa, raising USD 250,000 for HotelOnline. In 2020, he merged Cloud9XP with HotelOnline.

In 2020 and 2021, Bauck was noted for acquiring several competitors during the COVID-19 pandemic and Softbank portfolio investee Yanolja in the same year.

Public talks and writing He is a public speaker and writer, delivering frequent talks and articles on tourism, investment and entrepreneurship in Africa.