An industry, aligned around its own innovation.
The only industry community where hospitality leaders collaborate to invest in and solve the problems that degrade value. The Astound Collaborators network brings together 250+ industry collaborators.
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Owner. Brand. Manager.
Three forces decide whether an idea reaches the guest. Astound aligns all three.
Owner
Real estate ownership carries the majority of capital risk. Where the money flows, innovation must follow.
Brand
Whether you own your asset's name or franchise it, brands matter. Unit growth demands margin expansion.
Manager
Management carries operations to the guest and the employee every day. Operators must test, push and innovate.
Astound is the only platform aligning all three forces to invest in and solve for shared industry problems.
The Astound Collaborators.
250+ industry collaborators, across every part of the value chain, make up the community fueling our mission.
Hospitality Management
Independent and branded management companies driving operations across thousands of properties.
Hotel Ownership and Asset Management
Owner-operators, REITs, family offices and asset managers shaping capital allocation.
Hospitality Brands
Branded operators across luxury, lifestyle, select-service and resort categories.
Hospitality Tech and Digital
Marketing, distribution and technology leaders building modern hospitality infrastructure.
F&B, Franchise and QSR
Restaurant, franchise and quick-service leaders extending the operations P&L conversation.
Adjacent Industries
Cruise, healthcare, senior living, student housing, attractions, parks and GPOs.
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Investors aligned around hospitality and real estate focused capital deployment.
Our partner firms.
Convene Hospitality Group logoGencom Group
Founded in 1987 with more than $8B AUM and $2B in corporate M&A. Deep relationships across capital markets and luxury hotel brands.
- Founded
- 1987
- AUM
- $8B+
- Managing Director
- Karim Alibhai
Pyramid Global Hospitality
A 46-year management platform operating more than 180 properties globally, with over $3B in revenue under management.
- Properties
- 180+
- Revenue under mgmt
- $3B+
- CEO
- Warren Fields
- Backed by
- Gencom, TZP Group, Cabañas family
Convene Hospitality Group
A global, multi-brand meetings and events platform. 43 locations and 1.6M square feet across the US and UK.
- Locations
- 43
- Square feet
- 1.6M
- CEO
- Ryan Simonetti
- Backed by
- Ares Capital, Gencom, Cabañas family