Press kit · 2026

Press kit.

Everything a journalist needs to write about Spixes: logos, key facts, founder bios, ready-to-quote one-liners and the press contact. If you need anything not listed here, email us and we will get back the same day.

Press contact

press@wearespixes.com

Available in English, French and Spanish. Typical response time: same business day.

One-liner

Spixes is a free backpacker app that combines hostel volunteer matching with a social travel network. Built in Tallinn, Estonia in 2024 by three childhood friends.

Ready-to-quote boilerplate

Spixes is a free backpacker app that combines hostel volunteer matching with a social travel network. Built in Tallinn, Estonia in 2024 by three childhood friends.Spixes one-liner
Where Workaway and Worldpackers stop at the volunteer match, Spixes adds the layer the older platforms never built: a trip planner that surfaces other backpackers on the same route, group chats by hostel and city, an in-person QR scan-to-meet log, and an auto-built passport map of every country and every traveler met.Spixes vs incumbents elevator pitch
Spixes is free for backpackers (Workaway is €59/year, Worldpackers $59/year, HelpX around €25/year, Couchsurfing $14.29/year). The revenue model lives in optional hostel booking commissions and a Premium tier (€4.99/month) for power-users sending many applications. The path from sign-up to first hostel match never crosses a paywall.Spixes pricing philosophy

Key facts

Company name
Spixes OÜ
Founded
2024
Headquarters
Tallinn, Estonia
Registered office
Tornimäe tn 5, 10145 Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia
Estonian registry number
17445798
Founders
Jules Seyeux, Nicolas Michaud, Guillaume Sallé
Product
Free backpacker app that combines hostel volunteer work-exchange with a social travel network
Platforms
iOS (App Store ID 6761118522), web app (wearespixes.com), Android in development
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Pricing for backpackers
Free. Optional Premium tier €4.99/month for unlimited applications.
Pricing for hostels
Free signup, free volunteer listings, free community tools. Booking commission scales from 10% (default) to 7.40% (active) to 0% (founder cohort).

Founders

Three childhood friends. Built Spixes together in 2024 between hostels in Tallinn, Lisbon and Hoi An.

Jules Seyeux

Co-founder

Childhood friend of the other two co-founders. Built the early prototype of Spixes on the road during his own backpacker trip across Southeast Asia and Latin America.

Nicolas Michaud

Co-founder

Childhood friend of Jules and Guillaume. Joined as a co-founder after working in hostels across Europe and South America, frustrated by how disconnected the volunteer landscape was.

Guillaume Sallé

Co-founder

Childhood friend of Jules and Nicolas. Joined the trio to build the social and community side of Spixes after years of backpacking and seeing the same gaps in every hostel.

Brand assets

Direct downloads. The logo and app icon may be used in coverage without prior approval; please do not alter colors or apply effects.

In the press

We are reaching out to publications now. This section will fill up as coverage lands. If you cover hospitality, indie travel tools or the Estonian startup scene, we would love to talk.

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