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Jason Cincotta

Questioner · DISC type c
Founder & CEO at Kismet
📍 New York, New York, United States

Jason Cincotta is the Founder of Kismet, an AI platform transforming how travel is sold. His expertise is rooted in his past role as a hotel developer at The Cincotta Co. , where he built boutique hotels. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and has a consulting background from McKinsey & Company.

Originally from Boston, Jason is a dedicated recreational runner and an NBA basketball fan. He is passionate about cities and enjoys buying books faster than he can read them. He is happiest when wandering a city with his family, iced coffee in hand.

His career in real estate development began when a property he had under contract burned down, and he successfully convinced a bank to finance a larger project on the site.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Jason shows up

Price-Sensitive
Value Seeker
Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Jason cares about

AI in Hospitality
As the founder of Kismet, he is building an AI platform to reshape hotel distribution and is a frequent speaker on the topic of AI agents in travel.
Hotel Distribution
His work focuses on helping independent hotels use AI to increase direct bookings and compete more effectively with online travel agencies (OTAs).
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Founder & CEO
Kismet
12-2023
Investor
The Cincotta Co.
6-2022 - 8-2022
Associate
McKinsey & Company
2012 - 12-2023
Principal
The Cincotta Co.
In the press

Media appearances

Everything AI in Travel – chats to Jason Cincotta from Kismet about getting discovered by AI agents. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Kismet - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors. Featured in Tracxn
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Columbia Business School
BA
Pomona College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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