SquadTrip
Techstars '22Plug and Play VenturesNew York City, US · Founded 2022 · Delaware corporation · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
SquadTrip provides a booking and payment collection platform for retreat organizers, tour operators, and group trip leaders. The service enables users to create branded booking pages, collect deposits, manage automatic payment plans, and track payments from a centralized dashboard.
Also known as SquadTrip
Founders & leadership
SquadTrip was founded in 2022 by Stevon Judd.
Investors · 3
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$750K disclosed across 1 round · 2023
▶$750KraisedJul 2023 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Stevon JuddExecutive Officer, Director
- Darrien Charlton WatsonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1.4M
- Amount sold
- $750K
- First sale
- Jun 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026SquadTrip offers software that lets organizers of retreats, tours, group trips and destination weddings take bookings and collect money online. Organizers build a branded booking page listing packages, rooms, pricing and itinerary, share a single link with their group, and travelers reserve with a deposit and pay online, either in full or in installments.
The platform automates the collection process after setup: installments auto-charge on a defined schedule, failed cards are automatically retried, and email reminders, SMS alerts and receipts are sent to travelers without organizer intervention. A real-time dashboard shows per-traveler payment status, amounts collected against trip totals, and percentage collected, with one-click report export. Checkout can also capture traveler details such as passport information, dietary restrictions and roommate preferences. Payouts are deposited to the organizer's bank account and managed from the same dashboard.
Business model
Software platform for trip organizers; the site advertises free signup with no credit card required and lists a pricing page, and checkout examples show a processing fee added on top of the package price paid by the traveler (e.g. $72 on a $1,200 package).
Traction
Website states 2,000+ organizers, 50,000+ travelers booked and 500+ destinations served.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Serves the group travel and retreat organizer segment; the company reports more than 2,000 organizers, over 50,000 travelers booked and 500+ destinations.
Positioned against do-it-yourself collection using peer-to-peer payment apps, group chats and spreadsheets, replacing manual chasing with automatic payment plans, automated reminders and a real-time payment status dashboard, and avoiding organizers fronting trip costs on personal credit cards.
Technology
Web-based booking and payments product comprising a public trip booking page, short shareable links, an organizer dashboard, scheduled auto-charging of installments with automatic retry of failed payments, automated confirmation emails, payment reminders, receipts and SMS notifications, and exportable payment reports.
Go-to-market
Self-serve signup on the company website with a free tier and no credit card required, supported by segment-specific feature pages for retreats, creators, tour operators and weddings, plus guides and a help center. Organizers distribute a single booking link to their own audiences and groups.
Retreat and event organizers running wellness retreats and workshops, creators and community leaders monetizing their audience through trips, tour operators and travel agencies managing multiple departures, and couples organizing destination weddings.
Geography
Markets itself to organizers worldwide, with trips across 500+ destinations.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 1
by search overlapCompanies competing with SquadTrip for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- SquadTripsquadtrip.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does SquadTrip do?
- SquadTrip is a booking and payment-plan platform for retreat hosts, tour operators and group trip organizers.
- Who founded SquadTrip?
- SquadTrip was founded by Stevon Judd in 2022.
- Who are SquadTrip's investors?
- SquadTrip's investors include Atento Capital, Techstars, Plug and Play Ventures.
- How much funding has SquadTrip raised?
- SquadTrip has disclosed $750K raised across 1 round.
- Where is SquadTrip headquartered?
- SquadTrip is headquartered in New York City, US.