Travel Startups

Airbnb operates an online marketplace where people list, discover, and book accommodations ranging from apartments to villas, for travelers worldwide. It connects hosts with guests across more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries via web and mobile.

70 investors

Guesty offers property management software that gives short-term rental property managers and management companies tools to run operations across multiple booking channels such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, and TripAdvisor. Its features include a unified inbox, automation, guest communication services, and payment processing.

13 investors

Zingbus is a bus ticketing and transportation service operating across 500+ cities in 18+ states across North, West, and South India, offering online ticket bookings through its website and mobile app. The company provides various passenger benefits including travel insurance, cancellation flexibility, and carbon-neutral ride options.

9 investors

Ancana operates a fractional co-ownership marketplace for vacation homes in Mexico and the United States, allowing multiple owners to share luxury properties. The platform serves affluent consumers seeking vacation home ownership without the burden of full property management.

7 investors

OutRival builds AI "digital workers" that run proactive outbound customer engagement across voice, text, and email at scale with enterprise compliance, serving regulated enterprises in sectors such as higher education, insurance, and travel. The digital workers can be onboarded into customer experience teams like new hires and run millions of outreach attempts per month.

7 investors

Conduit provides an AI agent platform for the hospitality industry that automates guest interactions across multiple channels, handles bookings and upsells, manages internal operations, and delivers leadership insights integrated with existing systems.

6 investors

SkyLink is an AI-powered chat-based corporate travel booking platform that enables users to book flights and hotels in seconds through conversational interfaces while automatically applying company travel policies and preferences. It serves enterprise travel managers and business travelers seeking faster bookings, policy compliance, and real-time cost optimization.

6 investors

Bluesmart is a travel company that makes app-connected smart luggage for travelers. It launched the Bluesmart Carry-on, described as the first smart connected suitcase.

5 investors

Easol provides an all-in-one commerce platform for experience businesses, letting creators sell experiences directly on their own websites with booking, payment, and marketing tools. It is aimed at experience creators and operators selling experiences online.

5 investors

Humoniq provides customer support solutions for travel companies, offering 24/7 multilingual service and deep backend integrations to replace inefficient phone systems and chatbots.

5 investors

ProhostAI is an all-in-one AI assistant for short-term rental hosts that automates guest messaging, maintenance tickets, cleaning scheduling, and upselling opportunities. The platform serves vacation rental property managers and includes native iOS and Android apps with official Airbnb integration.

5 investors

Shuttle Central provides airport and ground transportation booking services across Mexico, the Caribbean, USA, and Latin America, offering instant confirmation and 24/7 customer support.

5 investors

Duffel provides an API and toolkit that lets businesses—from travel startups to financial enterprises—sell travel, including shopping for flights and accommodation, purchasing extras, and managing bookings. It operates in the travel technology sector.

4 investors

GuruHotel is an AI-powered website builder and direct booking platform for hotels that automates reservation management and integrates real-time inventory. It enables hotels of all sizes to create and manage booking websites while reducing commission costs compared to third-party booking channels.

4 investors

MedPiper Technologies provides travel insurance infrastructure that automatically pays out compensation for flight delays within minutes, without requiring passengers to file claims.

4 investors

MyVR offers property management software that lets short-term and vacation rental businesses centralize listings across channels like Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and Expedia from one dashboard, while building their own direct-booking websites. The platform also automates day-to-day operational tasks and integrates with third-party applications.

4 investors

NexTravel is a corporate travel booking platform that lets companies manage business travel and access negotiated rates for hotels and car rentals. It targets businesses looking to make booking travel easier and more cost-effective.

4 investors

Rocketrip offers software that reduces corporate travel costs by setting customized trip budgets using real-time prices, company policy, and proprietary algorithms, then rewarding employees who spend under budget. It serves businesses managing employee travel and integrates with existing corporate and expense technology systems.

4 investors

Triply provides an integrated platform for travel businesses in Africa that consolidates payments, invoicing, payroll, accounting, and operational management in one system. The platform helps travel operators reduce administrative complexity and improve operational and sales efficiency.

4 investors

Flok designs and plans corporate retreats tailored to specific goals such as connection, knowledge retention, alignment, and celebration. The company works with enterprises to orchestrate multi-day events that balance work, play, and strategic objectives.

3 investors

Hipmunk is a travel planning site and mobile app that compares flights, trains, charter flights, and accommodations (including hotels and Airbnb/HomeAway rentals) across top travel sites, with "Agony" and "Ecstasy" sorts to help users choose options. It serves consumers planning travel and is based in San Francisco.

3 investors

Pointhound helps people book airline flights at 40-90% discounts by using credit card points strategically instead of cash. The platform searches 150+ airlines to find point-redemption deals for consumers and offers premium membership with curated flight digests and booking alerts.

3 investors

Stayflexi provides software that handles operations for hotels and vacation rentals, with features for automating management tasks and selling unused rooms and amenities to increase revenue.

3 investors

TeamOut provides an event planning platform that helps companies discover and book venues and activities for team-building events.

3 investors