Travel & Hospitality Startups

Smeetz builds AI-powered software for the attractions industry, offering tools such as dynamic pricing to optimise operations, capacity, and guest experiences. It serves attractions and entertainment venues looking to manage ticketing, pricing, and sales across channels from a single platform.

2 investors

Snaptrip operates an online marketplace of over 60,000 UK holiday cottages, lodges and apartments with live availability, live pricing and instant booking. It serves travellers looking for staycation rentals across the UK and is part of the Snaptrip Group of accommodation marketplaces.

2 investors

SoCar is a South Korean car-sharing service offering vehicles for everyday use and travel, with over 5,000 pickup zones ("SoCar zones") across the country including Jeju, Busan, and Seoul. It also provides rental cars in Jeju along with member-only discount coupons and a credit rewards program.

2 investors

Solairus Aviation manages a fleet of over 150 business jets and provides aircraft management and private charter services for clients globally. The company handles flight operations, logistics coordination, fuel and insurance purchasing, and charter sales.

2 investors

Songkick is a live music discovery service that lets fans track their favorite artists, find concerts, and get event alerts across web, iPhone, and Android, as well as through partnerships with Spotify, Pandora, and Facebook. It maintains a large catalog of event listings and serves music fans worldwide.

2 investors

Spacemarket operates a space rental marketplace where users book spaces and earn points, and runs a tiered rewards program (Spacemarket Rewards) in which user rank rises with usage and point accumulation to unlock higher point-return rates and other perks.

2 investors

Sportihome is a marketplace that connects travelers with over 70,000 vacation rental properties across 20+ sports categories, enabling instant booking for sports-focused holidays. The platform serves sports enthusiasts of all levels seeking accommodations tailored to their specific sporting interests.

2 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.

2 investors

SQUAKE provides carbon calculation and offsetting technology, helping companies address CO₂-related challenges and manage carbon credits. It serves organizations ranging from startups to large corporations, acting as an advisor for sustainability and business managers working toward climate targets.

2 investors

Staycation is a booking platform that curates experiences in 4-star and luxury hotels, offering city dwellers stays or short visits with access to spas, restaurants, rooftops, and room service. It positions hotels as leisure destinations for a few hours or a 24-hour stay, with a focus on France.

2 investors

Stayntouch provides a cloud-based property management system (PMS) along with guest mobility and self-service kiosk solutions for hotels, aimed at managing front and back of house operations, contactless check-in, upselling, and rate/availability management. It serves independent hotels, hotel brands, and management companies across the United States, Europe, and other markets.

2 investors

Stay Open operates a 12-bed pod hotel in Venice Beach combining co-working and co-living, offering custom sleeper pods, shared kitchen, cinema room, and rooftop terrace for digital nomads, remote workers, and budget travelers. It provides flexible nightly, weekly, and monthly stays plus full-property buyouts for retreats, and also converts vacant commercial real estate into affordable pod hotels.

2 investors

SuitePad provides an in-room digital guest communication platform for hotels, with tablets and a smart TV solution that connect to hotel property management systems. Its offering integrates with PMS software such as Oracle Opera, Mews, protel, SIHOT and others to support guest services and hotel operations.

2 investors

Swiipr provides a payment platform built for airlines, letting staff issue physical or virtual cards instantly for passenger disruption (IROPs) payments and other needs. It also automates reconciliation, reporting, and compliance with built-in IROPs rules and airline-specific policies.

2 investors

Switchfly provides travel loyalty technology that enables airlines, loyalty programs, and HR tech platforms to offer travel experiences and rewards. The platform facilitates dynamic packaging, personalized offers, and points-plus-cash redemption options for customers and employees.

2 investors

Tern builds an all-in-one software platform for travel advisors, automating manual and repetitive tasks so they can manage their operations and plan personalized trips. Founded in 2022, it targets independent travel professionals and agencies in the travel industry.

2 investors

TerraMobility provides TerraOS, a software platform that manages ground travel operations for bus and ground transport operators, covering ticketing, bookings, payments, and back-office functions in one system. It integrates with online travel agencies and payment providers to connect operators to marketplaces and handle their booking back end.

2 investors

Thayer Investment Partners is a venture capital firm focused on travel technology investing, backing companies that reshape travel, hospitality, and tourism operations. The firm invests across companies that serve the global travel industry, positioning itself as a strategic connector between innovation and the travel sector.

2 investors

Thayer Investment Partners (Thayer Ventures) is a venture capital firm that invests in travel technology startups on behalf of the travel industry, backing companies across payments, cybersecurity, workforce management, loyalty, distribution, and operating systems. It serves entrepreneurs building for hotels, airlines, cruise, agencies, restaurants, events, sports, and experiences.

2 investors

The Infatuation provides expert restaurant recommendations and reviews written by trained editors who dine anonymously and pay for their own meals. The company serves diners seeking trustworthy guidance on where to eat around the world.

2 investors

The Guestbook is a rewards program and free browser extension for stays at boutique and independent hotels, letting travelers book directly with hotels at lower rates and earn cash back that can be redeemed via PayPal, Visa, Venmo, or gift cards, donated to charity, or applied to future stays. It serves leisure and business travelers in the hotel booking and loyalty space.

2 investors

Thrillophilia is an online travel platform that offers expertly curated multi-day tours and vacation packages across destinations worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and India.

2 investors

Thynk University is an online learning platform offering role-based courses for hospitality venue staff, featuring video instruction, text content, and quizzes to support user onboarding and continuous skill development.

2 investors

Tickitto operates a marketplace with an API that lets brands and developers sell tickets to global experiences and events to their customers. It aggregates supply from official partners so businesses can offer access to experiences through a single integration.

2 investors