Travel & Hospitality Startups

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

BabyQuip is an online marketplace for renting and delivering baby gear — cribs, car seats, strollers, high chairs and more — to families traveling on vacation. Independent, background-checked Quality Providers list, clean, and deliver the equipment, with insurance included on every rental.

7 investors

Boatsetter runs a peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace that connects boat owners, renters, and licensed captains, offering boating experiences with or without a captain. It serves both first-time boaters looking to rent and owners wanting to earn income, with more than 50,000 boats across 700+ locations in the United States and abroad.

7 investors

Bobobox operates tech-integrated hospitality accommodations across Indonesia, including Bobopod capsule pod hotels with IoT features, Bobocabin glamping cabin hotels in natural destinations, and Boboliving co-living spaces. Guests control room features such as mood lamps, smart windows, and meditation sounds through a companion app (B-pad).

7 investors

HomeToGo is a vacation rental marketplace that aggregates listings from multiple providers, offering travelers access to over 15 million properties worldwide with AI-powered search, verified reviews, and transparent pricing. The platform serves leisure travelers seeking short-term accommodation options across popular destinations globally.

7 investors

Le Collectionist rents a curated portfolio of over 2,300 luxury villas and homes across 50 destinations, offering tiered concierge services and bespoke travel experiences. It serves high-end travelers as well as owners of exceptional properties, operating in the luxury travel and vacation rental market with local offices in its destinations.

7 investors

matsuri technologies is a Japanese company building software-driven businesses in the travel and accommodation sector, focused on developing the tourism industry and labor-saving (automation) solutions to address staffing shortages. It aims to create new industries around freedom of travel and living.

7 investors

Mendel is an AI-powered platform for corporate expense management serving large enterprises in Latin America, offering features including intelligent corporate cards, automated invoice recovery, instant reimbursements, and travel management with real-time visibility and control. The platform integrates with enterprise ERPs and uses AI to validate invoices against Mexico's SAT and enforce spending policies.

7 investors

Momence is an all-in-one management platform for fitness studios, gyms, spas, and dance schools that consolidates booking, member management, payments, and communications into a single software. The platform automates scheduling, membership creation, customer outreach, point-of-sale operations, and staff management to help service-based businesses streamline operations.

7 investors

onX develops navigation and mapping apps (onX Hunt, onX Offroad, onX Backcountry) for outdoor recreation enthusiasts to explore and navigate public lands with detailed maps and location data. The company also operates land access initiatives to preserve recreational opportunities on public and accessible lands.

7 investors

Placemakr operates a tech-enabled flexible real estate platform whose "Hospitality Living" model runs apartment-style properties that flex between hotel and residential use for stays ranging from one night to one year. Its WhyHotel Investments arm acquires and develops properties, handling opportunity sourcing, underwriting, deal execution, and asset management.

7 investors

Portside provides a software platform for business and general aviation, serving flight departments, charter operators and FBOs across 30+ countries. Its tools support aircraft owners, crew, finance, aircraft management, charter sales, maintenance and dispatch operations.

7 investors

Secret Escapes negotiates exclusive rates for curated luxury hotels and holiday packages available exclusively to members in the UK and abroad. The platform acts as an agent connecting travelers with boutique and high-end accommodations that offer members-only deals and added perks.

7 investors

Cvent Event Diagramming is a collaborative platform for event planning that helps planners and venues design event spaces, manage seating and layouts, and communicate in real-time. It serves event planners, venues, and event suppliers with tools for space visualization, 3D walkthroughs, and attendee management.

7 investors

TravelJoy provides a software platform for travel agents to manage bookings, invoices, itineraries, and client communications without switching between multiple tools.

7 investors

Treepz is a corporate travel platform that manages business travel arrangements including events, vacations, retreats, and group transportation for employees and executives. The company operates across 25 cities in 6 countries.

7 investors

TurnStay provides payment processing and global finance infrastructure for African travel businesses, helping them reduce booking fees and transaction costs through a platform offering multiple currency options and lower payment processing rates.

7 investors

VoyceMe is a digital comics platform publishing serialized manga, manhua, and webtoons across genres such as action, romance, and isekai. It offers original series for online readers.

7 investors

A platform connecting travelers with local communities across Japan, offering work-exchange opportunities where participants perform tasks for local residents in exchange for lodging and compensation at or above minimum wage. The service enables travelers to explore regional areas while helping address local labor shortages.

7 investors

Anyplace offers move-in ready furnished apartments for stays of 30 days or longer, each equipped with a dedicated workspace and private high-speed internet. It targets remote workers and long-term travelers seeking flexible monthly rentals.

6 investors

ApniBus is an online platform for booking intercity bus tickets across India, aggregating over 1 lakh bus services and 3.5 lakh routes with partnerships including RSRTC (Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation). The platform serves travelers seeking intercity bus bookings with features including real-time seat selection, live bus tracking, and multiple payment options.

6 investors

ByHours is an online platform for booking hotel rooms by the hour with flexible check-in times, allowing customers to pay only for the time they use and access hotel amenities such as spa and pool. It operates in the travel and hotel booking sector with pay-per-use microstays.

6 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

Epic (formerly Ethernity) operates a crypto-based travel booking platform offering discounted hotels and flights worldwide, with cashback in XRP and concierge access for holders of its EPIC token. It serves cryptocurrency holders looking to book travel using digital assets, accepting over 200 cryptocurrencies across 2M+ hotels.

6 investors