Travel & Hospitality Startups

Safely provides damage coverage, limited liability coverage, and automated guest screening for professional short-term rental operators, with native integrations into property management systems to apply protection to eligible bookings. Its offerings include claims handling, portfolio-wide liability protection, and coverage for lost booking income.

1 investor

Sage Outdoor Adventures is a guided outdoor recreation operator offering winter and summer activities in Vail, Colorado, including whitewater rafting, side-by-side ATV tours, fishing, and snowmobiling on a private mountain range. It serves vacationers and adventure-seekers and partners with BRP Experiences.

1 investor

Sailo is a boat rental marketplace that connects boat owners with customers seeking to rent boats across locations throughout the United States.

1 investor

Salamander Collection operates a group of luxury hotels, resorts, and spas offering hospitality management, executive retreats, and residences. It serves guests, investors, developers, and corporate partners, with properties including Salamander Resort & Spa and Salamander Middleburg in Virginia, US.

1 investor

Samana Group develops private residential communities and real estate on the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic, handling land acquisition, construction, financing, hospitality, and rental management. It offers second-home ownership and investment opportunities in a planned "Private City" development for international investors and buyers.

1 investor

Dead Sea Touristic & Real Estate Investment develops and operates tourism and hospitality properties at the Dead Sea in Jordan, including resorts, convention centers, and retail facilities. The company aims to enhance the region's natural resources and create integrated commercial and touristic zones.

1 investor

SamBoat is an online marketplace for boat rentals and yacht charters, available with or without a captain. It connects renters with boat owners, verifies listings, secures payments and deposits through a third party, and offers customer support from charter experts.

1 investor

Savvy is a vacation rental booking service that lets travelers compare prices and book directly with professional property managers and verified hosts, avoiding platform markups charged by sites like Airbnb. The company is building an iOS app for direct booking and positions itself in the online travel and short-term rental market.

1 investor

Stonebridge provides hospitality management services for hotel properties, overseeing operations and investment performance across a portfolio of over 160 hotels and 25,000 guest rooms in more than 25 U.S. states.

1 investor

sbe incubates and operates hospitality and culinary brands, including restaurants, lounges, nightclubs, and luxury wellness hotels such as SLS Hotels, Hyde Lounge, and Mondrian Hotels. The company partners with recognized culinary talent to develop lifestyle hospitality concepts and also launched C3, a food-tech platform focused on digital kitchens and ghost kitchens.

1 investor

Scandlines operates short-distance ferry routes between Germany and Denmark, transporting passengers, vehicles, and freight while offering onboard catering and retail services. The company serves travelers and logistics users on established European transit corridors.

1 investor

SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA is a hotel in Bad Herrenalb in Germany's Black Forest offering short breaks, medically guided fasting cures, spa and wellness treatments, and certified organic dining. It also operates a conference and offsite venue for business meetings and seminars, serving both leisure guests and corporate teams.

1 investor

Seazone offers vacation rental accommodations including cabanas, resorts, and beachfront properties in Brazil, allowing customers to book and pay in installments.

1 investor

Secret City Trails offers curated walking experiences and discovery trails in cities around the world led by local creators. The platform connects travelers with local guides who share hidden gems, cultural hotspots, and alternative routes in destinations like Lisbon, Riga, Amsterdam, and Catania.

1 investor

Secret Food Tours runs guided small-group walking food tours led by local guides in over 140 cities worldwide, where guests taste local dishes including a signature "Secret Dish." It also offers private, group, and corporate tours, gift cards, and vouchers for travelers and food enthusiasts.

1 investor

Seek Sophie is a curated travel marketplace that vets and lists experiences directly on the ground, focusing on authentic local encounters rather than tourist attractions. The company prioritizes experiences that benefit local communities and the environment.

1 investor

SeeMexico is a corporate travel agency with a B2B platform for booking flights, car rentals, and hotels at corporate rates, offering business credit, automated invoicing, expense reporting dashboards, and a dedicated account executive. It serves companies in Mexico managing their business travel.

1 investor

Lighthouse offers an AI-powered commercial operating platform for hoteliers that aggregates market rate, demand, and parity data to support revenue management, pricing, forecasting, and direct booking. It serves hotels of all sizes, from global chains to independents, in the hospitality industry.

1 investor

Seidat is a sales presentation platform for hotel sales and marketing teams, offering branded proposals, 360° virtual tours, centralized content management, eSignatures, and analytics for corporate, MICE, and leisure sales. It serves hotel brands, with a focus on the European market.

1 investor

Winrestau is a point-of-sale and management software designed for independent restaurants to handle order entry, payment processing, and daily operations. The solution serves restaurant managers and servers in independent food service establishments.

1 investor

Le Sereno operates a collection of luxury resort properties located in St. Barths and Lake Como, serving discerning travelers seeking high-end hospitality experiences.

1 investor

Shab is an online marketplace connecting private accommodation owners in Iran with travelers seeking short-term lodging. The platform aims to expand access to accommodation options and promote Iran's tourism sector through a direct communication channel between hosts and guests.

1 investor

Shachi Bus is a Nagoya-based bus operator founded in 1953, running chartered and sightseeing bus services along with related travel and transport operations. The company operates across the Chubu region of Japan and serves tourists, corporate/employee transport clients, and school transport, and holds top-level safety certification from the Japan Bus Association.

1 investor

Shaka Guide offers self-guided, GPS-based audio tours delivered through a mobile app, covering over 85 destinations including U.S. national parks and scenic routes. The tours provide narrated stories, music, directions, and points of interest for travelers exploring on their own.

1 investor