Travel & Hospitality Startups

Hands On is a booking platform offering over 600 in-person experiences and classes—such as ceramics, cooking, surfing, photography, and music—taught by local instructors across Portugal. It connects users to local teachers and ateliers, covering areas from Lisbon to the Algarve.

3 investors

Himedi arranges comprehensive medical checkups at vetted clinics in Seoul, South Korea, covering imaging, endoscopy, cancer and longevity markers in a single morning visit. It targets international travelers to Korea, offering self-serve package booking, focus-area upgrades (heart, brain, cancer), and a take-home report.

3 investors

Hipmunk is a travel search platform that aggregates flight, train, hotel, and rental accommodation options from multiple providers into a single interface for comparison and booking.

3 investors

Holisto operated an online platform for finding and booking hotel deals worldwide. The company is no longer accepting new bookings, though existing reservations remain honored.

3 investors

HQ is an AI-powered platform for managing corporate ground transportation, handling ride booking, billing, and payments across services like private taxis, chauffeured cars, ride-sharing, and corporate shuttles. It serves enterprise clients internationally, including Fortune 500 banks, law firms, and ad agencies, aiming to reduce mobility program costs.

3 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.

3 investors

Ingresse is a Brazilian company with a web and mobile application for buying event tickets. Alongside advance ticket purchases, the app carries event information such as reviews, commentary, interviews, and trailers. It is aimed at consumers looking for concerts, shows, and other local events.

3 investors

Intelity provides a unified guest experience platform for hotels and resorts, covering mobile check-in, digital keys, guest messaging across SMS/WhatsApp/in-app, service requests, F&B ordering, upsells, and staff workflow automation. It integrates with PMS, POS, and IoT systems and offers mobile-only, tablet, or hybrid in-room options for luxury hospitality operators.

3 investors

J-CAT uses technology and design to reinterpret Japan's regional culture, crafts, and heritage into modern high-value experiences and services aimed at domestic and international audiences. It works as a partner with local regions and companies to produce and promote Japanese cultural and tourism offerings.

3 investors

Jatri is a travel booking platform offering bus tickets, car rentals, and launch (ferry) tickets to consumers. It operates in Bangladesh, providing online transport ticketing and related travel deals.

3 investors

JIENEM provides managed operations and remodeling/development solutions for accommodation businesses such as hotels and wellness stays, including a contactless operating system (FRONT-X) and startup education courses. It focuses on the hospitality market in South Korea, operating properties in locations like Pocheon and Seoul.

3 investors

Kabuk is an engineering company building technology infrastructure focused on the travel industry. It develops products aimed at making travel more accessible worldwide.

3 investors

Kayak is a travel search and comparison platform that aggregates flight, hotel, and other travel options from multiple providers to help users find and book travel deals.

3 investors

Kiki is an invite-only, community-based platform for subletting homes, matching members who want to earn rental income while away with vetted guests seeking stays. It handles matchmaking, sublet agreements, upfront security deposits and rent collection, and offers a guarantee covering hosts against damages, currently operating in London.

3 investors

Landline operates a premium airport shuttle service that connects regional cities to major airport hubs, integrating with airline itineraries so travelers can check bags and clear TSA security closer to home. It serves passengers across US and Canadian regions including Denver, Minneapolis, Boston (Logan), and Toronto, partnering with carriers such as American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue.

3 investors

Lanes & Planes offers automated services for business travelers, including recovering foreign VAT on international travel expenses (hotels, rental cars, taxis, fuel) and automatically filing Deutsche Bahn passenger compensation claims for delayed or cancelled trains. It targets corporate/business travel in Germany.

3 investors

Lodgify provides all-in-one vacation rental management software for independent short-term rental hosts and property managers, offering channel management with live calendar syncing across platforms like Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com, a no-code direct booking website builder, payment processing, and automated guest communications. It also includes tools for dynamic pricing, task management, guest check-in, and damage protection.

3 investors

Globaleur is a travel-tuned AI infrastructure platform that ingests first-party traveler signals and emits personalized recommendations, commerce actions, and service experiences across digital touchpoints such as apps, kiosks, and agent consoles. It serves airlines, hotels, airports, tourism boards, card issuers, and travel platforms via APIs, SDKs, and embeddable web modules.

3 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.

3 investors

Mozio operates a ground transportation aggregation platform connecting 3,000+ transport providers with travelers and travel businesses across 180 countries. The company enables individual travelers and travel industry clients (airlines, hotels, travel agents, cruise lines) to book various ground transportation options including trains, buses, taxis, and private cars through a single interface.

3 investors

Museum of Illusions is a chain of privately held museums featuring interactive optical illusion exhibits and photo experiences for visitors of all ages. First opened in Zagreb, Croatia in 2015, it operates 70+ locations across more than 30 countries.

3 investors

MyRealTrip is a travel platform connecting travelers with local guides and curated travel information across destinations worldwide. It offers destination guides, traveler reviews, and recommended guide services, primarily serving Korean-speaking travelers.

3 investors

Outsite provides co-living and co-working spaces for remote workers and location-independent professionals, operating a network of locations worldwide. The company serves a global community of long-term travelers seeking to combine work and travel.

3 investors

3 investors