Travel & Hospitality Startups

Under Canvas operates upscale, safari-inspired glamping resorts featuring custom-designed canvas tents with amenities such as ensuite bathrooms, king-size beds, and wood-burning stoves. It serves leisure travelers seeking outdoor experiences near U.S. natural destinations, offering camp programming, café-style dining, and adventure add-ons.

1 investor

Unilodgers operates a global student housing platform that helps students find and book verified accommodation near universities in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the EU. It also provides a 24/7 AI-and-human concierge for pre-leasing, leasing and post-leasing support, plus wellbeing services and a student community.

1 investor

Upaway is a travel app presented as helping users plan trips in a few steps, alongside a blog covering destinations, packing guides, and travel tips.

1 investor

UpsellGuru provides an automated upselling platform for hotels that delivers personalized upgrade offers to guests across multiple channels (email, SMS, WhatsApp) before, during, and after their stay. The platform integrates with hotel property management systems to optimize pricing, track revenue, and incentivize front desk staff.

1 investor

xperise (operated by UTS Network Co., Ltd.) is a B2B SaaS platform for corporate travel and expense management that lets enterprises book flights, hotels, and ground transport, enforce spending policies before purchase, and automate expense reconciliation with ERP systems. It serves Vietnamese and multinational enterprises, with AI OCR tuned for Vietnamese invoices and tax-code validation against Vietnam's tax authority.

1 investor

VacationLabs provides software for tour and activity operators and agents to run and grow their businesses. The company builds products for the travel industry.

1 investor

Valica provides digital marketing and innovative strategies for tourism and food businesses, helping companies promote their offerings and territorial assets effectively.

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VALO Hotel & Work is a Finnish hotel that also offers modern office and coworking spaces plus meeting and event facilities for both business and leisure travelers. It emphasizes quality sleep, personal service, community, and sustainability, and includes an on-site restaurant.

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Vamos facilitates the purchase of interprovincial bus tickets through digital channels, primarily via WhatsApp. The service operates as a digital terminal in Ecuador, allowing customers to book routes across cities without visiting physical terminals.

1 investor

VAYA operates a chain of hotels, resorts, and apartments in Austria's alpine tourist regions, offering accommodations with wellness areas, spas, pools, and restaurants for vacationers. The company positions itself as a mountain resort brand across top Austrian destinations.

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Vayable operates an online marketplace where travelers can discover and book unique local experiences and activities offered by independent companies and local experts worldwide.

1 investor

Veeza is an AI-powered visa application assistant that fills out government visa forms, verifies documents, and books embassy or visa-centre appointments, with a human expert reviewing each application before submission. It serves travelers applying for Schengen, UK, and US visas, with an initial focus on applicants from Egypt and the Global South.

1 investor

Veezu is a UK-based taxi and private hire technology platform operating across hundreds of towns and cities, connecting drivers to passengers through phone, app, and online booking. The company focuses on hyper-local on-demand mobility services and has invested over £3.25 million in low-emission vehicles as part of its sustainability initiatives.

1 investor

Ventrata provides a booking and ticketing platform for tour operators and attractions, handling reservations and operations for travel businesses. It serves tours-and-attractions companies globally, operating in the travel technology sector.

1 investor

VenueNow is Australia and New Zealand's online marketplace for discovering and booking venues and event suppliers for events of all types. The platform uses AI-powered technology to match event organizers with suitable venues and suppliers, and is free for event planners to use.

1 investor

Veridian offers an automated finance operations platform for hotels that handles payment reconciliation, corporate and MICE customer invoicing, and autonomous charging of virtual credit cards. It integrates with major PMS and accounting systems to prevent revenue leakage, reduce manual finance work, and maintain audit and compliance visibility.

1 investor

Viabus is a European tour operator and travel group that designs and sells holiday packages, including coach trips, escorted tours, city breaks, flight-and-bus holidays, and organized group travel. It operates through three owned brands serving leisure travelers, primarily in the Netherlands and wider Europe.

1 investor

Viajero Hostels operates a network of hostels across 30 destinations in 9 Latin American countries, offering accommodation along with local tours, events, and community-oriented travel experiences. It serves travelers seeking cultural immersion and runs a loyalty program and sustainability initiatives supporting local communities.

1 investor

Viamet provides a resource for people to organize questions and conduct research about medical travel, provider verification, care coordination, and health-related travel planning. The platform helps users compare options and think through decisions before committing resources to medical tourism or wellness travel projects.

1 investor

VICO is an online platform for finding verified furnished monthly housing — rooms, studios, and apartments — aimed at students, young professionals, and digital nomads relocating to a new city. It operates across Colombia and works with universities and other institutions to bring transparency to the medium-term furnished rental market.

1 investor

SJourney operates Vietnam's first luxury train service, offering immersive rail journeys that blend 1930s Indochine aesthetics with modern amenities across the country's key destinations. The service caters to discerning travelers seeking cultural and historical experiences combined with five-star hospitality.

1 investor

Village Hotel Club operates a chain of 34 hotel locations across the UK offering accommodation alongside integrated wellness facilities, dining, event spaces, and co-working facilities. The company serves both leisure and business travelers seeking all-in-one hospitality venues.

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Vipio is an online platform that lists unique accommodations and holiday stays, including dog-friendly options, for travelers to discover and book. It also runs a newsletter offering travel credit giveaways.

1 investor

viravira.co is a yacht charter marketplace that connects boat owners with renters across Europe, specializing in marine tourism bookings through an online platform.

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