69 Best Travel Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Travel Startups

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There are 328 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $27.8b. The average funding per company in this subset is $403.0m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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$686.0m

Money raised

AvantStay is a premier next-generation hospitality platform for short-term rentals (STRs).

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26

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$1.1b

Money raised

GetYourGuide is a travel booking and planning platform.

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6

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$200.0m

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A software company making a workplace email communication platform for remote and office work.

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4

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$58.4m

Money raised

Deep North is an AI software company with products that read and analyze video data to offer companies real-time analytics and insights into the physical world

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4

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$11.2m

Money raised

Misterb&b offers a property rental marketplace used to connect travelers and hosts in the LGBTQ+ community.

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2

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$12.2m

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Haptik is a company developing conversational AI for customer experience.

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8

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$269.6m

Money raised

Boom Supersonic is a Colorado-based company developing supersonic commercial aircraft.

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$30.0m

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Drivezy, formerly JustRide, is a marketplace for self-drive cars and two-wheeler rentals, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

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$3.4b

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OYO is a south East Asian hospitality company.

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$8.1m

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Wanderu is a developer of a travel meta-search engine used to book inter-city buses and trains.

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3

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$50.5m

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Headout provides an online platform for locals and tourists to discover and book tours, excursions, day trips and get last-minute tickets to major tourist attractions, museums, shows and events. It was founded by Varun Khona, Suren Sultania, and Vikram Jit Singh in 2014 with headquarters in New York, USA.

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3

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$254.0m

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Omio, formerly GoEuro.com, is a travel metasearch engine which allows users to compare the price and journey time of air, rail and bus travel options in a single search. It is operated by the GoEuro Corporation of New York City, USA.

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4

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$20.1m

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Call analytics platform that uses artificial intelligence to transcribe and analyze sales calls, providing enterprises with actionable feedback to improve the performance of their sales teams.

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$320.5m

Money raised

Jumio is a company offering a platform for identity verification founded in 2010.

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$50.0m

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Goop is a lifestyle and wellness company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow.

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7

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$81.5m

Money raised

Vogo is an India-based company founded in 2016 that offers shared electric mopeds across India.

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$100.9m

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Holidu is building the search engine for vacation rentals. The startup also offers a software and service solution for vacation rental owners under the brand Bookiply.

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6

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$119.4m

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Peek is a booking software and marketplace for delightful things to do such as wine tours, watersports, skydiving, and art classes.

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$120.0m

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Sojern is a company that provides digital marketing solutions for the purpose of the travel industry

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$15.2b

Money raised

Navan (formerly TripActions) is a travel management company focused on business travel needs.

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$3.3m

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Mozio is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011 by David Litwak, Joseph Metzinger and Emre Mangir.

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3

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$27.8m

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Hotelmize is a platform designed to improve the pricing and booking process of hotel rooms using big data analysis.

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$772.0k

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BYHtheirS key business facts and figures: - The only international hotel booking app which offers rooms by the htheir and allows you to choose check-in time and length of stay - More than 2,500 hotels are now available to book for microstays on the platform - Operates in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East - Available in over 50 countries and more than 600 cities - Most important markets – Europe and specifically Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain - Widest hotel selection available in Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Berlin, Rome, London, Frankfurt, Bogotá, Panama City, Dubai and Buenos Aires - Most recent market additions – Latin America and the Middle East, launched in June 2017 - The platform has processed over 200k transactions - Mainly used by international business travellers

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$499.2m

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Turo is a car sharing marketplace where one can book any car they want, wherever they want it, from a community of local hosts in the US, Canada, UK, & Germany

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$10.7m

Money raised

Autio is the developer of a location-based audio app. It was cofounded by Kevin Costner, Bill Werlin, and Woody Sears in 2017.

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10

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$633.6m

Money raised

Hopper is a Canadian technology company.

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4

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$30.8m

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Fineway is company focused on the idea of artificial Intelligence guided travel, and was founded by Markus Feigelbinder and Markus Bohl in 2015.

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$20.0m

Money raised

Atlas Obscura is a New York-based company offering a social platform featuring user-generated content on unique travel locations and experiences.

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$109.6m

Money raised

Exoticca is a travel booking platform founded in 2013 by Jesus Rodriguez Fernandez .

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3

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$250.0m

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Members-only travel club offering discounted rates on luxury hotels and holidays in the UK.

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3

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$28.7m

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SnappCar is a Utretch-based company that has developed a peer-to-peer carsharing platform designed to provide an alternative to car ownership.

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$43.0m

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Aviasales.com helps you find and buy tickets for the cheapest flights. Search for tickets with 728 airlines and leading ticket offices and get the best prices on flights.

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3

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$308.0m

Money raised

FLYR is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2012 by Alexander Mans.

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1

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$45.0m

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Tech platform converting commercial spaces into stylish apart-hotels for business and leisure travelers.

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Funding Rounds

$345.2m

Money raised

Blacklane is a chauffeur and airport concierge service provider founded in 2011 by Jens Wohltorf.

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5

Funding Rounds

$219.0m

Money raised

Payoneer is a New York City-based company founded in 2005 by Yuval Tal.

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4

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$10.0m

Money raised

Salsa Labs is a company founded in 2003 by Chris Lundberg.

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2

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$68.0m

Money raised

Ixigo is a Gurgaon-based company founded in 2006 by Aloke Bajpai offering an AI-based travel app.

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3

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$8.4m

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Tripbtoz is a South Korean-based company developing an online travel platform.

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5

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$188.5m

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A company developing autonomous vehicles for central business districts, enterprise campuses and residential communities

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$8.5m

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A global provider of travel identification requirements, providing travellers with the information and documentation they require to move confidently and securely across borders.

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$12.3m

Money raised

Refundit is a Tel Aviv-based finance technology company, developing an app to process VAT refunds.

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2

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$2.5m

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Roadtrippers is a Cincinnati-based company founded in 2012 by James Fisher, Tatiana Parent and John Lauck.

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6

Funding Rounds

$13.7m

Money raised

Formerly known as ChangeYourFlight, Caravelo is a technology provider specialized in conversational commerce for airlines

2

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$10.8m

Money raised

Surf Air is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2013.

7

Funding Rounds

$721.5m

Money raised

Klook is a company providing a destination travel services booking platform.

3

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$398.6m

Money raised

A company that provides serviced and furnished apartments licensed to run as a hotel.

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$5.5m

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Scripted is a company founded in 2011.

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$123.6m

Money raised

Tourlane is a booking platform for multi-day tours, offering amazing experiences to over 30 countries worldwide.

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4

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$39.2m

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Hipmunk provides a travel search and booking platform. It participated in the S10 cohort of Y Combinator.

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$4.5m

Money raised

NexTravel is a company providing an application for booking and managing business travel.

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$13.5m

Money raised

Cabana is a Seattle-based company founded in 2019.

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10

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$61.0m

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CHOOOSE is an Oslo-based climate action company building digital tools to help people make climate actions everyday.

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1

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$100.0k

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flyRuby.com is an AI-based private jet booking platform.

3

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$27.0m

Money raised

Busbud is a Montreal-based company founded in 2011.

4

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$200.0k

Money raised

Adventure Bucket List is a company founded in 2014 by Blake Pridham.

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2

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$11.0m

Money raised

CrowdRiff is a company founded in 2011 by Dan Holowack.

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4

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$2.6m

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Volantio is a leader in travel technology software focused on revenue and capacity optimization for airlines.Based in Atlanta, GA, Volantio partners with major airlines globally such as Qantas, Iberia, Alaska Airlines, Volaris, Jetstar Airways, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Scoot-Tigerair, and others.The company’s Yana platform enables airlines to

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6

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$1.2b

Money raised

Traveloka is an online flight search engine for routes and airlines.

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$3.1m

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Developer of a bus-hailing application designed to create a better and safer transportation system for daily commuters. The company's application offers vehicle assistants, 13-seater type buses, licensed drivers and e-wallet payments, enabling users to book and pay for fast and convenient trips in real-time.

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$9.2m

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Everyware offers billing solutions for organizations in a variety of industries.

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4

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$6.0m

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Utrip is a Seattle-based company founded in 2012 by Gilad Berenstein, Edan Shahar and Yair Berenstein.

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$1.6m

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Skift is a New York, Iowa-based company founded in 2012 by Rafat Ali.

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5

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$181.0m

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Away is a company that produces luggage.

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$35.0m

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Hurb (formerly Hotel Urbano) is the largest online travel agency based in Brazil.

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$4.7m

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Hellotickets is a ticketing platform for leisure and cultural events founded in 2016 by Jorge Díaz Largo.

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$11.6m

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Circula is an automated app to manage expenses and employee benefits such as meal vouchers that saves about 70% process costs in accounting.

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$7.4m

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Zizoo is a global boat rental platform founded in 2014 by Sinan Masovic, Anna Banicevic and Ivan Miletic.

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$5.3m

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Groupize is a company founded in 2009 by Charles de Gaspe Beaubien.

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