121 Best Travel Tech Startups to Watch in 2023

121 Travel Tech Startups to Watch (and Work for) in 2023

Travel Tech's tech sector is booming. This year’s list of the best 121 Travel Tech tech startups is an eclectic mix of hyper-growth scaleups, small creative startups and everything in between.

Curated by @gonsanchezs

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The last update was made on March 19, 2023.


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Travel Perk

TravelPerk is a travel platform that provides travel and expense management services for business travelers.

Barcelona   501 to 1000   $410 Million   $60 Million  

Heartcore   General Catalyst   Local Globe   Felix Capital   Target Global   Investment AB Kinnevik   Greyhound Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Lodgify

Lodgify is a vacation rental marketing software that simplifies vacation rental marketing.

Barcelona   101 to 250   $6.6 Million   $30 Million  

Octopus Ventures   Nauta Capital   Bonsai Partners   ICF Capital   Aldea VC  

B2B   SAAS  

Holidu

Holidu is building a search engine for vacation rentals.

Munich   101 to 250   $100 Million   $44 Million  

83North   HV Capital   Northzone   EQT Ventures   Coparion   Prime Ventures  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Easol

The all-in-one platform to manage your experience business, on your terms.

London   1 to 10   $30 Million   $4.5 Million  

Y Combinator   Notion Capital  

B2B   B2C  

Exoticca

Exoticca is a provider of travel tour package deals for automated group travel.

Barcelona   101 to 250   $77 Million   $2.3 Million  

K Fund   Kibo Ventures   Bonsai Partners   Mangrove Capital Partners   Sabadell Venture Capital   Aldea VC  

B2C  

GetYourGuide

GetYourGuide operates an online platform for booking tours, attractions, and activities worldwide.

Berlin   501 to 1000   $890 Million   $130 Million  

Heartcore   SoftBank Group   Lakestar   Highland Europe  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Omio

Omio offers a multi-mode search tool that compares and combines rail, air, bus, and car for destinations.

Berlin   251 to 500   $480 Million   $100 Million  

New Enterprise Associates   Goldman Sachs   Investment AB Kinnevik  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Lanes & Planes

Lanes & Planes is the Travel Management solution as Software-as-a-Service that truly maps all areas of the business travel in a digital way.

Munich   11 to 50   $10 Million   $10 Million  

Connect Ventures   DN Capital   Coparion  

B2B   SAAS  

Duffel

Trip planning platform for travelers and travel agencies.

San Francisco   1 to 10   $0   $22 Million  

Index Ventures   Blossom Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Tourlane

Tourlane is a planning and booking platform helping travelers research and buy multi-day tours online.

Berlin   251 to 500   $100 Million   $47 Million  

HV Capital   DN Capital  

B2C  

Ulysse

Ulysse is the best way to book your air travel.

Paris   11 to 50   $1.5 Million   $1.5 Million  

Kima Ventures  

B2C  

BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar is a long distance carpooling platform that connects drivers with empty seats and passengers to share travel costs.

Paris   251 to 500   $560 Million   $120 Million  

Otiva   VNV Global  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Secret Escapes

Secret Escapes is a members-only travel club offering discounted rates on luxury hotels and holidays in the UK.

London   501 to 1000   $250 Million   $74 Million  

Le Collectionist

Le Collectionist is a luxury travel brand that offers a selection of luxury rentals around the world with services and experiences.

Paris   101 to 250   $0   $63 Million  

Highland Europe  

Okarito

Travel management platform for SMBs

Paris   1 to 10   $2.4 Million   $2.4 Million  

Kima Ventures   Axeleo Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Amenitiz

All-in-one platform for the hospitality industry.

Barcelona   101 to 250   $38 Million   $690 Thousand  

Point Nine Capital   BACKED VC   Otium Capital   Eight Roads Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Connexin

Connexin specialises in award winning Fibre Optic and Voice Services.

London   11 to 50   $120 Million   $100 Million  

B2B  

OTA Insight

Empowering smarter revenue and distribution decisions

London   101 to 250   $100 Million   $80 Million  

Eight Roads Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Civitatis

Civitatis is a distribution platform of Spanish-speaking activities, day trips and guided tours all over the world.

Madrid   101 to 250   $110 Million   $110 Million  

B2C  

Evaneos

Evaneos is a web platform helping travellers design, estimate the cost, and book a personalized trips by connecting them with local agents.

Paris   101 to 250   $110 Million   $21 Million  

The Hotels Network

The Hotels Network helps hotel brands grow their direct channel.

Barcelona   101 to 250   $15 Million   $11 Million  

Elaia   Seaya Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Fly Now Pay Later

Fly Now Pay Later is an BNPL category leader developed exclusively for the travel industry.

London   51 to 100   $180 Million   $43 Million  

B2C  

Skyports

Skyports is an urban air mobility infrastructure provider and drone delivery operator for aviation and managing end to end drone deliveries.

London   1 to 10   $34 Million   $23 Million  

B2B  

Blacklane

Blacklane is a global chauffeur service that offers safety, sustainability, and stress-free travel.

Berlin   251 to 500   $100 Million   $26 Million  

btov Partners   ALSTIN Capital  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Thynk.Cloud

The Hospitality Cloud for Operational Excellence

Brussels   11 to 50   $2.2 Million   $2.2 Million  

Kima Ventures   Notion Capital   Fly Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Wevat

Wevat is the best way to get your tax back on shopping in the UK.

London   11 to 50   $4.4 Million   $3 Million  

Firstminute Capital   Entrée Capital   Portfolio Ventures  

B2B   B2C  

Limehome

Limehome turns commercial spaces into stylish apart-hotels and operates them on their tech-platform for business and leisure travelers

Munich   101 to 250   $42 Million   $45 Million  

Citymapper

Citymapper is a transport app for cities.

London   11 to 50   $59 Million   $8.3 Million  

B2C   FREEMIUM  

CellPoint Digital

CellPoint Digital offers digital commerce and payment solutions.

London   101 to 250   $25 Million   $25 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Heygo

Real-time, bite-sized and interactive video streams from our local experts around the world.

London   1 to 10   $20 Million  

Lightspeed Venture Partners   Point Nine Capital   Northzone   TQ Ventures   Ascension Ventures  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Transparent

Transparent is the global leader in providing data intelligence for the vacation rental industry.

Madrid   11 to 50   $2.7 Million   $2.8 Million  

Kima Ventures   K Fund  

B2B   SAAS  

Roadsurfer

Roadsurfer is a camper rental company that offers campervan rental services at more than 13 locations across Germany as well as in Paris.

Munich   101 to 250   $34 Million  

HV Capital   Heartcore  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Shackle

Shackle is an app uses by hotels to provides and maintain hassel free hospitality services in a digital way to guests and travelers.

London   1 to 10   $5.5 Million   $5.5 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

MisterFly

MisterFly is an online travel agency for reservation.

Paris   251 to 500   $34 Million   $12 Million  

B2B   B2C  

Altovita

Award-winning enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach to power the corporate accommodations sector.

London   11 to 50   $420 Thousand   $420 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Gravity Co-living

Gravity Co-living is a catalyst for personal and professional development.

London   1 to 10   $1.1 Million   $5.7 Million  

Livejourney

Livejourney is a Process Mining software developed by Your Data Consulting since 2016.

Paris   11 to 50   $2.2 Million   $2.3 Million  

Newfund  

B2C   SAAS  

Zeelo

Zeelo is the smart bus platform for organizations, providing flexible turn-key, plug-in and SaaS transportation programs.

London   101 to 250   $20 Million   $12 Million  

ETF Partners  

B2B   SAAS  

Carlili

Carlili is the simplest and the easiest way to rent a car in France.

Paris   1 to 10   $4.2 Million   $2.2 Million  

Demeter Partners  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Route Reports

Route Reports sells predictive analytics for transport providers such as bus and train companies.

London   1 to 10   $4.1 Million   $3.3 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

HolidayFox

HolidayFox is a platform to discover and book family staycations. From a fun filled day out with the kids through to a whole holiday,

London   1 to 10   $1.6 Million  

Atomico   Fuel Ventures  

B2C   SAAS   MARKETPLACE  

ByHours

BYHOURS is the first microstays hotel booking platform.

Barcelona   11 to 50   $18 Million   $8.9 Million  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE   SAAS  

Katanox

Katanox makes selling hotel rooms effortless

Amsterdam   11 to 50   $7.1 Million   $5.7 Million  

B2B   SAAS   MARKETPLACE  

FreewayCamper

FreewayCamper is the new and modern camper rental company with a direct booking possibility of camper.

Munich   11 to 50   $61 Million  

Rockaway Capital  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Bob W

A responsible tech company operating hospitality. Bob’s building a slicker alternative to hotels & short-stay apartments

Helsinki   11 to 50   $12 Million   $7.1 Million  

Convious

Convious is the all-in-one platform built exclusively for the leisure industry.

Amsterdam   51 to 100   $16 Million   $12 Million  

FJ Labs   Market One Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Mirai Flights

Mirai Flights is a service for instant booking of private jets with price transparency and handy one-click payment method.

London   11 to 50   $3 Million   $3 Million  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Volteum

Enabling companies to operate EV fleets easily and cost-efficiently

Budapest   11 to 50   $1.4 Million   $120 Thousand  

Day One Capital   Techstars  

B2B   SAAS  

HalalBooking

World's No1 search website for halal-conscious travelers

London   11 to 50   $8.3 Million   $5 Million  

B2C  

Origin

Origin is application software that provides personalized trip planning services.

Amsterdam   1 to 10   $5 Million  

Project A Ventures   Cavalry Ventures Management  

B2B   B2C   SAAS  

Journee

Exciting trips. Matched to you. Without the admin.

London   1 to 10   $2.8 Million   $210 Thousand  

Fuel Ventures  

B2C  

Caravelo

Caravelo offers subscription, revenue optimization and customer service automation solutions.

Barcelona   11 to 50   $6.2 Million   $2.4 Million  

Sabadell Venture Capital   Inveready   Adara Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Moonback

Moonback is a broadcast media company.

Madrid     $0   $2.4 Million  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Geocorail

Geocorail is a specialized in the prevention of coastal erosion

Paris   1 to 10   $2 Million   $3.1 Million  

Truffle Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Rentals United

Channel Manager & Vacation Rental Software

Barcelona   51 to 100   $6.5 Million   $4.3 Million  

B2C   SAAS   B2B  

Skipr

Skipr is a mobility SaaS solution for professionals.

Brussels   11 to 50   $7.9 Million   $7.9 Million  

Lab Box  

B2B   SAAS  

Altacasa

Altacasa's technology platform handles scheduling, cleaning, and management of each property.

London     $2.3 Million   $2.3 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Raus

Raus is a hospitality-tech startup that offers new opportunities to take a break from big city life.

Berlin   1 to 10   $3.1 Million  

Speedinvest   Blue Impact Ventures   10x Founders  

B2C  

easyGuide

easyGuide is to discover and book tickets to top attractions, activities, experiences, tours and theatre shows in your favourite locations.

London   11 to 50   $2.2 Million   $1.2 Million  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Polarsteps

Polarsteps helps you to plan, track and remember your journeys.

Amsterdam   11 to 50   $5.3 Million   $3.4 Million  

Inkef Capital  

B2C  

Ask Mona

Ask Mona is a startup that created a chatbot to advise personalized cultural outings thanks to an artificial intelligence engine.

Paris   11 to 50   $2.3 Million   $2.4 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Selina

Selina is a fast-growing hospitality brand built for today’s nomadic traveler to help them live, work, and explore anywhere in the world.

London   1001 to 5000   $400 Million  

Kombo

Kombo is a website comparing and booking bus tickets for journeys.

Paris   11 to 50   $740 Thousand  

Y Combinator  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

HotelBuddy

HotelBuddy offers a unified solution digitizing hotel guest journeys from check-in to check-out contactless.

Tallinn   11 to 50   $430 Thousand   $430 Thousand  

Startup Wise Guys  

B2B   SAAS  

Distribusion Technologies

Distribusion is a global platform making ground transportation accessible, benefiting society and the environment.

Berlin   11 to 50   $39 Million   $31 Million  

Tiqets

Tiqets is a ticketing platform where visitors can find, buy, and use tickets for museums and attractions.

Amsterdam   101 to 250   $110 Million  

GreenGo

GreenGo is a European platform to book eco-friendly accommodations and transportation

Paris   11 to 50   $1.3 Million   $1.3 Million  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Splyt

Splyt is a B2B mobility marketplace that connects institutional supply and demand for ground-based transport.

London   11 to 50   $34 Million  

FlixBus

FlixBus is a unique combination of tech-startup, e-commerce platform, and transportation company.

Munich   1001 to 5000   $1.2 Billion  

BusUp

Corporate Bus Ride-sharing Platform for Companies, Event organizers and Schools

Barcelona   11 to 50   $3.3 Million   $1.1 Million  

Finaves  

B2B   MARKETPLACE  

Nezasa

Nezasa’s travel booking solution empowers travel brands globally to combine planning and booking into one seamless end-to-end experience.

Zürich   51 to 100   $12 Million   $6.2 Million  

Verve Ventures   Alpana Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Meetingselect

Meetingselect is the global meeting management platform to book small to complex meetings worldwide.

Amsterdam   51 to 100   $2.3 Million   $2.4 Million  

Nimbus Ventures  

B2B   MARKETPLACE   SAAS  

eola

eola is an operating system for experience providers

London   11 to 50   $3.3 Million   $330 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Hardloop

Marcher, courir, grimper, glisser : découvrez chaque jour de nouvelles aventures sportives et le matériel pour les réaliser.

Paris   1 to 10   $6.9 Million  

Seventure Partners  

B2C  

Luxtripper

Luxtripper is a luxury travel company that operates an online travel booking site which matches users with suitable holiday destinations.

London   11 to 50   $3.1 Million   $1.6 Million  

B2B   B2C  

Privateaser

Privateaser is an online booking platform to book bars, restaurants and rental rooms for Group Events.

Paris   101 to 250   $16 Million  

B2B  

WeRoad

WeRoad puts together solo travelers eager to discovery the world, meet new cultures, and make new friends.

Milan   51 to 100   $19 Million  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Much Better Adventures

Much Better Adventures helps people organize their skiing, cycling, or road biking holiday directly with specialist independent operators.

London   1 to 10   $5.4 Million  

B2C  

DIB Travel

Dibtravel is a travel management company for businesses and business travelers

Stockholm   11 to 50   $4.9 Million   $1.3 Million  

B2B  

Campsited

Making it easier to find and book open air vacations

Dublin   11 to 50   $1.3 Million   $3.2 Million  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Cloudtown

Cloudtown is a digital restaurant company.

Barcelona   11 to 50   $2.2 Million   $2.6 Million  

B2B   B2C  

Not In The Guidebooks

Not In The Guidebooks is a marketplace for, Alternative, Authentic, Premium , experiences from 1/2 day to a 5 day excursion.

London   1 to 10   $0   $190 Thousand  

Jenson Funding Partners  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Troop

Troop is a fintech platform that connects activist investors to advance shareholder resolutions targeting publicly traded companies.

Brooklyn   1 to 10   $6.1 Million   $8 Million  

Plug and Play Spain   Conexo Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

SalesTrip

Expense management and travel booking system on Salesforce. Better track and justify expense spend with SalesTrip.

London   11 to 50   $4 Million   $1.4 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

SnappCar

SnappCar is a car-sharing marketplace that provides reliable and user-friendly cars.

Utrecht   11 to 50   $27 Million   $8.8 Million  

MARKETPLACE  

Holibob

Holibob operates as a B2B marketplace for tours and experiences.

Edinburgh   1 to 10   $12 Million   $12 Million  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Explora Project

Explora Project is specializing in adventure travel and expeditions to the 4 corners of the planet and all environments.

Annecy   11 to 50   $1.9 Million   $1.9 Million  

Kima Ventures   Cap Horn  

B2B   B2C  

itravel

itravel provides customized online mobile leisure booking.

Cologne   11 to 50   $30 Million   $14 Million  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Bidroom

Bidroom is the world’s first no-commission hotel booking platform with up to 25% lower room prices as compared to other booking websites

Amsterdam   51 to 100   $24 Million  

gigl

The 60-second job description and application platform!

London   11 to 50   $1.5 Million   $1.5 Million  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Stay App

STAY app is the leading Smartphone platform for Hotels & Resorts.

Madrid   11 to 50   $0  

Bonsai Partners  

B2B   SAAS   MARKETPLACE  

MoneyHOP

moneyHOP is a digital bank providing seamless payment and cross-border remittance solutions.

London   11 to 50   $1.2 Million   $1.3 Million  

B2B  

TourRadar

TourRadar is an online marketplace to compare and book multi-day tours to over 200 countries worldwide.

Vienna   251 to 500   $67 Million  

tripAbrood

tripAbrood is an AI-driven travel platform for families to discover and book holidays.

London   1 to 10   $900 Thousand   $900 Thousand  

B2C  

51Trips

51Trips design travel notebooks which help people preserve memories.

Barcelona   11 to 50   $430 Thousand   $650 Thousand  

B2C  

Buscoresi

Find and book your next place to call home

Barcelona   11 to 50   $410 Thousand   $370 Thousand  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Respaces

Respaces a two sided marketplace for flexible workspaces.

Stockholm   1 to 10   $110 Thousand   $110 Thousand  

Antler  

B2B   MARKETPLACE  

Patrivia

Patrivia is an online travel agency that specializes in providing travel and tour booking services for cultural and heritage sites.

Paris   11 to 50   $0   $1.2 Million  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Acamp

Find and book a place to camp

Stockholm   1 to 10   $4.4 Million   $460 Thousand  

Spintop Ventures  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Nannybag

Nannybag is a collaborative luggage storage network that allows travelers to entrust their belongings to local hotels and stores.

Paris   1 to 10   $2.2 Million  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Serviceform

Serviceform helps businesses solve their most common problems with lead generation, marketing, customer manager, and customer support.

Helsinki   11 to 50   $2.7 Million   $2.3 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Pass The Keys

Pass the Keys is an airbnb management company offers an expert Airbnb and short let management service.

London   11 to 50   $1.7 Million   $630 Thousand  

B2C   SAAS  

Goboony

Met Goboony kan iedereen de vrijheid van een camper ervaren

Utrecht   11 to 50   $7.9 Million   $6.9 Million  

No Such Ventures  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Travelcircus

Travelcircus is an online booking platform for premium travel experiences.

Berlin   101 to 250   $2.2 Million   $6.1 Million  

Airbridge Equity Partners  

B2C  

Beams

Beams helps companies to collect authentic feedback with voice.

Berlin   11 to 50   $6 Million   $3 Million  

Mangrove Capital Partners   Redalpine  

B2C  

Rocvin Global Mobility

Chauffeured Ground Transportation, Premium Travel Services

Hamburg   1 to 10   $6 Million   $6 Million  

Aleno

Aleno is a professional online reservations system for restaurants.

Zürich   1 to 10   $0   $4.7 Million  

Gentian Investments  

B2B   SAAS  

Kampaoh

Kampaoh offers tents and tepees on rent.

Cadiz   11 to 50   $5.7 Million   $360 Thousand  

JME Ventures  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

TrustedHousesitters

The world's largest sharing economy marketplace for vacation pet care

Brighton   11 to 50   $10 Million   $10 Million  

B2C   SAAS   MARKETPLACE  

MobileXpense

MobileXpense is a professional company focussed on travel & expense management.

Brussels   101 to 250   $24 Million  

Staze

Holidays, Staycations

London   1 to 10   $0  

Charlotte Street Capital  

B2B   B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Aervio

Aervio is a travel management platform for booking process that integrates AI.

Barcelona   11 to 50   $2 Million   $840 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Alterschool

Alterschool provides and offers online classes and lessons on tourism and vacation rental businesses.

Madrid     $0   $1.9 Million  

B2B   B2C  

Roomex

Roomex is the world’s only business-focused corporate hotel booking platform.

Dublin   51 to 100   $13 Million  

FlyKube

We offer unique surprise travel experiences

Barcelona   11 to 50   $460 Thousand   $460 Thousand  

Draper B1  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Campanyon

Campanyon developed an ecommerce marketplace for booking unique outdoor stays.

Oslo   1 to 10   $2.3 Million   $600 Thousand  

Schibsted Growth  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Immfly

Immfly designs, develops and manages in-flight digital services including connectivity, entertainment and retail options.

Barcelona   51 to 100   $2.7 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Pangea

Pangea is a travel store with an innovative and disruptive concept in the tourism sector that brings together countries in one place.

Madrid   51 to 100   $10 Million  

Sailwiz

Sailwiz is a sailing holidays plattform that connects users with sailors and boat owners who share their boat trips

Madrid   1 to 10   $140 Thousand   $170 Thousand  

B2C   MARKETPLACE  

Brim Explorer

Brim Explorer provides ocean excursions without noise or pollution onboard silent hybrid-electric ships.

Oslo   1 to 10   $0  

Katapult Accelerator  

B2C  

Bucket

Bucket is an innovative travel startup that helps your trip ideas in one place.

San Francisco   1 to 10   $1 Million   $2 Million  

Creandum  

B2B   SAAS  

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