Here’s an updated and comprehensive roundup of the largest funding rounds and key investment deals across the hospitality and travel sectors.
We'll update this frequently.
Funding Rounds in Hospitality and Travel
Tech-Driven Hospitality & Niche Travel Startups
- Guesty (Short term rental management system) $409M funding over 7 rounds from 25 investors
- Mews (Hospitality management system) $410M funding over 13 rounds.
- Lighthouse (Revenue management system) $473M funding over 4 funding rounds
- Hostaway (short‑term rental management) $543M funding over 7 rounds.
- Flyr Labs (AI for travel revenue optimization) $392M funding over 7 funding rounds.
- Canary (Hospitality management system) $175M funding over 5 funding rounds.
- Holidu (Meta search short term rentals) $169M funding over 10 rounds from 26 investors.
- Tebi (Operating system for restaurants) $63.9M funding over 2 rounds from 2 investors.
- ZenChef (Operating system for restaurants) $58.8M funding over 4 rounds from 13 investors.
- Selfbook (Operating system for hotels) $43M funding.
- Mindtrip (Ai-powered travel planning) has raised a total funding of $19M over 2 rounds.
- Naboo (corporate events). Raised €20 million Series A.
- RoomPriceGenie. A hotel-focused pricing AI startup that secured $75 M to power revenue optimization
- A cluster of six AI-driven travel startups raised $168 million over a two-week window in March 2025
Consumer Travel & Booking Platforms
- GetYourGuide (experiences booking). Over $1.1 billion raised in ~26 funding rounds
- Traveloka (Southeast Asia flight & hotel booking). Around $1.2 billion raised over 6 rounds
- Klook (tours and activities). Funded $721.5 million across 7 rounds
- AvantStay (short-term rentals). $686 million raised to date
- Hopper (AI-powered flight/hotel deals). $633.6 million across 10 rounds
- Sonder (serviced apartments/hospitality tech). Raised $398.6 million in 3 rounds
- Unravel – Positioned as “TikTok meets AI” for travel planning; raised $7 M in April, led by ex-Booking.com executives
Corporate Travel & Business Travel Management
- TravelPerk (Barcelona, corporate travel management). $200 million Series E at a $2.7 billion valuation. Led by Atomico; EQT Growth, Noteus, Kinnevik, General Catalyst participated
- Navan (formerly TripActions). $1.52 billion total across 10 rounds to date (public data)
- Lanes & Planes (Munich, business travel tools). Raised $45 million (Series A + B)
- Onfly (corporate travel & expense management). $40 million Series B backed by Tidemark
- Lanes & Planes (Munich). Secured over $45 M (Series A + B) to support business booking, expense tracking, and integration with finance systems
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