Thayer Ventures, established in 2009, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in early, mid, and growth-stage technology companies serving the travel and hospitality industry. With an additional office in Valencia, California, the firm focuses on innovative technologies, products, and services that cater to foodservice, cruise lines, lodging, hospitality technology, travel technology, gaming, and airlines. Thayer Ventures' investment strategy is driven by the massive, growing, and evolving travel market, which is being disrupted by consumer trends and the rapid adoption of new technologies.
DIAMO is a technology company that empowers independent hoteliers to enhance their performance and revenue. It offers an AI-driven platform that automates room pricing, provides digital marketing tools, and integrates with global providers, allowing smaller properties to compete with larger chains without significant investment in technology.
Rain
Series A in 2025
Rain is a finance company that provides credit card services with technical support for secure transactions to web3 and crypto companies.
Safara
Venture Round in 2024
Safara is a membership-based service designed to transform how travelers book accommodations. The company caters to frequent travelers by offering a platform that simplifies hotel booking while providing cashback rewards on each reservation. Users earn cashback that can be applied toward future travel bookings, allowing for significant savings on subsequent trips. This cashback is available instantly and can be used without restrictions, making it a flexible option for travelers. By facilitating affordable travel through a points-based system, Safara aims to enhance the travel experience, enabling users to enjoy more rewarding and cost-effective journeys. The company is supported by prominent investors, including Sequoia Capital and Thayer Ventures.
TripSuite
Seed Round in 2024
TripSuite is a venture-backed SaaS startup catering to travel agencies. TripSuite firmly believes that a better world emerges when individuals are exposed to new ideas and cultures through travel experiences. By providing support to travel entrepreneurs and their clientele, TripSuite facilitates enhanced travel opportunities for a broader audience. Their inaugural product streamlines payment processes, making it more efficient and accurate for travel professionals to receive their dues promptly.
Cardless
Venture Round in 2024
Cardless offers a platform that enables businesses to create and manage integrated credit card experiences. The service streamlines application processing, customer support, and account management, ensuring a user-friendly experience. It connects customers with brands, allowing users to track purchases, make payments, and choose rewards. Additionally, Cardless provides brands with the ability to reward loyal customers through points that can be redeemed for experiences, merchandise, and exclusive offers. This dual focus on customer engagement and financial management helps clients effectively oversee their financial accounts while enhancing brand loyalty.
Bounce
Series B in 2024
Bounce, Inc., operating as Get Bounce, offers a luggage storage platform that allows users to securely store their belongings at local businesses, such as cafes and shops, while they explore the city. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, the company provides both hourly and daily storage options, partnering with local establishments to designate specific areas for secure luggage storage. Bounce caters primarily to travelers and tourists, facilitating convenience and peace of mind during their urban excursions.
Point.me
Series B in 2024
Point.me is an award travel discovery tool and points concierge service that assists loyalty program members in securing flights for fewer points. Utilizing a proprietary algorithm, the platform searches over 150 airlines to identify optimal flight deals, including first and business-class options. It collaborates with more than 30 loyalty programs, allowing customers to filter results based on their preferred programs, airlines, routes, and point balances. In addition to its user-friendly search capabilities, Point.me offers a concierge consulting service, where experts in miles and points manage the award redemption process, simplifying the booking experience for users. This dual approach makes it easier for travelers to find and book rewarding travel experiences.
Canary Technologies
Series C in 2024
Canary Technologies LLC, based in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for the hospitality industry, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and improving guest experiences. The company's platform modernizes outdated hotel management processes by offering features such as contactless check-in, digital authorizations, electronic signatures, and a customizable amenity store. These tools are designed to streamline workflows, reduce costs, increase revenue, and enhance compliance, making them invaluable to hoteliers. Trusted by numerous prestigious hotel brands worldwide, Canary Technologies aims to drive greater productivity and minimize fraud within the sector.
NLX
Series A in 2024
NLX is a company that offers an end-to-end enterprise AI platform designed to enhance customer experiences for large brands. Its no-code, multimodal conversation platform allows organizations to create, monitor, and analyze automated conversations, leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence. This technology enables personalized customer interactions through automated chat, voice, and multimodal conversations, facilitating effective self-service experiences. NLX's platform is highly scalable, integrated, and accessible anytime and anywhere, empowering brands to manage conversational deployments across their entire enterprise effectively.
Point.me
Series A in 2023
Point.me is an award travel discovery tool and points concierge service that assists loyalty program members in securing flights for fewer points. Utilizing a proprietary algorithm, the platform searches over 150 airlines to identify optimal flight deals, including first and business-class options. It collaborates with more than 30 loyalty programs, allowing customers to filter results based on their preferred programs, airlines, routes, and point balances. In addition to its user-friendly search capabilities, Point.me offers a concierge consulting service, where experts in miles and points manage the award redemption process, simplifying the booking experience for users. This dual approach makes it easier for travelers to find and book rewarding travel experiences.
RS21
Series A in 2023
RS21 is a global data science and visualization company with offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Washington, D.C. The company focuses on empowering organizations to make informed, data-driven decisions that lead to positive societal impacts. By leveraging artificial intelligence, design, and advanced software development techniques, RS21 addresses complex data challenges across various sectors, including healthcare, population health, infrastructure resilience, disaster preparedness, supply chain management, and community safety. Through its innovative solutions, RS21 aims to enhance programmatic goals, improve operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and maximize productivity for its clients.
Operto Guest Technologies
Series B in 2023
Operto Guest Technologies is a leading provider of property automation and connected technology for the global hotel and short-term rental industries. The Operto solution is offered in three modules: Operto Guest, Operto Tech, and Operto Teams. Each adds value on a stand-alone basis but works optimally when brought together through Operto Connect. This hospitality operating system is designed to create premium guest experiences while driving operational efficiency and monetization opportunities for operators.
Mews
Series C in 2022
Mews is a cloud-based hotel property management system designed to streamline hotel operations and enhance guest experiences. Founded by former hoteliers, Mews provides a next-generation hospitality platform suitable for hotels, hostels, and apartments. Its innovative features include smart automation for online check-ins, payment processing, booking management, and staff training, allowing property owners to improve both operational efficiency and guest satisfaction. Serving over 5,000 properties across more than 85 countries, Mews stands out for its extensive range of integrations with various hospitality technology providers, making it a comprehensive solution in the industry. In recognition of its capabilities, Mews was awarded Best Property Management System at the 2024 HotelTechAwards.
Deal Engine
Seed Round in 2022
Deal Engine LLC is a travel software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in providing solutions that automate various processes within the travel industry using proprietary AI and APIs. By leveraging advanced algorithms for search and booking, Deal Engine aims to reduce corporate travel expenditures by capitalizing on fluctuating pricing. Its platform eliminates manual tasks, allowing corporate travelers and firms to focus on more valuable activities, thereby facilitating digital transformation in the travel sector.
Beekeeper
Series C in 2022
Beekeeper is a mobile-first communication platform designed specifically for non-desk employees, facilitating real-time messaging and targeted communication streams across various shifts, locations, and languages. Its application serves as a digital workplace hub, integrating multiple operational systems and communication channels to enhance employee engagement and retention. By automating processes and minimizing dependence on paper, Beekeeper transforms traditional workplace operations, allowing frontline workers to access essential resources such as schedules and paystubs. The platform enables users to communicate instantly, share files, and assign tasks through group chats or predefined streams, all of which can be accessed securely from both desktop and mobile devices. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to improve productivity and effectively connect their teams.
Canary Technologies
Series B in 2022
Canary Technologies LLC, based in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for the hospitality industry, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and improving guest experiences. The company's platform modernizes outdated hotel management processes by offering features such as contactless check-in, digital authorizations, electronic signatures, and a customizable amenity store. These tools are designed to streamline workflows, reduce costs, increase revenue, and enhance compliance, making them invaluable to hoteliers. Trusted by numerous prestigious hotel brands worldwide, Canary Technologies aims to drive greater productivity and minimize fraud within the sector.
Booster
Series D in 2022
Booster is a mobile energy delivery company based in San Mateo, California, specializing in providing alternative and conventional fuels directly to truck fleets. Founded in 2015, the company offers a unique service that allows customers to access a full-service gas station on wheels through a mobile application. Users can pin their vehicle's location to receive a full tank of fuel while they continue working, effectively reducing road congestion and saving time. Booster has served over 120,000 customers and more than 300 businesses, enabling them to collectively save over eight million miles and four million pounds of CO2 emissions. Additionally, the service allows businesses to reclaim more than 31,000 labor hours and save significant costs related to fuel and vehicle wear and tear.
Sprockets
Series A in 2022
Sprockets is a technology company that specializes in AI-enabled assessment tools aimed at transforming the hiring process for hourly employees. By leveraging advanced applicant matching technology, the company evaluates potential hires based on the characteristics of a company's top-performing employees. This innovative approach utilizes AI, big data, and psycholinguistics to provide hiring managers with a quick and cost-effective way to identify the best candidates. Sprockets eliminates guesswork and reduces the frustrations often associated with hiring, ultimately aiming to decrease employee turnover and enhance organizational efficiency.
Canary Technologies
Series A in 2022
Canary Technologies LLC, based in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing innovative software solutions for the hospitality industry, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and improving guest experiences. The company's platform modernizes outdated hotel management processes by offering features such as contactless check-in, digital authorizations, electronic signatures, and a customizable amenity store. These tools are designed to streamline workflows, reduce costs, increase revenue, and enhance compliance, making them invaluable to hoteliers. Trusted by numerous prestigious hotel brands worldwide, Canary Technologies aims to drive greater productivity and minimize fraud within the sector.
Life House
Series C in 2021
Life House is a hotel software and management platform focused on enhancing profitability and reliability for independent hoteliers. By developing proprietary products, the company aims to streamline hotel ownership, making it more profitable and predictable for owners while improving the overall guest experience. Life House stands out as one of the few vertically integrated hotel companies supported by institutional venture and private equity investors, allowing for significant investment in technology and services. This approach enables travelers to enjoy boutique hotel experiences at affordable prices, thereby contributing to the growth and success of independent hotels.
Beekeeper
Convertible Note in 2021
Beekeeper is a mobile-first communication platform designed specifically for non-desk employees, facilitating real-time messaging and targeted communication streams across various shifts, locations, and languages. Its application serves as a digital workplace hub, integrating multiple operational systems and communication channels to enhance employee engagement and retention. By automating processes and minimizing dependence on paper, Beekeeper transforms traditional workplace operations, allowing frontline workers to access essential resources such as schedules and paystubs. The platform enables users to communicate instantly, share files, and assign tasks through group chats or predefined streams, all of which can be accessed securely from both desktop and mobile devices. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to improve productivity and effectively connect their teams.
NoiseAware
Series A in 2021
NoiseAware LLC, founded in 2014 and based in Dallas, Texas, specializes in manufacturing noise monitoring sensors tailored for property rental managers. Its innovative devices enable property owners to proactively detect noise violations, helping to prevent complaints associated with short-term and vacation rentals. Complementing the hardware, NoiseAware also offers a mobile application that allows users to monitor their properties in real time and access historical noise data. This service functions similarly to a smoke detector, ensuring owners are promptly informed of any noise issues, thereby facilitating better incident management and maintaining the integrity of their rental properties.
Super.com
Series B in 2021
Super.com is a financial application that focuses on helping users save money and build credit. Originally known as Snapcommerce, the company operates a platform that offers discounted everyday items and travel deals, including hotel bookings. By facilitating cashback opportunities and providing users with tools to manage their finances effectively, Super.com aims to empower consumers to make smarter purchasing decisions. The application serves as a centralized hub for users to access various deals, enabling them to maximize savings while enhancing their credit profiles through responsible spending.
Sprockets
Seed Round in 2021
Sprockets is a technology company that specializes in AI-enabled assessment tools aimed at transforming the hiring process for hourly employees. By leveraging advanced applicant matching technology, the company evaluates potential hires based on the characteristics of a company's top-performing employees. This innovative approach utilizes AI, big data, and psycholinguistics to provide hiring managers with a quick and cost-effective way to identify the best candidates. Sprockets eliminates guesswork and reduces the frustrations often associated with hiring, ultimately aiming to decrease employee turnover and enhance organizational efficiency.
Beekeeper
Series B in 2020
Beekeeper is a mobile-first communication platform designed specifically for non-desk employees, facilitating real-time messaging and targeted communication streams across various shifts, locations, and languages. Its application serves as a digital workplace hub, integrating multiple operational systems and communication channels to enhance employee engagement and retention. By automating processes and minimizing dependence on paper, Beekeeper transforms traditional workplace operations, allowing frontline workers to access essential resources such as schedules and paystubs. The platform enables users to communicate instantly, share files, and assign tasks through group chats or predefined streams, all of which can be accessed securely from both desktop and mobile devices. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to improve productivity and effectively connect their teams.
Swiftmile
Series A in 2020
Swiftmile, Inc. specializes in the manufacturing and operation of smart parking and charging solutions for light electric vehicles, including e-scooters and e-bikes. Founded in 2015 and based in San Carlos, California, the company provides a solar-powered platform that features locking, docking, and charging stations tailored for a variety of clients such as municipalities, workplaces, transit authorities, schools, hospitality venues, retail centers, event planners, and real estate owners. Swiftmile's systems can accommodate both shared and privately owned vehicles and can be installed on public or private property. Additionally, the stations are equipped with outdoor digital displays that provide opportunities for revenue-generating advertisements, as well as information on transit schedules and public service announcements. This integrated approach allows clients to effectively monitor and manage electric vehicle usage through a unified system.
Dishcraft Robotics
Series A in 2020
Dishcraft Robotics, Inc. develops and manufactures advanced robotic systems for commercial kitchens, focusing on efficient dishwashing solutions. The company's technology features a rotating scrubber head that cleans each dish individually and employs computer vision for rapid inspection of food residue. Dishcraft's service, known as Dishcraft Daily, offers clean-dish delivery, enhancing productivity and minimizing waste in corporate kitchens and restaurants. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Carlos, California, Dishcraft Robotics aims to transform the food service industry through the integration of robotics, artificial intelligence, and innovative mechanical design.
Life House
Series B in 2020
Life House is a hotel software and management platform focused on enhancing profitability and reliability for independent hoteliers. By developing proprietary products, the company aims to streamline hotel ownership, making it more profitable and predictable for owners while improving the overall guest experience. Life House stands out as one of the few vertically integrated hotel companies supported by institutional venture and private equity investors, allowing for significant investment in technology and services. This approach enables travelers to enjoy boutique hotel experiences at affordable prices, thereby contributing to the growth and success of independent hotels.
Beekeeper
Series B in 2019
Beekeeper is a mobile-first communication platform designed specifically for non-desk employees, facilitating real-time messaging and targeted communication streams across various shifts, locations, and languages. Its application serves as a digital workplace hub, integrating multiple operational systems and communication channels to enhance employee engagement and retention. By automating processes and minimizing dependence on paper, Beekeeper transforms traditional workplace operations, allowing frontline workers to access essential resources such as schedules and paystubs. The platform enables users to communicate instantly, share files, and assign tasks through group chats or predefined streams, all of which can be accessed securely from both desktop and mobile devices. This comprehensive approach empowers clients to improve productivity and effectively connect their teams.
Mews
Series B in 2019
Mews is a cloud-based hotel property management system designed to streamline hotel operations and enhance guest experiences. Founded by former hoteliers, Mews provides a next-generation hospitality platform suitable for hotels, hostels, and apartments. Its innovative features include smart automation for online check-ins, payment processing, booking management, and staff training, allowing property owners to improve both operational efficiency and guest satisfaction. Serving over 5,000 properties across more than 85 countries, Mews stands out for its extensive range of integrations with various hospitality technology providers, making it a comprehensive solution in the industry. In recognition of its capabilities, Mews was awarded Best Property Management System at the 2024 HotelTechAwards.
Robotic Skies
Series A in 2019
Robotic Skies, Inc. is a provider of maintenance and repair services for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility aircraft (AAM). Founded in 2013 and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the company operates a global network of over 150 independently-owned repair stations. These stations are staffed by aviation professionals with expertise in maintaining both manned and unmanned aircraft, ensuring high standards of safety and efficiency. Robotic Skies offers a comprehensive field service program designed to keep UAS fleets operational and compliant with aviation regulations. This approach enables it to deliver specialized certification, maintenance, and repair services to emerging commercial drone operators worldwide.
BookingPal
Series D in 2019
BookingPal, Inc. is a cloud-based global distribution system that serves the vacation rental, independent car rental, campground, and RV property rental markets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company offers a centralized booking platform that enhances the online visibility of property managers and owners by distributing listings to major travel websites, travel agents, and tour operators. Its technology includes tools such as myOptimize, which assesses listing quality and provides feedback for optimal channel placement, and myInquiry, which offers a team of reservation agents to assist with guest communications. By connecting property management software with consumer travel websites, BookingPal enables increased bookings and revenue opportunities for property managers and owners worldwide.
May Mobility
Series A in 2019
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company focused on transforming urban transportation through the development and operation of driverless shuttle services. Founded in 2017 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the company utilizes six-passenger electric vehicles that navigate mapped routes to provide micro-transit services for enterprise and municipal clients. By analyzing traffic patterns and commuter flows, May Mobility designs optimal routes that enhance public transit systems. Their autonomous shuttles aim to minimize human error in driving, reduce pollution, and improve economic benefits for communities and riders. The company offers a fleet operation service that contributes to creating safer, more efficient, and accessible transportation solutions.
QLess
Venture Round in 2018
QLess, Inc., founded in 2007 and based in Pasadena, California, specializes in Software-as-a-Service queue management solutions. Its platform uses statistical analysis techniques to monitor, learn, and forecast wait times, allowing customers to wait virtually via text messages or voice calls on their cell phones. This innovative approach benefits a wide range of clients, including colleges, universities, restaurants, government agencies, healthcare providers, retail stores, and Fortune 500 companies worldwide. QLess also offers SMS marketing channels for merchants and has been recognized with numerous awards for its technology and innovation. The company's solutions have saved millions of users from long wait times in various settings across four continents.
HYP3R
Series A in 2018
HYP3R is a marketing platform focused on the travel industry, aimed at acquiring high-value travelers efficiently. The company's offerings leverage location insights and real-time engagement to facilitate direct bookings at scale. By analyzing geosocial data, HYP3R enables marketers to identify unique audiences and deliver timely, relevant campaigns. This approach not only enhances customer relationship management but also helps clients lower customer acquisition costs and improve return on advertising spend. Through its innovative platform, HYP3R partners with customers to optimize their marketing efforts and drive growth in the competitive travel sector.
Optii
Series C in 2018
Optii, based in Austin, Texas, with additional offices in London and Brisbane, specializes in hotel operations solutions that enhance the efficiency of housekeeping and service delivery. The company utilizes advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging, and mobility, to optimize operations and automate processes within hotels. By operating in real-time, Optii enables hotels to streamline their functions, reduce costs, and improve the overall guest experience without the need for significant capital investment or complicated integrations. Its software is utilized by a variety of hotels globally, including La Cantera Resort & Spa, The Don Cesar, Okada Manila Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, and IHG, demonstrating its effectiveness in the hospitality industry.
Mews
Series A in 2018
Mews is a cloud-based hotel property management system designed to streamline hotel operations and enhance guest experiences. Founded by former hoteliers, Mews provides a next-generation hospitality platform suitable for hotels, hostels, and apartments. Its innovative features include smart automation for online check-ins, payment processing, booking management, and staff training, allowing property owners to improve both operational efficiency and guest satisfaction. Serving over 5,000 properties across more than 85 countries, Mews stands out for its extensive range of integrations with various hospitality technology providers, making it a comprehensive solution in the industry. In recognition of its capabilities, Mews was awarded Best Property Management System at the 2024 HotelTechAwards.
Groupize
Series A in 2017
Groupize, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing solutions for hotel chains and properties to streamline the management of group requests and bookings. The company offers a customizable white label platform that enables planners to search for and book group accommodations online while accessing real-time pricing and inventory. Their services include a lead management application for processing group leads, a lead distribution portal for sharing information among hotel chains, and a group management page that assists organizers in planning their trips. Additionally, Groupize features social tools for effective communication and a content portal for property administrators to update information directly. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a technology office in Boston, Groupize emphasizes data security and seamless integration with travel and expense tracking systems to enhance the experience for both planners and attendees.
Viridis Learning
Venture Round in 2017
Viridis Learning, Inc. is an education technology company specializing in workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce. The company operates a platform that facilitates training, certification, and job placement for individuals seeking to enter, sustain, or advance in middle-skill occupations. Through its human capital technology solution, Viridis, the company addresses skill deficiencies by aligning training programs with the needs of local employers. The training offerings include a variety of courses such as Residential Concrete Specialization, Energy Management and Controls, and Advanced Residential Construction Supervisor, among others. With its base in New York, New York, Viridis Learning aims to enhance the employability of individuals while meeting the demands of employers in the middle-skill labor market.
Traxo
Series B in 2016
Traxo, Inc. is a technology company specializing in itinerary management and loyalty tracking solutions for both corporate and leisure travel. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Traxo offers a platform that integrates with travel management and expense management tools to capture off-platform bookings. Key products include Traxo CAPTURE, which delivers booking data to user applications, Traxo CONNECT, which provides comprehensive visibility of both managed and unmanaged travel bookings, Traxo FILTER, which automatically captures off-channel corporate travel bookings, and Traxo TRAVELER, which offers itineraries and flight alerts. The company's solutions are utilized by corporate travel management, expense management applications, and concierge services, allowing travel managers and agencies to proactively track and manage travel activities in real time.
Social Tables
Series B in 2016
Social Tables, Inc. is a developer of cloud-based software tailored for the hospitality, events, and catering industries, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2011, the company provides a comprehensive platform that simplifies event planning by integrating various tools such as sales and catering CRM software, interactive floor plans, and lead capture services. This software allows hotels and event managers to efficiently book and manage events, while also facilitating collaboration between planners and property professionals. Social Tables focuses on enhancing the event planning process by streamlining tasks such as floor plan design, seating chart creation, and attendee information management, ultimately aiming to make the planning experience more enjoyable and less stressful. The company has operated as a subsidiary of Cvent, Inc. since October 2018.
Viridis Learning
Series A in 2016
Viridis Learning, Inc. is an education technology company specializing in workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce. The company operates a platform that facilitates training, certification, and job placement for individuals seeking to enter, sustain, or advance in middle-skill occupations. Through its human capital technology solution, Viridis, the company addresses skill deficiencies by aligning training programs with the needs of local employers. The training offerings include a variety of courses such as Residential Concrete Specialization, Energy Management and Controls, and Advanced Residential Construction Supervisor, among others. With its base in New York, New York, Viridis Learning aims to enhance the employability of individuals while meeting the demands of employers in the middle-skill labor market.
Sonder Holdings
Series A in 2016
Sonder Canada Inc. specializes in leasing hotel-style apartments to travelers, offering a range of accommodations from rooms to suites and apartments. Founded as Flatbook Corp. and rebranded in 2016, Sonder has expanded its presence across more than 30 cities in eight countries on three continents. The company focuses on delivering a seamless hospitality experience through thoughtfully designed spaces and a tech-powered service model. Its innovative app facilitates self-service features and provides 24/7 support for guests, enhancing convenience and accessibility. Sonder generates revenue by offering both short-term and month-to-month accommodations, with all units carefully selected, designed, and managed by the company.
Reservamos
Venture Round in 2015
Reservamos is a travel technology provider based in Mexico, focused on the bus industry through its two main business units. The company operates an online bus ticketing platform that allows users to search, compare, and book bus tickets, flights, and ride-sharing options across over 90,000 routes and 3,700 destinations in Mexico and the United States. Reservamos aims to enhance the booking experience by providing comprehensive service details and price comparisons, enabling travelers to access schedules and make reservations online with ease. With a vision to lead in travel technology, Reservamos emphasizes the importance of digital channels and aims to facilitate smarter selling for bus companies, thereby unlocking growth opportunities through digitization and data-driven insights.
Assured Labor
Series B in 2015
Assured Labor, Inc. is a mobile recruitment company that connects employers with mid-to-low wage candidates through a user-friendly platform. Established in 2008, the company operates primarily in emerging markets where many users access the internet infrequently, but nearly everyone owns a mobile phone. Assured Labor's platform allows employers to post job descriptions online, while candidates can register to receive text messages about local job opportunities for which they are qualified. The company has successfully attracted a significant user base, with around 500,000 candidates and 16,000 employers, and its brands, EmpleoListo in Mexico and TrabalhoJá in Brazil, are experiencing rapid growth. By enhancing efficiency and transparency in labor markets, Assured Labor contributes to social and economic development in the regions it serves.
Options Away
Series A in 2015
Options Away, LLC is an online travel agency based in Chicago, Illinois, that offers customers the ability to hold airline tickets for days or weeks while they finalize their travel plans. Incorporated in 2011, the company has transformed the travel booking process by applying principles from financial markets to provide flexibility in fare management. This allows customers to secure prices and protect against fare increases while enjoying the option to benefit from any price drops before making a final purchase. Options Away's platform serves both consumers and partner airlines, enabling the sale of options on airline seats, thus offering travelers a cost-effective alternative to traditional booking methods. The company collaborates with various travel technology providers and agencies to enhance its service offerings, supported by a portfolio of patents in the airline options sector.
BookingPal
Series B in 2015
BookingPal, Inc. is a cloud-based global distribution system that serves the vacation rental, independent car rental, campground, and RV property rental markets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company offers a centralized booking platform that enhances the online visibility of property managers and owners by distributing listings to major travel websites, travel agents, and tour operators. Its technology includes tools such as myOptimize, which assesses listing quality and provides feedback for optimal channel placement, and myInquiry, which offers a team of reservation agents to assist with guest communications. By connecting property management software with consumer travel websites, BookingPal enables increased bookings and revenue opportunities for property managers and owners worldwide.
UpLift
Series A in 2014
Uplift, Inc. is a fintech company specializing in digital lending specifically for travel and bookings. Founded in 2011 and based in Menlo Park, California, Uplift provides loans and credit facilities that allow individuals to pay for their travel expenses in monthly installments. The company operates a buy now, pay later solution, partnering with over 100 leading travel brands to offer personalized and flexible payment options. This approach not only helps consumers manage their budgets effectively but also enhances conversion rates and customer retention for its merchant partners. Uplift's innovative platform aims to make travel more accessible and affordable for a broader audience.
Groupize
Series A in 2014
Groupize, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing solutions for hotel chains and properties to streamline the management of group requests and bookings. The company offers a customizable white label platform that enables planners to search for and book group accommodations online while accessing real-time pricing and inventory. Their services include a lead management application for processing group leads, a lead distribution portal for sharing information among hotel chains, and a group management page that assists organizers in planning their trips. Additionally, Groupize features social tools for effective communication and a content portal for property administrators to update information directly. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a technology office in Boston, Groupize emphasizes data security and seamless integration with travel and expense tracking systems to enhance the experience for both planners and attendees.
Social Tables
Series A in 2014
Social Tables, Inc. is a developer of cloud-based software tailored for the hospitality, events, and catering industries, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2011, the company provides a comprehensive platform that simplifies event planning by integrating various tools such as sales and catering CRM software, interactive floor plans, and lead capture services. This software allows hotels and event managers to efficiently book and manage events, while also facilitating collaboration between planners and property professionals. Social Tables focuses on enhancing the event planning process by streamlining tasks such as floor plan design, seating chart creation, and attendee information management, ultimately aiming to make the planning experience more enjoyable and less stressful. The company has operated as a subsidiary of Cvent, Inc. since October 2018.
PosIQ
Series A in 2014
Posiq, Inc. is a technology company that provides solutions specifically for the restaurant and hospitality sectors, focusing on customer relationship management. Founded in 2011 and based in San Jose, California, Posiq offers a CRM platform that integrates with existing point-of-sale systems. This platform automates the tracking of customer visits and purchasing behaviors, enabling restaurant owners to create targeted mobile offers and promotions. Additionally, Posiq's software supports marketing initiatives, including social media campaigns and mobile loyalty programs. By leveraging customer data, Posiq helps restaurants enhance guest experiences and optimize their marketing strategies to improve overall business performance. The company's clientele includes restaurant owners, value-added resellers, and restaurant consultants.
Viridis Learning
Seed Round in 2014
Viridis Learning, Inc. is an education technology company specializing in workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce. The company operates a platform that facilitates training, certification, and job placement for individuals seeking to enter, sustain, or advance in middle-skill occupations. Through its human capital technology solution, Viridis, the company addresses skill deficiencies by aligning training programs with the needs of local employers. The training offerings include a variety of courses such as Residential Concrete Specialization, Energy Management and Controls, and Advanced Residential Construction Supervisor, among others. With its base in New York, New York, Viridis Learning aims to enhance the employability of individuals while meeting the demands of employers in the middle-skill labor market.
Sphere
Seed Round in 2013
Sphere is pioneering how 360º content gets recorded, distributed, and viewed. The company has 20 pending patents that range from smartphone–based mapping and tracking techniques to bandwidth–sensitive streaming technology for 360º video. Sphere has licensed its software development kit to 60+ brands in 2012, including Samsung, Sony, HomeAway, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Viator. The company is on track for its Sphere app to be pre-loaded on 67 million devices in 1Q14. Sphere is a team of 10, with most of their team comprised of engineers. Their offices are located in San Francisco, California.
Liftopia
Series D in 2013
Liftopia, Inc. operates an online platform, Liftopia.com, which specializes in the retail of ski lift tickets, rentals, and lessons at various alpine resorts across North America. Founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, Liftopia allows customers to purchase date-specific lift tickets and on-mountain activities in advance, offering discounts of up to 85% at approximately 250 resorts. The platform serves as a marketplace for skiers and snowboarders while also providing resorts with software and data analytics through its Cloud Store, a SaaS e-commerce engine. This technology enables resorts to manage inventory, pricing, and online distribution effectively, allowing for more control over advance-purchase pricing similar to practices in the airline and hotel industries. Liftopia’s innovative approach has significantly impacted the ski industry by optimizing pricing strategies during periods of fluctuating demand.
Traxo
Series A in 2013
Traxo, Inc. is a technology company specializing in itinerary management and loyalty tracking solutions for both corporate and leisure travel. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Traxo offers a platform that integrates with travel management and expense management tools to capture off-platform bookings. Key products include Traxo CAPTURE, which delivers booking data to user applications, Traxo CONNECT, which provides comprehensive visibility of both managed and unmanaged travel bookings, Traxo FILTER, which automatically captures off-channel corporate travel bookings, and Traxo TRAVELER, which offers itineraries and flight alerts. The company's solutions are utilized by corporate travel management, expense management applications, and concierge services, allowing travel managers and agencies to proactively track and manage travel activities in real time.
TripBAM
Venture Round in 2013
TripBAM, Inc. is an online hotel rate shopping service designed for corporations, travel agencies, and individual travelers. Founded in 2012 and based in Dallas, Texas, the company offers a product called TRIPBAM Analytics, which serves as a data service for corporate travel managers. TripBAM has established a strategic partnership with TrustYou to enhance its offerings.
Groupize
Series A in 2013
Groupize, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing solutions for hotel chains and properties to streamline the management of group requests and bookings. The company offers a customizable white label platform that enables planners to search for and book group accommodations online while accessing real-time pricing and inventory. Their services include a lead management application for processing group leads, a lead distribution portal for sharing information among hotel chains, and a group management page that assists organizers in planning their trips. Additionally, Groupize features social tools for effective communication and a content portal for property administrators to update information directly. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a technology office in Boston, Groupize emphasizes data security and seamless integration with travel and expense tracking systems to enhance the experience for both planners and attendees.
ID90T
Series B in 2013
"ID90T is revolutionizing airline employee travel by providing online shopping, reservation and ticketing tools, employee-only deals and discounts, and easy-to-implement technology that results in significant cost savings for our airline clients and increased employee satisfaction."
Adara
Series B in 2013
Adara is a company that provides an online audience targeting platform to help brands enhance their competitive edge in the digital marketplace. By utilizing proprietary data and audience segmentation, Adara offers actionable insights that guide business planning and improve consumer engagement. The platform enables travel brands and advertisers to gain a comprehensive understanding of their audience by analyzing real customer data. This allows advertisers to tailor their offerings and effectively reach specific audiences based on their buying habits, ultimately facilitating more personalized marketing strategies.
Sphere
Seed Round in 2012
Sphere is pioneering how 360º content gets recorded, distributed, and viewed. The company has 20 pending patents that range from smartphone–based mapping and tracking techniques to bandwidth–sensitive streaming technology for 360º video. Sphere has licensed its software development kit to 60+ brands in 2012, including Samsung, Sony, HomeAway, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Viator. The company is on track for its Sphere app to be pre-loaded on 67 million devices in 1Q14. Sphere is a team of 10, with most of their team comprised of engineers. Their offices are located in San Francisco, California.
Duetto
Series A in 2012
Duetto is a leading provider of cloud-based revenue strategy applications specifically designed for the hospitality industry. The company offers a comprehensive platform that addresses the complexities of hotel distribution and technology, empowering hoteliers to enhance booking conversion, operational efficiency, and guest loyalty. By leveraging dynamic data sources and actionable insights, Duetto enables clients to forecast and optimize demand, set competitive pricing, and manage distribution effectively. With a focus on innovative solutions, Duetto aims to tackle some of the most significant challenges faced by hotels and casinos, ultimately driving more profitable revenue strategies for its users.
Switchfly
Series C in 2012
Switchfly is a travel eCommerce platform that focuses on enhancing the booking and management experience for airlines, hotels, and financial services companies. The company specializes in dynamic packaging, which allows clients to create tailored travel experiences by integrating various services, including flights, hotel accommodations, car rentals, and customer support. By offering a comprehensive rewards and recognition platform, Switchfly aims to connect different travel partners into a cohesive system that improves customer engagement and maximizes conversion rates. Its technology facilitates seamless interactions, enabling organizations to provide a more efficient and user-friendly travel experience for their clients.
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