Funded Travel and Tourism Startups in United States
Disclosed funding amounts in this 27-company slice span from $1M (YouTravel.me, Seed, 2021-09-02) up to $500M (AvantStay, Private Equity, 2022-02-16).
Disclosed funding amounts in this 27-company slice span from $1M (YouTravel.me, Seed, 2021-09-02) up to $500M (AvantStay, Private Equity, 2022-02-16). That $500M round dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amounts, which sit at $210M (Soul Community Planet, Series B, 2021-01-04) and $170M (Sonder, 2020-06-24), while most other disclosed rounds cluster well below $100M (for example, $35M on Sotherly Hotels, 2024-02-13; $65M on Hotel Engine, 2021-12-02). Temporally, the most recent entry is Safara (Series Unknown) on 2024-12-19 and the oldest is Sonder on 2020-06-24, with a denser run in 2022 (multiple $14M rounds: Fora on 2022-08-11 and Tripscout on 2022-06-02; both are Series A). The dataset is heavily labeled “Series Unknown” (11 of 27 rows) and includes two “undisclosed” amounts (Safara, 2024-12-19; Carver Road Hospitality, 2023-08-04), suggesting that stage comparability is uneven. Geographically, San Francisco appears repeatedly (Lotus Foods 2024-07-10, Wheel the World 2023-07-13, YouTravel.me 2021-09-02, Kasa Living 2020-10-13, Sonder 2020-06-24), forming a clear city concentration across multiple years.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round here, and how does it compare to the rest of the list?
AvantStay’s $500M (Private Equity) on 2022-02-16 is the only disclosed round at this scale. The next-largest disclosed amounts are $210M (Soul Community Planet, 2021-01-04) and $170M (Sonder, 2020-06-24), with most other disclosed rounds below $100M (e.g., $65M Hotel Engine on 2021-12-02; $50M Target Hospitality on 2023-10-12).
Are there notable city or geographic clusters in these funded travel and tourism rounds?
San Francisco is the most repeated city: Lotus Foods ($23M, 2024-07-10), Wheel the World ($150K, 2023-07-13), YouTravel.me ($1M, 2021-09-02), Kasa Living ($30M, 2020-10-13), and Sonder ($170M, 2020-06-24) all appear with different funding outcomes across 2020–2024.
Which entries fall within the most recent 90-day window from the latest round date shown?
The latest date in the list is 2024-12-19 (Safara, amount undisclosed). Within the following 90 days are Viata on 2024-12-03 ($100K) and no other dated entries in the remaining 2024 window; the next closes are earlier in 2024 (e.g., Lotus Foods on 2024-07-10 and Sotherly Hotels on 2024-02-13).
How does the stage mix look when stage labels are disclosed vs. missing?
“Series Unknown” dominates: 11 of 27 rows. Disclosed stage examples include multiple Series A rounds at $14M (Fora on 2022-08-11; Tripscout on 2022-06-02; both Series A), and larger private/late-stage disclosed rounds like AvantStay’s Private Equity ($500M, 2022-02-16) and Soul Community Planet’s Series B ($210M, 2021-01-04).
Are the smallest disclosed rounds clustered, or is there a clear low-end outlier?
The smallest disclosed amount is $1M for YouTravel.me (Seed, 2021-09-02). Other low disclosed points include $5M (New-york Historical Society, 2023-06-06) and $6M (The Malin, 2023-06-01), but none match the $1M floor—so the low end is anchored by that single entry.
Which years show the strongest concentration of rounds in this dataset window?
A noticeable concentration occurs in 2022, with several dated entries across the year: Fora ($14M, 2022-08-11), Tripscout ($14M, 2022-06-02), Hotel Engine ($65M, 2021-12-02, just before), and AvantStay ($500M, 2022-02-16). Outside 2022, notable clusters include mid-2023 deployments (e.g., multiple June–August 2023 dates such as New-york Historical Society on 2023-06-06 and Roami on 2023-03-07).
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