Companies in Travel and Hospitality Tech
There are 53,068 companies in Travel and Hospitality Tech which include Grab, Uber, MakeMyTrip, Kayak, Bird. 8,467 companies in Travel and Hospitality Tech are funded, with 3,496 having secured Series A funding. Till date, the sector has seen the creation of 76 Unicorns. United States has the most number of companies in Travel and Hospitality Tech (10,271), followed by India
(5,733), and then United Kingdom (4,264).
2025 has seen the creation of 9 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies. On average, the last 10 years have seen 2,835 new companies launched every year. Most number of Travel and Hospitality Tech startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Here is a List of top companies in Travel and Hospitality Tech
1. Grab
App-based ride-hailing aggregator and on-demand delivery service provider. Users can book rides and deliveries by providing destination, pick-up location, payment details, and more. The company also offer services like financial services along with mobility and essentials deliveries. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Grab
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $10.4B
- Investors: Didi, Tokyo Century and 104 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 27, 2021, $375M
- Tracxn Score: 93/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 228 Competitors
2. Uber
App-based ride-hailing aggregator. The platform provides services including taxi-hailing, food delivery, freight solutions, self-drive electric vehicle rentals, corporate transportation, and more. Users can book services by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Investors: Toyota, PayPal and 186 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 23, 2021, $2.23B
- Tracxn Score: 93/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 2,874 Competitors
3. MakeMyTrip
Online agency for booking multiple categories of travel services. The platform enables users to book trains, flights, hotels, holiday packages, bus tickets, taxi cabs, rental cars, tours, charter flights, and activities. Users can book travel services by providing detailed information including destination, number of travelers, preferred dates, payment details, and more. It also allows users to book home stay and villas.
Key facts about MakeMyTrip
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $39M
- Investors: Elevation Capital, Sierra Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 04, 2017, $330M
- Tracxn Score: 91/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 1,622 Competitors
4. Kayak
Kayak is an online metasearch platform for travel services. It scans numerous travel websites for information on flights, hotels, car hires and holiday deals, in order to facilitate travel service comparison, selection and bookings for travellers. It operates across multiple locations like Sao Paulo, Miami, Taipei and Copenhagen.
Key facts about Kayak
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Norwalk (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $223M
- Investors: Gold Hill Capital, Oak Investment Partners and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 21, 2007, $196M
- Tracxn Score: 90/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 508 Competitors
5. Bird
App-based rental platform providing self-drive electric kick-scooters. Users can locate, and reserve electric kick-scooters through the app. They can unlock vehicles by scanning the QR codes, ride the scooters, and park in legal parking spaces at the end of the ride. The kick-scooters include self-reporting damage sensors, self-sealing tires, dual anti-tipping kickstands, and anti-theft encryption. App is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Bird
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $766M
- Investors: Sequoia Capital, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Aug 04, 2021
- Tracxn Score: 89/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1 of 72 Competitors