Radar · Travel and Hospitality in Austin
Best Travel and Hospitality Companies in Austin, United States
The 82 best Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CapMetro.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
82companies tracked
$248Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CapMetro Provider of public transportation services 76Innovation top 20%Funding top 30%Market top 41%Tech top 44% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 30% Markettop 41% Techtop 44% Producttop 44% Growthtop 45% Customerstop 47% Globalbottom 29% Innovation: 12 product lines Funding: Raised $230M across 31 rounds · 31 rounds over 4 yrs (7.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $230M | 6 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1985 | Cart FunctionalityProgress SitefinitySalesforce+30 | 1 job opening · 1 internship |
| 2 | Locale Operator of hotels | $14M | 77 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+27 | — |
| 3 | Flexfleet.co Provider of road transport and heavy equipment services | $2M | — | Deadpooled | Gary Clarke Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | — |
| 4 | Native Hostels Operator of hotel | $2M | 106 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 5 | Data Corp Operator of a museum providing exhibitions of Mexican and Latinx art | $570K | 184 mo ago | Public | — | 1984 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+33 | 1 internship |
| 6 | Boutiq Provider of hotel management services | $120K | 78 mo ago | Seed | Timothy Renner Co-Founder & CTO | 2019 | WixSentryBootstrap+11 | — |
| 7 | Bar Partners Premier vending and amusement company for bars, nightclubs, movie theaters | — | 49 mo ago | Late Stage | David Lahti Co-Founder | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 8 | ElecTrip Offers car rental services | — | 84 mo ago | Funding Raised | Mandeep Patel Founder | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — |
Top 8 Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin
#1
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 1985 · 650 employees$229.6Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 1985 · 650 employees
Provider of public transportation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Funding
top 30%Market
top 41%Tech
top 44%Product
top 44%Growth
top 45%Innovation: 12 product lines
Funding: Raised $230M across 31 rounds · 31 rounds over 4 yrs (7.8/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Dec 2025)
Market: 650 employees (top 25% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-500,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 22.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Career advancement opportunities, Competitive compensation and pension
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$750K
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureAzure Edge NetworkAzure Front DoorBootstrap
#2
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 18 employees$14Mraised▾
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 18 employees
Operator of hotels
Funding rounds
- Jan 2020Series A$7.9M
- Jan 2020Series A$11M
- Jun 2019Venture Debt$550K
- Apr 2019Unattributed$2.5M
Investors
Amplo, Susa Ventures, Rogue Insight Capital, Metropolis Capital Partners
#3
Deadpooled · Austin, Texas · founded 2019$2.1Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Austin, Texas · founded 2019
Provider of road transport and heavy equipment services
Founders & team
#4
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 3 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 3 employees
Operator of a luxury boutique hotel intended to help travelers to stay in comfort and explore the places. The company's hotel includes a cafe, bar, lounge, and event spaces, along with lodgings and a communal kitchen, enabling travelers to enjoy their trips.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2017Seed$1.5M
#5
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 1984 · 53 employees$570Kraised▾
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 1984 · 53 employees
Operator of a museum providing exhibitions of Mexican and Latinx art. It offers guided tours of exhibitions for all age groups. The museum also provides educational resources and workshops. Additionally, it features a store with related merchandise.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 10.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2011Grant (prize money)$20K
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$500K
- Apr 2010Grant (prize money)$25K
- Dec 2009Grant (prize money)—
Investors
National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAutoptimizeBackbone.JsCloudflare
#6
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 15 employees$120Kraised▾
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 15 employees
Provider of hotel management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2019Seed$120K
- 2017Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Humboldt-Innovation, Techstars, Gaingels, Everywhere
#7
Late Stage · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 13 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 13 employees
Premier vending and amusement company for bars, nightclubs, movie theaters
Founders & team
Investors
Surge Private Equity
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsElementorGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsHello Elementor
#8
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 5 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 5 employees
Offers car rental services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 494 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2019Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Genesis, MassChallenge
Funding & investor landscape
$248Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
41disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Gary Clarke
Founder & CEO · Flexfleet.co
Timothy Renner
Co-Founder & CTO · Boutiq
David Lahti
Co-Founder · Bar Partners
Mandeep Patel
Founder · ElecTrip
Eliott Lee
Co-Founder · ElecTrip
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 19,243,007 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Travel and Hospitality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Travel and Hospitality companies are there in Austin, United States?
Radar tracks 82 indexable Travel and Hospitality companies headquartered in Austin, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin, United States?
The Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin, United States on this list have raised a combined $248M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in Austin, United States?
CapMetro is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in Austin, United States, with $229.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin, United States are funded?
6 of the 82 Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Travel and Hospitality unicorns are there in Austin, United States?
None of the Travel and Hospitality companies in Austin, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Austin, United States Travel and Hospitality companies?
The most active investors in Austin, United States Travel and Hospitality companies on this list include Amplo, Cartograph Ventures, Chicago Capital Partners, Everywhere, Gaingels.
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