Radar · Travel and Hospitality in Texas
Best Travel and Hospitality Companies in Texas, United States
The 354 best Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BNSF Railway.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
354companies tracked
$3.8Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
31have raised
Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNSF Railway Operator of railroad network | $1.8B | 48 mo ago | 18,000 | Carl Ice ex-CEO | Apple iCloud MailJavaFacebook Login+15 | 851 patents AI-driven monitoring, control, and inspection of rail assets and intermodal logistics | 1 award |
| 2 | RecNation Storage Operator of camping & adventure tour | $500M | 36 mo ago | 28 | Gary Wojtaszek Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+40 | — | — |
| 3 | Texas Central Manufacturer of PET bottles, preforms, and thermoforming films | $375M | 93 mo ago | 23 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 4 | Suntex Owner and operator of marina properties | $337M | 80 mo ago | 202 | Ron Rhoades Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23 | — | — |
| 5 | Aimbridge Hospitality Provider of hospitality management services for hotels | $255M | 107 mo ago | 29,612 | Mark Tamis President | Apple iCloud MailBootstrapLazySizes+9 | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 6 | 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 | 650 | — | Cart FunctionalityProgress SitefinitySalesforce+30 | — | 1 job opening · 1 internship |
| 7 | Kent Outdoors Provider of travel agency services | $100M | 26 mo ago | 361 | Ken Meidell CEO | Squarespace CommerceCart FunctionalitySquarespace+25 | — | — |
| 8 | Trinity Metro Provider of bus, rail, public transit, commuter rail, safety, and customer Service 53Customers top 31%Tech top 39%Funding top 44%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Customerstop 31% Techtop 39% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Productbottom 41% Globalbottom 29% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.44★ across 525 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +16% in 6 mo Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $67M | 6 mo ago | 130 | Rich Andreski President & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+32 | — | 1 award |
| 9 | Sava Holdings Provides hotel management services | $55M | 99 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Benchmark Provider of hotel, profit, and asset management services | $36M | 66 mo ago | 672 | — | — | 14 patents Law‑enforcement analytics for use‑of‑force metrics and officer risk prediction | — |
| 11 | Hill Country Transit District Operator of transit services including microtransit, urban, regional, and rural options 50Growth top 28%Customers top 30%Funding top 44%Tech bottom 45% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Customerstop 30% Fundingtop 44% Techbottom 45% Productbottom 36% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Customers: Play-Store rating 4.60★ across 437 ratings (1 apps) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $26M | 10 mo ago | 51 | — | GoDaddy Website BuilderReactRequireJS+8 | — | 2 internships |
| 12 | Locale Operator of hotels | $14M | 77 mo ago | 18 | — | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+27 | — | — |
| 13 | JSX Operator of passenger airlines | $12M | 98 mo ago | 324 324 → 810 (+150%) | — | ContentfulApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+39 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion · 2 awards |
| 14 | TieTek Manufacturer of composite railroad and transit rail crossties | $5M | 64 mo ago | — | — | — | 2 patents Railroad tie manufacturing and polymeric construction material production technologies. | — |
| 15 | Morgan's Wonderland Operator of theme park | $5M | 13 mo ago | — | Brent Fields CEO | WordPressTypeScriptPHP+39 | — | — |
| 16 | Captain Experiences Operator of fishing trips | $5M | 19 mo ago | 5 | Jonathan Newar Founder & CEO | PHPLaravelLivewire+22 | — | — |
| 17 | HTX Surf Operator of water based entertainment park | $4M | 51 mo ago | — | Alex Bergman Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | — |
| 18 | Seabrook Operator of vacation rentals and real estate homes | $4M | 127 mo ago | 7 | Casey Roloff Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+36 | — | 1 award |
| 19 | Flexfleet.co Provider of road transport and heavy equipment services | $2M | — | — | Gary Clarke Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Native Hostels Operator of hotel | $2M | 106 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | US Ocean Provider of water transportation services for movement of military, humanitarian aid, and project cargoes | $1M | 195 mo ago | 12 | Will Terrill President & CEO | Apple iCloud MailPHPNginx+11 | 5 patents Innovative handbag and purse hardware, including frames, straps, fasteners, and zipper pulls. | — |
| 22 | Zurra Provider of resort accommodations, beach access, and related hospitality services | $1M | 77 mo ago | — | Todd Meagher Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Menil Collection Operator of art museum campus providing exhibitions, programs, and research resources | $699K | 149 mo ago | — | — | Apple iCloud MailRubyErlang+19 | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 24 | Data Corp Operator of a museum providing exhibitions of Mexican and Latinx art | $570K | 184 mo ago | 53 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+33 | 275 patents Secure hardware‑based device programming and ML‑driven app performance optimization | 1 internship |
| 25 | Children’s Museum Houston Children's Museum Houston is a family destination offering interactive exhibits and activities for children | $486K | 213 mo ago | 171 | — | WebflowMemberStackApple iCloud Mail+23 | — | — |
| 26 | Boutiq Provider of hotel management services | $120K | 78 mo ago | 15 | Timothy Renner Co-Founder & CTO | WixSentryBootstrap+11 | — | — |
| 27 | Lodgeur Operator of apartments for travelers | $100K | 58 mo ago | 3 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | — | 1 internship · 2 expansions |
Top 12 Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas
#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
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
Funding Raised · Fort Worth, Texas · founded 1983 · 130 employees$67.4Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Fort Worth, Texas · founded 1983 · 130 employees
Provider of bus, rail, public transit, commuter rail, safety, and customer Service
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 31%Tech
top 39%Funding
top 44%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 44%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.44★ across 525 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +16% in 6 mo
Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $67.4M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 18 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers · 127 engagements/post (2.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$6.2M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$43.5M
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$16.1M
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$262.8K
Founders & team
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCallrailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Funding Raised · Belton, Texas · founded 1999 · 51 employees$26.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Belton, Texas · founded 1999 · 51 employees
Operator of transit services including microtransit, urban, regional, and rural options. The organization provides various transportation solutions. These encompass demand response and connector services. The company offers resources such as booking tools, fare information, and rider support. It also shares service updates, event calendars, and accessibility information.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%Customers
top 30%Funding
top 44%Tech
bottom 45%Product
bottom 36%Market
bottom 33%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.60★ across 437 ratings (1 apps)
Funding: Raised $26.1M across 24 rounds · 24 rounds over 18 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 92 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$228.3K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$456.2K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$268.3K
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGodaddyGodaddy Website BuilderGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Series A · San Antonio, Texas · founded 2010$5Mraised▾
Series A · San Antonio, Texas · founded 2010
Operator of theme park
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$76.6K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$54.1K
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$55.2K
- Oct 2022Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
UnitedHealth Group, Veterans Affairs
Tech stack
AccessoAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBasis TechnologiesCdnjs
#5
Acquired · Fort Worth, Texas · founded 1996 · 18000 employees$1.8Braised▾
Acquired · Fort Worth, Texas · founded 1996 · 18000 employees
Operator of railroad network
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 214k LinkedIn followers — 7.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt$1B
- Aug 2018Conventional Debt$750K
- Mar 2018Conventional Debt$750M
- Sep 2012Grant (prize money)$70K
Founders & team
Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation, FEMA
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAurelia
#6
Funding Raised · Wylie, Texas · founded 2020 · 28 employees$500Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Wylie, Texas · founded 2020 · 28 employees
Operator of camping & adventure tour
Funding rounds
- May 2023Conventional Debt$500M
- Apr 2022Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
Raymond James, Citizens Bank, Goldman Sachs, TBK Bank, RBC Royal Bank, KeyBank
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCallrailCdnjsClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Funding Raised · Pottsboro, Texas · founded 2007 · 361 employees$100Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Pottsboro, Texas · founded 2007 · 361 employees
Provider of travel agency services
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Eclipsebuscap, Focus Strategies Merchant Investments, Goldman Sachs, Comvest Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#8
Seed · Galveston, Texas · founded 2019 · 5 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Seed · Galveston, Texas · founded 2019 · 5 employees
Operator of fishing trips
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Seed$1.5M
- Mar 2023Seed$2M
- Feb 2022Seed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
Looking Glass Capital, Not Boring Capital, Goodwater Capital, Psion Partners, TechNexus, Capital Factory
Tech stack
Alpine.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#9
Series C · Dallas, Texas · founded 2007 · 202 employees$337Mraised▾
Series C · Dallas, Texas · founded 2007 · 202 employees
Owner and operator of marina properties. It provides boat slips and dry storage, boat clubs, and boat rentals. The company offers a variety of amenities at its marina locations, including fueling stations, ship stores, and captain's lounges. It aims to create a welcoming community for boating enthusiasts of all experience levels, fostering a sense of belonging and providing access to the recreational benefits of being on the water. Services are designed to cater to both boat owners and those seeking to experience boating without ownership.
Funding rounds
- Oct 2019Series C$121.3M
- Oct 2015Series C$200M
- Aug 2015Series B$14M
- Nov 2010Series A$1M
Founders & team
Tech stack
All In One SeoApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#10
Series B · Dallas, Texas · founded 2014 · 23 employees$375Mraised▾
Series B · Dallas, Texas · founded 2014 · 23 employees
Manufacturer of PET bottles, preforms, and thermoforming films. It provides packaging solutions for the food, chemical, cosmetics, and medical industries. The company offers both standard products and customized solutions tailored to client needs. Its products are known for modern design and incorporate the latest technological advancements. The manufacturing process emphasizes high-quality standards.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2018Conventional Debt$300M
- Jun 2015Series B$75M
#11
Acquired · Plano, Texas · founded 2003 · 29612 employees$255Mraised▾
Acquired · Plano, Texas · founded 2003 · 29612 employees
Provider of hospitality management services for hotels. It offers operational expertise across various hotel segments, including luxury and resort properties. The company provides comprehensive management solutions, encompassing all aspects of hotel operations. This includes leveraging proprietary data and insights to deliver strong results for hotel owners while ensuring exceptional guest experiences. Specialized divisions cater to specific market needs and property types, offering tailored services and support.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 152k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2017Conventional Debt$255M
- Jul 2015PE—
- Oct 2013PE—
Founders & team
Investors
Lee Equity, General Atlantic, Argonaut Private Equity, Brighton Park Capital, FIS Holdings
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceApple Icloud MailBootstrapGodaddy
#12
Funding Raised · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 2016 · 672 employees$36Mraised▾
Funding Raised · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 2016 · 672 employees
Provider of hotel, profit, and asset management services
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Conventional Debt$36M
Investors
Gulf Capital Bank
Tech stack
Windows ServerBootstrapMicrosoft Asp.NetIisCloudflareJquery
Funding & investor landscape
$3.8Btotal disclosed funding
28companies funded
111disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Goldman Sachs2 rounds
Notable founders
Rich Andreski
President & CEO · Trinity Metro
Brent Fields
CEO · Morgan's Wonderland
Carl Ice
ex-CEO · BNSF Railway
Katie Farmer
CEO · BNSF Railway
Gary Wojtaszek
Founder & CEO · RecNation Storage
Ken Meidell
CEO · Kent Outdoors
Jonathan Newar
Founder & CEO · Captain Experiences
Ron Rhoades
Co-Founder · Suntex
Johnny Powers
Founder and Chairman of the Board · Suntex
Mark Tamis
President · Aimbridge Hospitality
Alex Bergman
Co-Founder · HTX Surf
Casey Roloff
Founder · Seabrook
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 Texas, United States?
Radar tracks 354 indexable Travel and Hospitality companies headquartered in Texas, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas, United States?
The Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas, United States on this list have raised a combined $3.8B in disclosed equity funding across 28 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in Texas, United States?
BNSF Railway is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in Texas, United States, with $1.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas, United States are funded?
28 of the 354 Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Travel and Hospitality unicorns are there in Texas, United States?
None of the Travel and Hospitality companies in Texas, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Texas, United States Travel and Hospitality companies?
The most active investors in Texas, United States Travel and Hospitality companies on this list include U.S. Department of Transportation, National Endowment for the Arts, Berkshire Hathaway, Capital Factory, Cartograph Ventures.
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