Travel and Hospitality Tech Industry Landscape of London
1,101 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in London, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them and what the news is about. Updated September 2026.
Who leads Travel and Hospitality Tech in London
Shows 1,101 London travel‑tech firms, highlighting the top hiring firms such as Mews and the most funded ones like Gett, with 47 currently hiring and 194 companies reporting a funding round.
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Mews6last posted Jan 2026
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Immersive Gamebox4last posted May 2026
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Nubreed Hotels4last posted Apr 2026
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Spektrix3last posted Jun 2026
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Thesqua3last posted Jul 2026
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Much Better Adventures3last posted Jun 2026
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VistaJet3last posted Jan 2026
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Grapevine2last posted Jun 2026
- 01Gett$1.1BSeries D · Jan 2021
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Lighthouse$472.9MSeries C · Nov 2024
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Eurostar$412.7MSeries C · May 2021
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Secret Escapes$333.3MSeries D · May 2020
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Soldo$309.8MConventional Debt · Jul 2021
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Optibus Technologies$260MSeries D · Jul 2022
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YOTEL$250MSeries C · Sep 2017
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Ace Rooms$12.1Msnapshot Mar 2025
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Veovo$4Msnapshot Sep 2023
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CameraMatics$2.9Msnapshot Jan 2023
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Cron AI$551ksnapshot Mar 2024
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RateGain590tracked employees
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Cirium500tracked employees
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Open Destinations175tracked employees
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Houst133tracked employees
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Trainline9.9%30 tracked events
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Inmarsat3.3%10 tracked events
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Scott Dunn3.3%10 tracked events
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Unravel3.3%10 tracked events
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Clock Softwaretop 50kclock-software.com
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Rental Carstop 50krentalcars.com
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National Railtop 50knationalrail.co.uk
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Pitchup.comtop 50kpitchup.com
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Eviivotop 100keviivo.com
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GTA294articles in the window
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JustPark42articles in the window
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How the Travel and Hospitality Tech ecosystem in London grew, 2016–2025
Displays the number of companies founded each year, peaking at 83 in 2019 and dropping to 8 in 2025.
The Travel and Hospitality Tech market map of London: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product types, noting the largest groups—consumer digital (681) and enterprise tech (466)—and the most common revenue models, including subscription (718) and transaction commissions (545).
The biggest kinds of Travel and Hospitality Tech company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital681 companies · $3.4B raised · 20 hiring
- Enterprise Tech466 companies · $4.3B raised · 29 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce362 companies · $3B raised · 14 hiring
- Enterprise Software321 companies · $2.5B raised · 21 hiring
- Marketplaces251 companies · $2.5B raised · 12 hiring
- SaaS233 companies · $3.7B raised · 19 hiring
- Shared Mobility166 companies · $1.9B raised · 3 hiring
- Travel and Hospitality SaaS150 companies · $1.9B raised · 12 hiring
- Cab Ride-Hailing143 companies · $1.3B raised · 1 hiring
- Gig Employers134 companies · $1.4B raised · 5 hiring
- Online Travel Agencies128 companies · $1B raised · 10 hiring
- Sharing Economy82 companies · $1.3B raised · 2 hiring
Monetization
How Travel and Hospitality Tech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Travel and Hospitality Tech in London
Lists 156 corporate events over the past two years, categorized by type, e.g., 30 key‑people moves and 25 funding rounds.
- FundingIndustry leaders like Mews (which secured a $300 million round) are shifting from simple integration hubs to all-in-one platforms through aggressive product development and acquisitions.2026-04-13
- FundingFormer Hinge executives Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan have raised $8.5 million in seed funding for Rodeo, a new app designed to convert social media scrolling into real-world meetups with friends and family.2026-03-04
- M&AMasabi, the global leader in enterprise‑grade SaaS fare collection for public transport, today announced the acquisition of Passenger Technology Group Ltd, a UK‑based passenger information and ticketing company.2026-02-02
- M&ACMAC (a ComfortDelGro subsidiary) acquires minicabit, a website to compare and book cheap minicabs (taxis).2026-01-20
- FundingThe investment round secured $600 million in equity, as well as a further $700 million in secured debt to support growth, especially in the Asian market.2025-12-23
- M&AFenwick represented Sojern, an AI-powered marketing platform built for hospitality, in its acquisition by RateGain (NSE: RATEGAIN), a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the hospitality and travel industry.2025-11-06
- M&AMews just scooped up its 13th acquisition, with the cloud-based hotel management platform adding the connected-housekeeping startup Flexkeeping to the fold for an undisclosed amount.2025-09-30
- M&AThe appointment of Phil Andreopoulos follows the news that YOTEL’s majority shareholder, the Al-Bahar Group (‘the Group’), acquired an additional 30% stake in the company earlier this year increasing the Group’s holding in YOTEL to more than 95%.2025-09-11
- FundingZeelo, a smart bus platform based in London, has raised $23 million (around €19.83 million) in a Series B funding round led by Blue Earth Capital.2025-06-25
- M&AIn a major move to diversify its beverage portfolio, Rasna Pvt Ltd has announced the acquisition of the 90s ready-to-drink (RTD) juice brand Jumpin, independently valued at Rs 350 crore.2025-05-20
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Travel and Hospitality Tech company in London was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| Swvl Holdings Corp | undisclosed | Terminated | 2026-07-29 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-07-06 | ||
| $100M | Terminated | 2026-04-07 | ||
| Passenger Technology Group Ltd | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-04 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-01-20 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2025-11-13 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership changes, product launches, and customer contract wins.
FourthScott Collison · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerMar 2026
DuffelDuffel Cars (Travel API service)Apr 2026
Dolphin DynamicsAI helper (AI data entry tool for travel companies)Mar 2026
Small Luxury Hotels Of The Worldwon hiltonMar 2026
Mr & Mrs Smithwon hyattMar 2026
Dodona eMobilitywon synergEVMay 2025
- ligado networks v inmarsatLigado Networks lawsuit against Inmarsat dismissed · DismissedJun 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +17.0%, half slower.
Who is building Travel and Hospitality Tech in London
Profiles 569 founders and CEOs across 412 firms, with the most frequent alma maters being Cambridge (10) and UCL (8), and prior employers like Microsoft (5).
Groupe Keolis, SNCF
CEO Endource, CruiseLineFans, DMC Digital. Griffith University BA 2001
Ex-GigaSpaces, Applied Materials. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev BSc 2007, Tel Aviv University MSc 2011
CIO IFA Hotels & Resorts, ex- CEO Raimon Land, VP IFA Hotels & Resorts, HVS. University of Wales BS 1998, Glion Institute of Higher Education 1998
Ex-eBay, BCG, Unilever. University of Regensburg 1996, University College Dublin 1997
Ex-Vista Global Holding.
Ex-ClearScore, Vanquis Bank, Deloitte, Commonwealth Bank. Macquarie University BCom
Ex-Yahoo, Overture, About · Duke University MBA 1999
ex-Co-Founder neowebcar.com. University Paris Dauphine 2006
- flagged as repeat founders9
- no repeat-founder flag488
- women73
- men452
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Who funds Travel and Hospitality Tech in London
Records 492 funding rounds since 2016 from 471 investors, with an average round size of $1.9 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Notion | 10 | 4 | Mar 2024 |
| Europa | 10 | — | Nov 2022 |
| Seedcamp | 9 | 2 | Dec 2025 |
| Techstars | 7 | 3 | Jan 2023 |
| Y Combinator | 6 | 3 | Feb 2024 |
| InMotion Ventures | 6 | 2 | Aug 2023 |
| Battery Ventures | 6 | 2 | Jan 2026 |
| Fuel Ventures | 5 | 5 | Jun 2023 |
| YourNest | 5 | 4 | May 2021 |
| Founders Factory | 5 | 3 | Nov 2021 |
The typical round is $1.9M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Travel and Hospitality Tech funding rounds in London
Highlights the biggest disclosed round—Lighthouse’s $370 million Series C—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Cmega-round | $370M | Nov 2024 | KKR, Spectrum Equity, F-Prime Capital +2 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $300M | Jan 2026 | EQT, Atomico, HarbourVest Partners +3 more | |
| Gett | Series Dmega-round | $300M | May 2016 | Volkswagen Group |
| Series Cmega-round | $250M | Sep 2017 | Starwood Capital | |
| Gett | Series D | $200M | May 2019 | Volkswagen Group, Access Industries, Len Blavatnik +2 more |
| Series C | $185M | Dec 2022 | Kinnevik, Revaia, Derive Ventures +7 more | |
| Series C | $180M | Jul 2021 | Temasek, Citi Ventures, Accel +3 more | |
| Gett | Series C | $150M | Aug 2014 | VNV Global |
| Gett | Series D | $115M | Jan 2021 | — |
| Series D | $111M | Oct 2017 | Temasek, Idinvest Partners |
63 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Conventional Debt$66.1MMar 2026
What the news says about Travel and Hospitality Tech in London
Counts 240,188 news articles in the last year, most often covering geopolitical disputes, international sports competitions, and related topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Travel and Hospitality Tech news in United Kingdom. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas296,342▲+34%
- International and transnational geographic entities296,333▲+34%
- Administrative and political subdivisions296,290▲+34%
- International sports competitions96,999→-2%
- Professional league updates95,438→+6%
- Athlete transfer rumors55,480▲+23%
- Sports history and legacy stories52,916▲+269%
- Cricket test matches48,718▲+84%
- International political relations47,634▲+43%
- Championship event highlights46,086→+5%
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60 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Travel and Hospitality Tech coverage in United Kingdom as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United Kingdom Travel and Hospitality Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
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