Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and based in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology startups, investing across software, cloud, data analytics, mobile technology, consumer services, fintech, security, healthcare, and information technologies. Accel seeks to partner with entrepreneurs to build world-class companies that define new categories and drive growth. Its portfolio includes notable technology companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, Etsy, Cloudera, DJI, Braintree, and Lookout Security, among others.

Pratik Agarwal

Principal

Casey Aylward

Partner

Mahendran Balachandran

Partner

Luca Bocchio

Partner

Philippe Botteri

Partner

Past deals in Tourism

Nuitée

Series A in 2024
Founded in 2017, Nuitée specializes in infrastructure APIs tailored for the travel sector. Its platform facilitates hotel connectivity and distribution, enabling businesses to create booking apps, monetize audiences, and maintain brand control.

Upaway

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Upaway is a travel agency app that offers on-demand trip support, combining travel organization tools with personalized assistance. The platform enables users to securely store and collaborate on travel-related documents, ensuring easy access across various trips and travel plans. It provides human trip support, assisting customers in finding suitable accommodations, making eco-friendly travel choices, and addressing issues such as lost luggage or flight delays. Additionally, Upaway delivers personalized safety updates for every destination, enhancing the overall travel experience and ensuring that customers can navigate their journeys with confidence and ease.

HolidayMe

Series C in 2018
HolidayMe is an online travel portal established in 2013, operating under the registered trademark of Traveazy DMCC and headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The company specializes in providing a comprehensive online travel booking platform that allows customers to plan their holidays with ease. It offers a wide range of services, including hotel bookings, customized travel packages, and booking vouchers, catering to both B2B and B2C markets. HolidayMe focuses on enhancing the travel experience for its users by providing tailored solutions that meet the diverse needs of travelers. With additional offices in Pune, Jeddah, and Cairo, the company has gained recognition in the travel industry, particularly within the GCC region, for its commitment to quality service and customer satisfaction.

World View

Series C in 2018
World View Enterprises, Inc., established in 2012 and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, specializes in space travel services for research, education, and scientific purposes. The company pioneers the exploration of the stratosphere, offering stratospheric remote sensing services and space tourism experiences. World View's innovative, patented technology enables long-duration, high-resolution data collection and affordable alternatives to traditional imagery providers. With over 115 successful stratospheric flights and 10,274,598 vertical feet flown, the company has earned the trust of NASA and other organizations, providing meaningful space tourism and valuable data services to both public and private sectors.

HolidayMe

Series A in 2016
HolidayMe is an online travel portal established in 2013, operating under the registered trademark of Traveazy DMCC and headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The company specializes in providing a comprehensive online travel booking platform that allows customers to plan their holidays with ease. It offers a wide range of services, including hotel bookings, customized travel packages, and booking vouchers, catering to both B2B and B2C markets. HolidayMe focuses on enhancing the travel experience for its users by providing tailored solutions that meet the diverse needs of travelers. With additional offices in Pune, Jeddah, and Cairo, the company has gained recognition in the travel industry, particularly within the GCC region, for its commitment to quality service and customer satisfaction.

HolidayIQ

Series A in 2013
HolidayIQ is an online holiday information portal that simplifies travel planning for Indian travelers. Founded in 2004 as India Resorts Survey, the company initially aimed to create the first travel community focused on feedback about holiday accommodations across India. The success of this initiative led to an expansion of its scope, transforming it into a comprehensive platform where users can find information on airfare, packages, destinations, hotels, and international getaways. HolidayIQ encourages travelers to discover and plan their holidays while sharing their experiences, fostering a community-driven approach to travel information.

HouseTrip

Series C in 2012
HouseTrip SA is a holiday rental booking platform founded in 2009 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with offices in London and Lisbon. It operates one of Europe's largest holiday rental websites, offering over 300,000 properties in thousands of destinations worldwide, including apartments, villas, and cottages. The platform allows homeowners to securely advertise their properties and manage bookings while providing guests with an easy way to find and book rental accommodations. Since its launch in January 2010, HouseTrip has facilitated over 6 million nights booked, making it a significant player in the vacation property rental market.
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