Amadeus IT Holding SA is a prominent transaction processor within the global travel and tourism sector, delivering technology solutions and transaction processing capabilities to a diverse range of travel providers, including airlines, hotels, rail operators, and car rental companies, as well as travel agencies. The company operates a robust platform that connects these providers with travel agencies, facilitating the distribution of travel products and services. In addition, Amadeus provides a comprehensive suite of IT solutions that streamline critical business processes such as reservations, inventory management, and operations for travel providers. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, Amadeus has established itself as a key player in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the travel industry through its innovative technologies and services.
Vision-Box is a provider of self-service biometric solutions tailored for airports, airlines, and government entities. The company specializes in digital identity management, utilizing biometric tokens to enhance passenger flow and establish reliable identity verification through high-performance enrollment, identification, and authentication processes. Vision-Box develops advanced user-centric touchpoints and custom applications to improve the traveler experience, along with collaborative software that facilitates efficient operations. With over 2,500 solutions deployed across more than 80 international airports, the company supports the seamless travel experience for over 500 million passengers annually, optimizing the identification and flow of travelers while transforming data into actionable insights.
Voxel
Acquisition in 2024
Voxel is pushing boundaries and broadening horizons in B2B Payments, eInvoicing and VAT refund Technology. It offers leading solutions in eBilling, ePayments and supply chain via its baVel Platform, and opens up new opportunities for corporates in VAT reclaim through DevoluIVA and Taxecure. Founded in 1998 in Barcelona, Voxel Group has 20 years’ experience developing technology solutions for large and small companies in the travel industry with the aim of helping clients digitalize 100% of their billing processes. They have grown and innovated to continue bringing huge value in the procurement, billing and payment circuits to all types of businesses, with a strong commitment to efficiency, process improvement and innovation based on information technology.
Vision-Box
Acquisition in 2024
Vision-Box is a provider of self-service biometric solutions tailored for airports, airlines, and government entities. The company specializes in digital identity management, utilizing biometric tokens to enhance passenger flow and establish reliable identity verification through high-performance enrollment, identification, and authentication processes. Vision-Box develops advanced user-centric touchpoints and custom applications to improve the traveler experience, along with collaborative software that facilitates efficient operations. With over 2,500 solutions deployed across more than 80 international airports, the company supports the seamless travel experience for over 500 million passengers annually, optimizing the identification and flow of travelers while transforming data into actionable insights.
Chooose
Series A in 2023
Chooose builds software to enable the lower carbon fuel value chain.
Eccocar
Venture Round in 2022
Eccocar is a Madrid-based car-sharing platform founded in 2015 that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of car rental, dealership, and fleet management services. The platform aims to facilitate the transition to sustainable mobility by digitalizing corporate fleets and integrating car sharing with fleet management into a single, brand-agnostic system. This approach allows fleet managers to oversee vehicle usage effectively and make informed decisions regarding resource allocation and utilization. Eccocar connects underutilized vehicle fleets to the cloud, enabling clients to customize their preferences while promoting resource efficiency, reducing urban congestion, and lowering pollution levels.
Busbud
Venture Round in 2022
Busbud is a mobile app and platform that connects passengers to bus operators. It enables its users to search, compare, and book city-to-city bus tickets for any location and from any location. It is a comprehensive source of city-to-city bus schedules and tickets around the world, gathering schedules for over 10463 cities in 89 countries, in 10 languages, and 15 currencies. The app offers a search tool allowing travelers to discover and plan their next bus trip. Busbud was founded by Michael Gradek, LP Maurice, and Frederic Thouin in October 2011. It is headquartered in Montreal City in Québec, Canada.
Volantio
Series A in 2022
Volantio Inc. is a software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in developing technology solutions for the airline industry. The company focuses on maximizing unit revenues and improving customer experience through its automated, mobile-based software. Volantio's platforms, such as SmartAlerts and PriceStream, enable airlines to engage with customers during their booking journey and enhance retargeted marketing efforts. By capturing customer intent data, the software helps airlines dynamically re-accommodate passengers and optimize capacity utilization, ultimately increasing yield and reducing operational costs. Volantio collaborates with major airlines worldwide, providing tools that offer better predictability and control for travelers while enhancing airline operational efficiency. The company was established in 2008 and has expanded its reach with team members in the Netherlands and Australia.
Chooose
Venture Round in 2022
Chooose builds software to enable the lower carbon fuel value chain.
Kambr
Acquisition in 2022
Kambr Inc., founded in 2019 and based in Amsterdam, New York, provides advisory and software solutions tailored for the airline industry. The company's mission is to assist airlines in optimizing their commercial processes to enhance revenue generation. Kambr's modular revenue management system adopts a comprehensive approach to commercial optimization, allowing airlines to navigate digital transformation challenges effectively. This system incorporates data-driven insights and workflows that enable clients to improve productivity and revenue outcomes. By establishing distinct advisory, media, and solution units, Kambr aims to lead in commercial intelligence and demand management for airlines worldwide.
Outfield
Seed Round in 2021
Outfield is an agritech company focused on transforming orchard management through its precision farming platform. By utilizing unmanned drones and advanced image recognition technology, Outfield collects and analyzes data to deliver actionable insights on key aspects such as fruit counts, blossom mapping, crop load management, and yield forecasting. This innovative approach significantly improves the accuracy of yield estimates, reducing common errors from 20% to less than 10%, thereby enhancing productivity and profitability for growers. The platform processes drone-captured images and returns detailed maps and insights to users within 24 hours, allowing for efficient decision-making. Currently, the service is being tested by growers in the UK, New Zealand, and South Africa, who have praised its flexibility and speed. Outfield aims to scale its operations, expand its offerings, and enter new market segments as it addresses the growing demand for sustainable and efficient fruit farming solutions.
Airside
Corporate Round in 2020
Airside Mobile develops a digital identity platform that enables businesses and consumers to manage their personal information securely and privately. The platform allows users to store personal documents digitally and authenticate their identification efficiently, providing them with control over how and when their information is shared. With a focus on privacy-by-design and advanced security measures, Airside's technology is trusted by significant entities, including the US government and major airlines. This innovative approach enhances user trust by allowing for the reusability of digital identification, facilitating seamless interactions across various services and locations while safeguarding individual privacy.
Refundit
Venture Round in 2019
Refundit is a mobile application designed to simplify the process of reclaiming value-added tax (VAT) refunds for tourists. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Refundit allows users to easily obtain their refunds by taking photos of shopping receipts, thereby eliminating the need for tedious paperwork and long queues at airports. The platform supports VAT refunds for purchases made in more than 50 countries, addressing a significant issue where nearly 90% of refunds entitled to non-EU residents remain unclaimed due to complex processes. Refundit also offers a management platform, VATWISE, for tax authorities, enhancing data analytics and fraud prevention. With a transparent handling fee of 9%, Refundit significantly undercuts traditional companies that charge between 30% and 60%. This innovative approach not only streamlines tax-free shopping for tourists but also sets a new standard in the industry.
Airside
Debt Financing in 2019
Airside Mobile develops a digital identity platform that enables businesses and consumers to manage their personal information securely and privately. The platform allows users to store personal documents digitally and authenticate their identification efficiently, providing them with control over how and when their information is shared. With a focus on privacy-by-design and advanced security measures, Airside's technology is trusted by significant entities, including the US government and major airlines. This innovative approach enhances user trust by allowing for the reusability of digital identification, facilitating seamless interactions across various services and locations while safeguarding individual privacy.
Volantio
Venture Round in 2019
Volantio Inc. is a software company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in developing technology solutions for the airline industry. The company focuses on maximizing unit revenues and improving customer experience through its automated, mobile-based software. Volantio's platforms, such as SmartAlerts and PriceStream, enable airlines to engage with customers during their booking journey and enhance retargeted marketing efforts. By capturing customer intent data, the software helps airlines dynamically re-accommodate passengers and optimize capacity utilization, ultimately increasing yield and reducing operational costs. Volantio collaborates with major airlines worldwide, providing tools that offer better predictability and control for travelers while enhancing airline operational efficiency. The company was established in 2008 and has expanded its reach with team members in the Netherlands and Australia.
Dawex
Venture Round in 2019
Dawex is a French company founded in 2015, specializing in data exchange technology and operating the largest data marketplace. The company provides a platform that enables organizations to securely source and exchange data while ensuring compliance with regulations. With over 12,000 clients across more than 20 sectors, Dawex facilitates the orchestration of data circulation, allowing businesses to develop effective data exchange strategies. Its solutions not only enhance data management but also help organizations generate new revenue streams and increase overall value. Dawex has expanded its operations internationally, with offices in Paris, Lyon, and Montreal, and is actively growing its presence in Asia and the Middle East. In recognition of its innovative approach, Dawex was named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in 2020.
BookingPal
Series D in 2019
BookingPal, Inc. is a cloud-based global distribution system that serves the vacation rental, independent car rental, campground, and RV property rental markets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company offers a centralized booking platform that enhances the online visibility of property managers and owners by distributing listings to major travel websites, travel agents, and tour operators. Its technology includes tools such as myOptimize, which assesses listing quality and provides feedback for optimal channel placement, and myInquiry, which offers a team of reservation agents to assist with guest communications. By connecting property management software with consumer travel websites, BookingPal enables increased bookings and revenue opportunities for property managers and owners worldwide.
TravelClick
Acquisition in 2018
TravelClick provides cloud-based software solutions for hoteliers worldwide. It offers reservation solutions such as iHotelierm that is a central reservation system, iHotelier Web 3.0 that is a game-changing web booking engine, iHotelier Mobile that is a mobile booking engine, iHotelier Global Distribution Systems (GDS) that promotes hotel’s availability in third party channels, Channel Management that provides hotel channel management solutions, iHotelier VoicePro, a private label voice reservations solution, iHotelier Demand that offers access to distribution channels and partnerships, and iHotelier PMS, a property management system solution. TravelClick provides business intelligence solutions that include Rate360 that is a rate comparison tool, Agency360 that gives access to the database of agency bookings, Demand360 that offers access to information and in-depth reports and Enterprise Solutions that is a platform that provides market research and analytical tools. It offers media solutions such as Travel Agent Media that is a solution that drives high value bookings, Display Marketing that is a tool for researching hotels and display remarketing, and Pay-Per-Click Advertising that helps to drive traffic and bookings to hotel’s website. TravelClick provides web solutions in the areas of custom websites, search engine optimization, and social media optimization, guest management, a customer relationship management database and e-mail marketing solution, and training and support services. Global Marketing Services that began operation in 1987 later became TravelClick. TravelClick has its headquarters in New York City. It has additional offices in Barcelona in Spain, Chicago in Illinois in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Atlanta in Georgia, Melbourne in Australia, Singapore, Shanghai in China; Hong Kong, New York City, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, Orlando in Florida, and Tokyo in Japan.
Travel IMS
Acquisition in 2018
Travel IMS is a provider of inventory management systems and packaging capabilities to tour operators, travel agencies and event management companies.
Situm
Seed Round in 2017
Situm specializes in an indoor-outdoor positioning and navigation system that accurately locates users within buildings and large infrastructures. Their technology leverages a disruptive location algorithm and multi-sensor detection methods to utilize existing mobile phone sensors, minimizing the need for additional infrastructure. This capability enables managers in various environments, such as train stations and hotels, to gain insights into visitor movement patterns, identify high-traffic areas, and enhance resource allocation for improved passenger flow and security. Additionally, Situm's platform allows for the tracking of assets, such as vehicles in industrial settings, providing valuable data on performance and utilization. Overall, Situm's solutions offer significant analytical benefits for geo-marketing and operational efficiency.
Betterez
Seed Round in 2017
Betterez offers flexible, scalable cloud based enterprise software solutions in the Reservations and Ticketing Management (RTM) space. We understand that for our customers, reservations and ticketing systems are mission critical. As such the Betterez platform is built with the latest technologies, enterprise grade level security, and proprietary automation. Betterez provides an always on, always current service trusted by our customers around the globe. Customers choose Betterez because we reinvent the way travel and admissions operators manage their reservations and ticketing needs. Our cost effective solutions enable businesses of all sizes to leverage an omni-channel sales and marketing environment. We offer a range of services, support and customer success resources to help our customers get the most from their Betterez deployments, including education, training, and partner integration certification programs. By launching the world’s most flexible single integrated RTM platform, we are leveraging reusable technical components to enable innovation for global enterprises. If your operation is in the airline, car rental, bus, rail, ferry, shuttle, event, box office, or admissions space, we offer solutions to enhance and grow your business.
Pyton Communication Services
Acquisition in 2015
Pyton is an award winning travel technology company with offices in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. For over 20 years, we have delivered successful software applications for travel companies, OTA’s, (virtual) Tour Operators, travel management companies and technology partners in more than 20 countries.
Itesso
Acquisition in 2015
Itesso BV is a provider of cloud-based software solutions tailored for the hospitality industry, headquartered in Breda, the Netherlands. Established in 1994, the company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including the Itesso Enterprise Lodging System, which serves as an above-property cloud platform for hotel management. Its offerings include a booking engine, banqueting modules for managing meetings, and an Integrated Distribution Central Reservations System to streamline the sale of multiple hotels. Itesso also provides the Integrated Distribution Property Management System (IDPMS), which includes functionalities for managing hospitality operations, sales, and distribution channels. Additional products feature The Brilliant Sales and Banqueting Module for conference room management, The Leisure Module for scheduling leisure events, and software solutions for front desk operations and point of sale in restaurants and gift shops. Itesso operates globally, with a focus on enhancing operational efficiency and customer experience in the hospitality sector.
Navitaire
Acquisition in 2015
Navitaire (www.navitaire.com) delivers industry-leading technology services supporting growth, profitability and innovation to more than 50 airlines and rail companies worldwide, including many of the world’s most successful airlines. Navitaire offers a full suite of proven solutions focused on revenue generation and streamlining costs in the areas of reservations, ancillary sales, loyalty, revenue management, revenue accounting and business intelligence. A wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, Navitaire has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Air-Transport IT Services
Acquisition in 2015
AirIT offers a comprehensive suite of IT services, including onsite hardware support, software development, and system integration. Our systems integration capabilities enable us to minimize risk, maximize technology investment, and deliver the best systems integration solution suited to your airport’s needs.
BookingPal
Series B in 2015
BookingPal, Inc. is a cloud-based global distribution system that serves the vacation rental, independent car rental, campground, and RV property rental markets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company offers a centralized booking platform that enhances the online visibility of property managers and owners by distributing listings to major travel websites, travel agents, and tour operators. Its technology includes tools such as myOptimize, which assesses listing quality and provides feedback for optimal channel placement, and myInquiry, which offers a team of reservation agents to assist with guest communications. By connecting property management software with consumer travel websites, BookingPal enables increased bookings and revenue opportunities for property managers and owners worldwide.
Newmarket International
Acquisition in 2013
Newmarket International, Inc. is a provider of sales and catering software tailored for the hospitality and entertainment industries. The company offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that enable midscale hotels, chains, and sales offices to enhance their business operations through features such as account management, rate negotiation, lead-sharing, centralized reporting, and group business management. In addition to its software offerings, Newmarket provides project implementation, product installation, decision consulting, data integration, and training services. Its solutions are utilized globally in various venues, including hotels, casinos, restaurants, visitor bureaus, meeting arenas, and convention centers. Newmarket International boasts over 70,000 users worldwide and has more than 8,000 installations across 92 countries.
Yapta
Series D in 2013
Yapta, Inc. specializes in airfare and hotel price tracking solutions designed for both corporate and personal travelers. Founded in 2006 and based in Seattle, the company offers several key services: FareIQ, which provides intelligent price tracking and alerts for airfare savings; RoomIQ, which monitors hotel bookings for price reductions and additional amenities; and TravelAI, an analytics tool that captures and analyzes pricing data for airfares and hotel rates. Yapta also assists personal travelers by offering price tracking services for flights, rental cars, and airline refunds, ensuring users can maximize their travel budgets. As of December 2019, Yapta operates as a subsidiary of Coupa Software Incorporated.
airconomy aviation intelligence GmbH & Co. KG
Acquisition in 2012
airconomy aviation intelligence GmbH & Co. KG, a strategy consultancy, provides market intelligence services for aviation networks and the airline industry.
Perez Informatique
Acquisition in 2010
Perez Informatique specializes in developing software solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The company focuses on creating management and administration tools specifically designed for travel agencies. Its offerings include software for managing passenger transport and facilitating the production and distribution of tourism-related services. By streamlining operations for travel agencies, Perez Informatique aims to enhance efficiency and improve overall service delivery in the tourism sector.
Amadeus IT Group Colombia
Acquisition in 2009
Amadeus Colombia Ltda. designs and develops tourism specific software and provides information technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry.
Amadeus Kuwait CO WLL
Acquisition in 2008
Amadeus Kuwait CO WLL provides technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry. It offers distribution and content, sales and e-commerce, business management, and services and consulting services. The company serves airlines, hotels, car rental companies, railway companies, ferry lines, cruise lines, insurance companies, tour operators, travel sellers, and travel buyers.
Sistemas de Distribución Amadeus Chile
Acquisition in 2008
Sistemas de Distribución Amadeus Chile S.A. provides information technology (IT) solutions to the travel and tourism industry. The company develops computerized reservation systems and software which are used by approximately 200 Chilean travel agencies. Sistemas de Distribución Amadeus Chile S.A. was formerly known as Sistemas de Distribución y Reservas System One Chile Limitada and it changed its name to Sistemas de Distribución Amadeus Chile S.A.
TravelTainment
Acquisition in 2006
TravelTainment develops software solutions for the travel distribution on the Internet and at travel agencies.
Amadeus Revenue Integrity
Acquisition in 2003
Amadeus Revenue Integrity, Inc. operates as an application service provider for the airline, travel, and hospitality industries.
Amadeus Germany
Acquisition in 2003
Amadeus Germany GmbH distributes travel and tourism industry software solutions in Germany.
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