Travelstart Overview

  • Founded
  • 1999

Founded
  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 170

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

  • Investments
  • 1

Travelstart General Information

Description

Operator of an online travel booking platform intended for business and leisure travelers. The company offers services catering to search, comparison and booking of flights, buses, hotels, car hire, holiday packages and activities all in one place, enabling affordable travel and simplifying the travel booking experience for the customers.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Other Industries
Application Software
Primary Office
  • Darter Studio, Longkloof
  • Darters Road, Gardens
  • Cape Town, 8001
  • South Africa

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Travelstart Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Travelstart Comparisons

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Industry
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Employees
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Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Travelstart Competitors (27)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
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Travelstart Executive Team (9)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Philip Åkesson Chief Executive Officer
Handre Oosthuizen Co-Chief Financial Officer
Amanpreet Singh Group Chief Operations Officer
Paulina Klotzbücher Managing Director, Middle East & Group Chief Commercial Officer
John Friel Country Manager - South Africa
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Travelstart Board Members (2)

Name Representing Role Since
000000 0000000000 Amadeus Capital Partners Board Member 000 0000
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Travelstart Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Travelstart Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Travelstart Investments (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
0000 000000 0 10-Oct-2019 0000000000 Media and Information Services (B2B) 0000000 0
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Travelstart Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
0000 000000 00000 Media and Information Services (B2B) Cape Town, South Africa 0000
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