Investment Opportunities in Travel 

 Amphibious Seaplane & Air Charter Network

Invest in a groundbreaking venture revolutionising premium, eco-conscious travel in Southeast Asia. Our company is building the region’s first scalable amphibious seaplane and air charter network, providing seamless connections to remote, high-demand waterfront and other domestic destinations.

Why Invest?

• Massive Growth Potential: Targeting a $800M+ annual market opportunity in the rapidly growing tourism sector.

• Proven Concept: Inspired by globally successful models, blending private jet-style luxury with affordability.

• Eco-Innovation: Committed to sustainability, aiming for Asia’s first zero-emission aircraft fleet.

• Strategic Partnerships: Backed by leading luxury hospitality brands and strong government support.

• Experienced Leadership: Managed by a seasoned team of aviation, finance, and hospitality experts, driving innovation and sustainable growth.

• Multi-Use Business Model: Beyond tourism, applications include corporate, medical, and logistics services. Complementary operations to be added in the coming years, providing cost-efficiencies and further value-chain control.

Funding Requirements:

• Raising $5M to accelerate regional expansion, finance aircraft acquisitions and drive marketing initiatives.

This is a unique opportunity to invest in a de-risked, high-margin business poised to transform regional travel while prioritising sustainability.

Contact: Schalk van der Westhuizen, CFO
schalk@seaplaneasia.com

Enterprise Platform

An all-in-one cloud-based platform designed to empower travel companies by streamlining their business operations, utilizing AI, automation and integrations. Increase efficiency, while enhancing the traveler journey. Full CRM and front-end trip planner and itinerary builder. Booking engine (OBT) white labeled for travel agencies and advisors. Advanced Sabre integration for profile and PNR management with limitless PCC mapping. Excellent for team collaboration, and managing custom FITs, group, and luxury travel.

350+ travel agencies license the platform monthly, generating $200K+ in ARR. Projecting 2K+ paying advisors and $1.2M+ in ARR in 2025 reaching profitability. The company signed 3 enterprise brand customers in 2024 with 6 more in the pipeline. The average advisor spends $260 per month on multiple B2B tools and subscriptions to operate their business. The company charges $45 a month for 1 full suite of comparable tools and services.

Raising $2M in a SAFE note. We are looking for a lead investor. The company has formerly raised $2.5M.

The total addressable market is 1M+ agents globally, $540M in ARR and $900B in GBV. The company generates revenue from monthly SaaS fees, setup fees, commissions on bookings and fees on client payment transactions.

Contact: Matt Zito matt@travelstartups.co to learn more about this investment opportunity.

Travel Investment Group

Acquiring a minority, non-control ownership stake in a highly profitable, dividend paying, fast grow pre-IPO company travel company.

Seeking investors in the group. The group mangers include a respected entrepreneur from within the travel industry and the current CFO of the acquiring company. The managers have a LOI to acquire the minority interest and have negotiated a discounted valuation due to a highly motivated founder, seller.

Raising: $100M in cash, debt or a hybrid combination. Minimum $10M checks.

Post-acquisition, managers estimate the investment group will receive $13M in dividends in 2024, $46M in 2025, $65M in 2026 and $90M in 2027.

Contact: Matt Zito matt@travelstartups.co to learn more about this investment opportunity. 

Jack Laurier – Luxury Real Estate Investment & Vacation Property Management

Invest in high-yield, low risk luxury SFL (Single Family Leisure) real estate as well as a make a seed investment in our highly profitable vacation rental management company. Jack Laurier (JL) is a privately owned luxury SFL operator with proven international experience in over 35+ markets across the Americas, Caribbean, Europe, and South-East Asia. JL sources, acquires and operates $3M-$7M vacation homes in the most profitable, high barrier-to-entry, stable growth markets around the world. We have a proven track record of value buying (the discipline of sourcing and buying real estate that has below-market values), of elevating spaces and property values to record prices per square foot, and of producing individual property revenues in the top 1% of all luxury vacation rental managers in the world.

Our operating method produces occupancy rates above 80%, gross margins above 50%, and double-digit cash yields (unlevered) for our propco partners. Contact us today for a confidential information memorandum and discuss a luxury real estate asset purchase and or an investment in our fast-growing management company.

Contact: Principal, Charles J. Centauro charles@jacklaurier.com 1-888-897-4488 Ext.700

http://www.jacklaurier.com

Portfolio of African-focused travel-tech startups

Leading Africa’s Tourism Industry to a Greener Future. Venture studio based in Nairobi, Kenya, that has developed a process to generate, validate, build, and scale startups to solve the biggest problems in Africa’s tourism industry, a $200B market with little formal competition. Has built 5 start-ups in 18 months; 99% QoQ average revenue growth since inception; Q1 2024 at $700k in revenue. 

Raising $5M USD. Has received a major commitment from a well-known VC. Investments will be received into a UK domiciled holding company, which in turn holds between 40% and 70% equity in each of the start-ups already built. New investment will allow the studio to start between 9 and 12 additional start-ups. 

Contact:  Jan Van der Does de Willebois  jan@purpleelephant.ventures 

https://www.purpleelephant.ventures

Group Hotels OTA

Revenue generating OTA startup selling group travel through a unique collective booking process. Upscale accommodations for special group trips up to 30% less than published rates. Using AI to enable smaller groups to access discounts that were only available to larger groups. Have generated $70,000 in NET Revenue, over $700,000 in Gross Bookings, 1,600 room nights sold.  Headquarters: USA

Raising $1,000,000 in seed capital for 18-months of runway. Forecast to make $50M in commission revenue in 5 years. Request our investment deck and schedule a demo of our application. This company has emanated from the TSi travel acceleration program.

Air/Rail/Intermodal Freight Travel Disruption

Revenue generating, monthly recurring revenue startup. Streamlining the travel claim process by automatically requesting claims on behalf of enterprises and passengers in the event of a qualifying disruption. Targeting air, rail and freight verticals for travel disruptions to process shipping, flight delays and baggage loss claims using AI. Website and API, running both B2C and B2B product. Generating $1,500 in monthly recurring revenue. Headquarters UK.

Raising $750,000 for 18-months runway to get to $2.4M in Annual recurring revenue. Entering new markets with limited competition. This company has emanated from the TSi travel acceleration program.

Hotels OTA

Novel OTA startup transforming online hotel bookings by introducing an exciting auction-based system. Unlike traditional booking sites, this startup aims to break travelers free from hidden fees and inflated prices. Our approach unlocks genuine discounts on hotel rooms, sparing you from years of rate parity agreements that have hindered consumers from saving 15-30%. Join savvy travelers who turn every trip into an adventure, where affordable luxury is the new reality. We want to be 100% transparent. We take the difference between what we get the hotel room from our partners and where the auction ends. You choose the markup for us! Request our investment deck and current traction. We are 2 college students that has already built an amazing team of talented people around us. Headquarters USA.

Raising $500,000 in pre-seed capital to launch the application. Get in on the ground floor for the next big opportunity in leisure travel. This company has emanated from the TSi travel acceleration program.

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