Investing in the Entrepreneurs Shaping the Global Travel Industry.
Thayer Investment Partners is a strategic venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs navigate the dynamic, complex world of travel. Our investors are global corporations, executives, operators and accomplished entrepreneurs who share our belief that travel builds a better world.
- “Working with Thayer is like having an experienced strategic operator on our side, not just another tech investor.” — Richard Valtr, Founder, Mews
- “I never would have considered Rain a travel company, but Thayer has proven otherwise. Their team works in the background to drive exposure and partnership across a large and important category.” — Farooq Malik, Co-Founder & CEO, Rain
- “Every investor claims to be value-add, Thayer is at the top of the list of those who actually are! Their unique ability to drive high-value partnerships in the travel industry is unparalleled.” — Pierre-Olivier Lepage, CEO, Cruisebound
- “The Thayer Annual Summit is a special event. The kind where every conversation counted and turned into signed partnerships to help transform the travel & hospitality industry. I feel very grateful to be a part of the Thayer network and I'm looking forward to events to come.” — David Lord, CEO, Guidesly
Invest in Travel.
Travel is more than airlines and accommodations – it is how and why people leave home and what shapes where and how they choose to live in the first place. We invest on behalf of the travel industry. From horizontal platforms—payments, cybersecurity, and workforce management—to vertical solutions across loyalty, distribution, and critical operating systems, we back both industry outsiders and seasoned operators. We connect dots and open doors across the largest and most dynamic industry in the world: hotels, transportation, airlines, cruise, agencies, restaurants, events, sports, entertainment, and experiences.
Relay Raises $36M to Scale AI-Powered Frontline Operations
Thayer Investment Partners participates in Relay's $36 million round, led by International Paper, as the system of action for physical operations expands its AI platform across hospitality and industry.
HyperGuest Raises $25M to Scale AI-Era Hotel Distribution
AMI, the mid-market investment arm of Apax Partners, invests $25 million in HyperGuest, the platform connecting tens of thousands of hotels with thousands of travel companies, technology providers, and AI agents.
BoomPop Joins Navan to Scale AI-Powered Event Planning
Navan, the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform, acquires Thayer Investment Partners portfolio company BoomPop, folding its AI-native event-planning software into a single platform used by thousands of companies.
A History of Innovation in Travel.
Since 2008, Thayer Investment Partners has been at the forefront of travel technology investing, partnering with visionary founders to build companies that reshape how the world moves, stays, and experiences new places.