StartX Fund, Sand Hill Angels, New York Angels, Plug n Play Ventures, and the cofounders of Hipmunk, TripIt, Get There, Trulia, Sherman's Travel, Lastminute.com, JetBlue and Google Now.

TEAM: The founding team and advisors were previously leaders at Viator, Intrepid, Bain, Starwood Hotels, Kayak, Yelp, Liftopia, All Trails, TripIt, Trainline, Hotels.com, OneFineStay, and Flight Network.

RECOGNITION: Winner of the Phocuswright Innovation Battleground - travel tech's premier startup competition. "Top 6 Travel App" Washington Times, "Top resource for tours" Frommers.

Travelstride is the most comprehensive search engine and reviews platform for all professionally planned vacations and trip planners - the Airbnb or Houzz of the category.

We were all born to explore and yearn to connect more deeply with people and places, yet the hassles of planning the logistics stops millions of people from their dream trips each year. Whatever wonderful travel means to you, Travelstride provides the simplest path to finding your perfect trip with the right balance of comfort and adventure.

We are building the most engaged community marketplace for wonderful travel, made easy. We've influenced over 3 million travelers so far and host more than 50,000 professionally-planned trips - from private tailor-made vacations to group tour packages, to expedition cruises, to independent adventures. With itineraries across every continent planned by 1,500+ of the best local experts and global companies, everyone can find the perfect trip for their style and budget. Powered by expert advice and real traveler reviews, the Travelstride community enables travelers to explore places near and far with curiosity, confidence, and connections.

VISION: Become the most useful and active travel community, where people of all stripes find, share, and book wonderful trips.