# Pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors (2026 list)

> 46 pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors, 70% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Right Side Capital Management, Goldman Sachs.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-traveltech-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a pre-seed round raised by a travel & Hospitality company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 46 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fpre-seed-traveltech-investors)The top 25

**46** investors on the list *-1* this week

**1,402** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market

**$1.2M** median round they joined *-85%* against the market median

**70%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**41%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (23)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Right Side Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **834** **$875K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 3 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) *Deploying now* Angel network · United Kingdom **379** **$431K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [Angel Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **282** **$1.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 6 [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **280** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Altair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altair-capital-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · Singapore **196** **$2.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Inflection Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **181** **$1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Expert Dojo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expert-dojo) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **136** **$600K** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 10 [Barclays Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barclays-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United Kingdom **128** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [Elevate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-ventures-3) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **122** **$1.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Eleven Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eleven-ventures-3) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **120** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **97** **$3.4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [Praetura Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **79** **$3.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [X Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xtech-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **58** **$2.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Superhero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/superhero-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Finland **54** **$1.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **41** **$814K** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Recursive Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recursive-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **35** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Incisive Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incisive-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **3** **$2.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Mu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mu-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **3** **$3.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 21 [Uncommon Denominator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uncommon-denominator) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **3** **$4.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Rising Tide Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rising-tide-investment) quiet VC firm · Singapore **2** **$1.4M** median round **Jun 2025** last seen
- 23 [White Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/white-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **2** **$1.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Vladas Lašas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vladas-lasas) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **$853K** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 25 [African Diaspora Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/african-diaspora-network) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **-** median round **Nov 2025** last seen

**21 more on this list**

All 46 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Nayara](https://millionrounds.com/company/nayara)** Pre-seed · $522K *Led by* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)
- **5** Nov **[Pay2o](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay2o)** Seed *Led by* [X Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xtech-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Amara](https://millionrounds.com/company/amara)** Pre-seed · $4.2M *With* [IBB Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibb-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Juritas](https://millionrounds.com/company/juritas)** Pre-seed · $1.6M *With* [Angel Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-invest)
- **30** Oct **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · $10M *With* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)
- **30** Oct **[Viridian Ingni Propulsion](https://millionrounds.com/company/viridian-ingni-propulsion)** Pre-seed · $175K *Led by* [Inflection Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inflection-point-ventures)

## Stages This Year

1,371 rounds

- Venture **25%**
- Pre-seed **23%**
- Seed **20%**
- Series A **11%**
- Debt **5%**
- Other **16%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **664**
- Big Data & Analytics **82**
- Fintech **77**
- Healthcare **67**
- Financial Services **62**
- Aerospace & Space **36**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

484 Q1 25

433 Q2 25

480 Q3 25

482 Q4 25

452 Q1 26

404 Q2 26

262 Q3 26

62 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders in travel and hospitality

- The Suitcase Entrepreneur Natalie Sisson · 2013 3.87 from 362 ratings on Goodreads Travel and hospitality Company building About the book Everybody has the right to build a business from anywhere and design a lifestyle they love. That’s what this book will teach you to do. If you’ve always thought that having the freedom to do what you want when you want was just a pipe dream, then think again. Right now… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Extreme Teams: Why Pixar, Netflix, Airbnb, and Other Cutting-Edge Companies Succeed Where Most Fail Robert Bruce Shaw · 2017 3.83 from 343 ratings on Goodreads Travel and hospitality Company building About the book Managers want great teams, but most build them around decades-old ideas and practices made popular by companies that have lost their edge. Extreme Teams looks at the new generation of teams driving growth in today’s most innovative firms. They do this by doing things… On AmazonListen on Audible
- High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/person/elad-gil) · 2018 4.08 from 2,833 ratings on Goodreads Travel and hospitality Company building About the book Well-known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coinbase, Stripe, and Square as they've grown from small companies into global brands. Across all of these break-out companies, a set… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Quick answers about pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors

### Who are the most active pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Right Side Capital Management, Goldman Sachs, SFC Capital and Angel Invest.

### How many pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors are there?

46 are on record. 70% made an investment in the last 12 months and 41% have led a round.

### Which stages do pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Pre-seed (33%) and Seed (27%).

### How big are the rounds pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $2.2M.

### Which sectors do pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Fintech.

### Which pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors lead the most rounds?

Goldman Sachs (22 led), Y Combinator (11 led) and Inflection Point Ventures (6 led).

### Where are pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (13), the United Kingdom (4) and Singapore (3).

### What have pre-seed travel & Hospitality investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Nayara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with SFC Capital), Pay2o (Seed, Nov 2026, with X Tech Ventures) and Amara (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with IBB Ventures).

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