# Solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality (2026 list) > 20 solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality, 40% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Kunal Shah, Peter Kern. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/solo-angels-traveltech (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality Updated 7 November 2026 Solo angels we have observed in a travel & Hospitality round in the last two years. [See all 20 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsolo-angels-traveltech)The top 20 **20** investors on the list *-2* this week **94** cheques in 12 months *-51%* against the market **$4M** median round they joined *-50%* against the market median **40%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **5%** have led a round ## The Top 20 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (8) - 1 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Kunal Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah) *Deploying now* Angel **104** **$2.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Peter Kern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-kern) quiet Angel **5** **$5.8M** median round **Jun 2025** last seen - 4 [Les Szekely](https://millionrounds.com/fund/les-szekely) quiet Angel **4** **$18M** median round **May 2025** last seen - 5 [Nigel Wray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nigel-wray) quiet Angel **4** **$8.7M** median round **Apr 2025** last seen - 6 [Jonathan Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smith) quiet Angel **2** **$1M** median round **Jan 2025** last seen - 7 [Onsi Sawiris](https://millionrounds.com/fund/onsi-sawiris) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$18M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Sake Bosch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sake-bosch) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Amy Schumer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amy-schumer) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$60M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 10 [Chad Stephens](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-stephens) quiet Angel **1** **$381K** median round **Feb 2025** last seen - 11 [David Bernstein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-bernstein) quiet Angel **1** **$8.4M** median round **Apr 2025** last seen - 12 [Jared Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-smith) quiet Angel **1** **$26M** median round **Nov 2024** last seen - 13 [Jeffrey Davis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeffrey-davis) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Jon Gieselman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jon-gieselman) quiet Angel **1** **$10M** median round **Jun 2025** last seen - 15 [Lennert den Teuling](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lennert-den-teuling) quiet Angel **1** **$500K** median round **Mar 2025** last seen - 16 [Mariano Otero](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mariano-otero) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$600K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Song Pak](https://millionrounds.com/fund/song-pak) quiet Angel **1** **$3M** median round **Apr 2025** last seen - 18 [Tim Rossanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-rossanis) quiet Angel **1** **$381K** median round **Feb 2025** last seen - 19 [Todd Deutsch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-deutsch) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 20 [Yaniv Bernstein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yaniv-bernstein) quiet Angel **1** **$381K** median round **Feb 2025** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **28** Oct **[Viatik](https://millionrounds.com/company/viatik)** Seed · $600K *With* [Mariano Otero](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mariano-otero) - **27** Oct **[Mostest](https://millionrounds.com/company/mostest)** Seed · $4M *With* [Todd Deutsch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-deutsch) - **21** Oct **[YGO](https://millionrounds.com/company/ygo)** Series A · $9M *With* [Sake Bosch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sake-bosch) - **14** Oct **[Parallel Loop](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel-loop)** Seed · $6.6M *With* [Kunal Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kunal-shah) - **14** Oct **[Dapta](https://millionrounds.com/company/dapta)** Seed · $6M *With* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - **28** Sept **[erad](https://millionrounds.com/company/erad)** Series A · $22M *With* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) ## Stages This Year 93 rounds - Seed **31%** - Series A **15%** - Venture **14%** - Pre-seed **9%** - Debt **9%** - Other **23%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **36** - Fintech **12** - Financial Services **8** - Travel & Hospitality **6** - Big Data & Analytics **5** - B2B **4** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 56 Q1 25 49 Q2 25 46 Q3 25 42 Q4 25 36 Q1 26 21 Q2 26 19 Q3 26 6 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [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 - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=travel) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality ### Who are the most active solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality? By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Kunal Shah, Peter Kern, Les Szekely and Nigel Wray. ### How many solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality are there? 20 are on record. 40% made an investment in the last 12 months and 5% have led a round. ### Which stages do solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (40%) and Series A (19%). ### How big are the rounds solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $4M. ### Which sectors do solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Financial Services. ### Where are solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (1). ### What have solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality invested in recently? Recent rounds include Viatik (Seed, Oct 2026, with Mariano Otero), Mostest (Seed, Oct 2026, with Todd Deutsch) and YGO (Series A, Oct 2026, with Sake Bosch). ### How is this list of solo angels backing Travel & Hospitality ranked? By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night. Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)