# Travel & Hospitality investors in Asia (2026 list)

> 56 travel & Hospitality investors in Asia, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners.

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

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# Travel & Hospitality investors in Asia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a travel & Hospitality company in Asia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**56** investors on the list No change this week

**1,363** cheques in 12 months *+3%* against the market

**$9.5M** median round they joined *+19%* against the market median

**93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**52%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$35M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 4 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **498** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) *Deploying now* Investment bank · Japan **443** **$5.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **317** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **295** **$16M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) *Deploying now* Investment firm **293** **$58M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 10 [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) *Deploying now* Investment firm · Japan **247** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [HSBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **234** **$45M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **217** **$9.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 13 [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **200** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **189** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 15 [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **179** **$130M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **173** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **124** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Matrix Partners India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-india) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **109** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) *Deploying now* Hedge fund · United Arab Emirates **104** **$31M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **99** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Golden Gate Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-gate-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **96** **$6.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Surge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv-partners) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Singapore **91** **$5.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 23 [Mobile Internet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mobile-internet-capital-inc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **82** **$3.8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Alteria Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alteria-capital) *Deploying now* Venture debt · India **81** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [InnoVen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innoven-capital-india) *Deploying now* Venture debt · India **78** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**31 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[URobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/urobotics)** Series A · $30M *With* [TS Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ts-investment-2)
- **5** Nov **[Sand.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sand-ai)** Series A · $200M *With* [Matrix Partners China](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-china-2)
- **5** Nov **[Simulacra](https://millionrounds.com/company/simulacra)** Pre-seed *Led by* [ANRI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anri)
- **4** Nov **Sentra** Series C · $150M *With* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)
- **4** Nov **[Nooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)** Growth · $500M *Led by* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- **3** Nov **[Nuuk](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuuk)** $10M *Led by* [RPSG Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rpsg-capital-ventures)

## Stages This Year

1,119 rounds

- Series A **17%**
- Venture **17%**
- Seed **13%**
- Debt **12%**
- Series B **10%**
- Other **32%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **471**
- Fintech **78**
- Financial Services **58**
- Healthcare **56**
- Big Data & Analytics **49**
- Biotech **48**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

308 Q1 25

326 Q2 25

396 Q3 25

423 Q4 25

453 Q1 26

345 Q2 26

292 Q3 26

118 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## 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 travel & Hospitality investors in Asia

### Who are the most active travel & Hospitality investors in Asia?

By cheques observed, the most active are General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs and HSG.

### How many travel & Hospitality investors in Asia are there?

56 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 52% have led a round.

### Which stages do travel & Hospitality investors in Asia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (23%) and Seed (17%).

### How big are the rounds travel & Hospitality investors in Asia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M.

### Which sectors do travel & Hospitality investors in Asia back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Financial Services.

### Which travel & Hospitality investors in Asia lead the most rounds?

General Catalyst (97 led), Lightspeed Venture Partners (83 led) and Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led).

### Where are travel & Hospitality investors in Asia based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (7), Japan (6) and Singapore (3).

### What have travel & Hospitality investors in Asia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with TS Investment), Sand.ai (Series A, Nov 2026, with Matrix Partners China) and Simulacra (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with ANRI).

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