# Byway: Leisure, London, United Kingdom

> Byway: Byway is a London-based travel startup founded in 2020, dedicated to promoting flight-free "slow travel" holiday packages.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/byway (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Byway

Byway is a London-based travel startup founded in 2020, dedicated to promoting flight-free "slow travel" holiday packages.

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Funding reported Last round: Series A

Leisure London, United Kingdom

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2020 6 years old
- **Team:** 80 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 6.4M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series A Jul 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Byway has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Byway

Byway is a London-based travel startup founded in 2020, dedicated to promoting flight-free "slow travel" holiday packages.

The company offers customized itineraries that utilize trains, boats, buses, and bikes to create enjoyable journeys across the UK, Europe, and beyond. Byway's mission is to make slow travel mainstream, emphasizing the experience of the journey itself. As a certified B Corporation, Byway is committed to sustainability and consumer protection, being ABTA bonded. The company employs proprietary AI-powered routing technology to simplify the booking of multi-stop overland trips, ensuring optimized travel experiences. Each package includes transport, locally-owned accommodations, a digital journey guide, and in-trip support, along with features like WhatsApp assistance and disruption rerouting. Byway targets environmentally conscious travelers who value personalized, low-carbon holidays and seek a seamless travel planning experience.

## What company datasets say Byway raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **6.4M** in the source's currency

Rounds **3**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **6.7M**

Last round date **Jul 2024**

Investors listed **10**

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Heartcore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/heartcore-capital)
- [Hermesa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hermesa)
- [Eka Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eka-ventures)
- [Founders Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-s-factory)
- [Founders Factory Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-factory-africa)

Each firm lists Byway on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

consumers slow travel experience trip disruption replanning travel agencies carbon footprint reduction eco-friendly holidays trip support multi-stop journeys overtourism mitigation information technology & services tourism & travel locally owned accommodation flight-free travel route optimization sustainable tourism innovation trip support via whatsapp

Built with from their website

TypeScript Google Workspace Next.js webpack Amazon AWS Sendgrid Google Meet Twilio SendGrid Email Marketing Campaigns React Trustpilot

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Leisure
- **Industry code:** NAICS 56151, 561520, SIC 4725
- **Region:** England
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/byway-travel)

## Leisure in United Kingdom

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- [**weswap.com** London · founded 2010](https://millionrounds.com/startup/weswap-com)

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