Investing in the Entrepreneurs Shaping the Global Travel Industry.
Thayer Investment Partners is a strategic venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs navigate the dynamic, complex world of travel. Our investors are global corporations, executives, operators and accomplished entrepreneurs who share our belief that travel builds a better world.
- “Working with Thayer is like having an experienced strategic operator on our side, not just another tech investor.” — Richard Valtr, Founder, Mews
- “I never would have considered Rain a travel company, but Thayer has proven otherwise. Their team works in the background to drive exposure and partnership across a large and important category.” — Farooq Malik, Co-Founder & CEO, Rain
- “Every investor claims to be value-add, Thayer is at the top of the list of those who actually are! Their unique ability to drive high-value partnerships in the travel industry is unparalleled.” — Pierre-Olivier Lepage, CEO, Cruisebound
- “The Thayer Annual Summit is a special event. The kind where every conversation counted and turned into signed partnerships to help transform the travel & hospitality industry. I feel very grateful to be a part of the Thayer network and I'm looking forward to events to come.” — David Lord, CEO, Guidesly
Invest in Travel.
Travel is more than airlines and accommodations – it is how and why people leave home and what shapes where and how they choose to live in the first place. We invest on behalf of the travel industry. From horizontal platforms—payments, cybersecurity, and workforce management—to vertical solutions across loyalty, distribution, and critical operating systems, we back both industry outsiders and seasoned operators. We connect dots and open doors across the largest and most dynamic industry in the world: hotels, transportation, airlines, cruise, agencies, restaurants, events, sports, entertainment, and experiences.
TravelX Raises Series A to Scale Post-Booking Revenue Management
Thayer Investment Partners participates in TravelX's Series A, led by Kaszek, as the company scales the RmX platform turning static airline inventory into a dynamic, continuously optimized asset.
Thayer Named to TIME's List of America's Top Venture Capital Firms for 2026
TIME and Statista include Thayer Investment Partners among America's 350 Top Venture Capital Firms of 2026, the year Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures united into a single platform dedicated to travel.
MarginEdge Raises $80M Series D to Scale AI-Native Restaurant Operations
The $80 million Series D, with participation from Thayer Investment Partners and Derive Ventures and jointly led by Schooner Capital and Ten Coves Capital, brings the restaurant management platform's total funding to $162 million as it expands practical AI across purchasing, inventory, and accounting.
A History of Innovation in Travel.
Since 2008, Thayer Investment Partners has been at the forefront of travel technology investing, partnering with visionary founders to build companies that reshape how the world moves, stays, and experiences new places.