# Thayer Investment Partners

> A strategic venture capital firm investing in the entrepreneurs shaping the global travel industry. Pioneers in travel technology since 2008.

Thayer Investment Partners backs the founders building companies that reshape how the world moves, stays, and experiences new places. The firm invests on behalf of the travel industry — across horizontal platforms (payments, cybersecurity, workforce) and vertical solutions (loyalty, distribution, operating systems) — to make travel operations and consumption safer, easier, and more intelligent. Its investors include global corporations, executives, operators, and accomplished entrepreneurs. PhocusWire has named Thayer the #1 travel-tech investor three years running.

## Core pages
- [Home](https://thayer.vc/): Firm overview and thesis — investing in the entrepreneurs shaping the global travel industry.
- [About](https://thayer.vc/about): A history of innovation in travel; the firm and its approach since 2008.
- [Portfolio](https://thayer.vc/portfolio): Companies shaping the future of global travel — every business that sells to, partners with, or consumes travel.
- [Insights](https://thayer.vc/news): News, research, and commentary from Thayer and its portfolio companies.

## Insights (recent)
- [Thayer Named #1 Travel Tech Investor by PhocusWire — Three Years Running](https://thayer.vc/news/phocuswire-top-investors-2026)
- [JetStream Launches with $34M Seed to Bring Governance to Enterprise AI](https://thayer.vc/news/jetstream-34m-seed)
- [Thayer Backs Slang AI in $36M Series B](https://thayer.vc/news/slang-ai-36m-series-b)
- [Mews Closes $300M Series D at $2.5B Valuation](https://thayer.vc/news/mews-300m-series-d)
- [ResortPass and the Rise of the Staycation Economy](https://thayer.vc/news/resortpass-staycation-economy)

## Notes
- Sitemap: https://thayer.vc/sitemap.xml
- Established 2008; focus is travel technology and the global travel industry.
- Investor Relations is handled on a separate external portal and is not part of this site.