SmarterTravel

Independent expert advice and unbiased reviews on the best travel deals, destinations, and money-saving tips.

About

Founded

2018

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Industry

Travel

Company Description

By leveraging AI and machine learning, we are building a consumer-centric online travel experience that will offer both breadth of selection and curated recommendations, allowing travelers to book with ease, confidence, and speed.

Quick Links

Website Jobs

Funding

Total Raised

$9.5 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Link Ventures, Second Alpha

Company Traction

As of July 2023, SmarterTravel has 48.8K Instagram followers, 149K Facebook followers, and 279.8K Twitter followers.

As of September 2021, SmarterTravel has 7 million email subscribers, and its first product, HopJump, grew to 60,000 users in a couple of months.

Between September 2020 and September 2021, SmarterTravel reported an 8x increase in revenue.

Leadership Team

Jordan Staab: CEO at SmarterTravel. Former CEO at Cognius.

Sayantan Bhowmick: VP of Finance at SmarterTravel. Former Manager, Financial Analysis at Liberty Mutal Insurance.

Michael Mitchell: VP of Analytics at SmarterTravel. Former Director of Analytics at Cognius.

Kevin Thomas: VP of Engineering at SmarterTravel. Former Senior Software Engineer at Cognius.

Press

TechCrunch (September 15, 2021): SmarterTravel sheds HopJump name, begins a new journey with $9.5M round