# Johannes Koeppel

> Johannes Koeppel is the Swiss co-founder of WeTravel, the booking, payments, and operations platform for multi-day travel businesses. His experience organizing trips in Central Asia informed the venture he developed while pursuing an MBA at Berkeley Haas. He served as CEO before moving into the chief product officer role in January 2023; current public records identify him as co-founder.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at WeTravel
- **Organizations:** WeTravel, International Committee of the Red Cross, Berkeley SkyDeck
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Master of Arts in International Affairs, Geneva Graduate Institute, Bachelor of Arts in Economic History, University of Geneva, Exchange student, Economic History, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded WeTravel with Garib Mehdiyev and Zaky Prabowo., Received a Hansoo Lee Fellowship in 2014., Led WeTravel as CEO before its 2023 leadership transition.

## Career timeline

- **2010–2013** — Worked with the ICRC in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, including as head of office.
- **2014** — Developed the student-stage WeTravel venture and received a shared Hansoo Lee Fellowship.
- **2015** — Graduated from Berkeley Haas with an MBA.
- **2016** — WeTravel publicly launched after a beta period; Koeppel served as CEO.
- **2018** — WeTravel raised $2 million in seed funding.
- **2022** — WeTravel raised a $27 million Series B.
- **2023-01-05** — Moved from CEO to the newly created CPO role as Ted Clements became CEO.
- **2025-10** — WeTravel identified Josh Chang as CPO; Koeppel’s current LinkedIn identifies him as co-founder.

## Achievements

- Co-founded WeTravel with Garib Mehdiyev and Zaky Prabowo.
- Received a Hansoo Lee Fellowship in 2014.
- Led WeTravel as CEO before its 2023 leadership transition.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — WeTravel’s October 7 product update identifies Josh Chang as CPO, so Koeppel’s CPO role is treated as historical.
- **2025-09** — The company he co-founded announced a $92 million Series C led by Sapphire Ventures.
- **2026-09** — WeTravel announced its acquisition of Tourwriter; this is a company development rather than a new personal appointment.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanneskoeppel/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12