Tripadvisor built the internet's memory of travel. Now it is trying to turn a billion-plus opinions into an experiences-first marketplace before AI rewrites how people choose where to go.
Transit is a Montreal-based mobile app that turns the chaos of public transportation into a single, legible screen. It aggregates real-time schedules, GPS vehicle locations, and crowdsourced rider data across more than 1,100 cities in dozens of countries, layering in bikeshare, carshare, ridehail, microtransit, and mobile ticketing so people can navigate a city without owning a car. Founded by Sam Vermette and Guillaume Campagna, Transit partners directly with transit agencies who endorse and increasingly sponsor the app for their riders.
Travefy is a Lincoln, Nebraska-based SaaS company that builds itinerary management, proposal, CRM, and marketing software for travel professionals. Founded in 2012, it pivoted from consumer group-trip planning to a B2B platform now trusted by 50,000+ travel brands worldwide, helping travel advisors, agencies, tour operators, and DMCs design branded itineraries, send proposals, manage clients, and market their businesses from a single connected platform.