# Todd Sullivan

> Todd Sullivan is the CEO and co-founder of Humoniq (YC S25), an AI-native business process outsourcing company that uses voice and text AI agents to run customer support and back-office operations for airlines, airports, OTAs and travel management companies. An Australian software engineer turned repeat founder, he previously co-founded Flightfox (YC S12), a human-powered flight-search marketplace he grew to roughly $22M in annual revenue, and before that Globetrooper, a social travel platform he sold in 2011. He is rebuilding the travel support layer he spent a decade running by hand, this time with AI.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Humoniq
- **Organizations:** Humoniq, Flightfox, Globetrooper, Startmate, Y Combinator
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Master's in Finance, Australian National University, Master's in Management, Australian National University, Bachelor's in Software Engineering, Australian National University
- **Known for:** Grew Flightfox to approximately $22M in annual revenue, Built and sold Globetrooper, his first travel startup, within about two years, Two-time Y Combinator founder (Flightfox S12, Humoniq S25)

## Career timeline

- **pre-2010** — Software engineer, including defense-sector work (Department of Defence, Australia; Raytheon)
- **pre-2010** — Private equity investor in Australia, helping deploy roughly $55M into Australian businesses
- **2010** — Co-founded Globetrooper, a social platform connecting travelers to plan trips together
- **2011** — Sold Globetrooper in October 2011
- **2012** — Co-founded Flightfox, a human-powered flight-search marketplace; joined Startmate and Y Combinator (S12)
- **2014** — Transitioned Flightfox from crowdsourced competitions to consultative, B2B travel management
- **2025** — Co-founded Humoniq, an AI-native BPO for travel and transport; joined Y Combinator (S25)

## Achievements

- Grew Flightfox to approximately $22M in annual revenue
- Built and sold Globetrooper, his first travel startup, within about two years
- Two-time Y Combinator founder (Flightfox S12, Humoniq S25)
- Alumnus of Startmate, Australia's flagship startup accelerator
- Reassembled the core Flightfox team to launch Humoniq

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Launched Humoniq out of Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch as CEO and co-founder.
- **2025-08** — Closed early seed funding for Humoniq with backing from Y Combinator and investors including Maiora Ventures.
- **2025** — Hiring backend and AI engineers across San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Montreal and Southern California.

## Links

- Website: https://humoniq.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todsul/

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Last updated: 2026-07-31