# WeTravel

> WeTravel is a fintech and SaaS platform built specifically for multi-day, group and tour travel businesses. It lets operators create branded booking pages, collect deposits and staged installment payments in multiple currencies, manage traveler details, pay suppliers, and build AI-assisted itineraries - all from one dashboard. Founded in 2016 by three immigrant entrepreneurs who met at UC Berkeley, the company has processed trips in 206 countries for more than 1.6 million travelers and raised $126M in total funding, including a $92M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures in September 2025.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Johannes Koeppel (Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer (former CEO)), Zaky Prabowo (Co-Founder), Garib Mehdiyev (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Roughly 330 employees
- **Products:** Booking Pages, Payments & Payment Plans, Multi-Currency Checkout, Supplier Payments / Transfers, Traveler Management & Manifests
- **Notable:** Raised $126M in total funding across four rounds, including a $92M Series C in 2025, Facilitated trips in 206 countries for more than 1.6 million travelers, Grew from a startup founded in 2016 into a purpose-built operating system for the ~$270B multi-day group travel market

## Products & services

- **Booking Pages** — Branded, shareable trip pages operators can build in minutes with itinerary details, photos, and checkout to convert travelers directly.
- **Payments & Payment Plans** — Collect deposits and split balances into scheduled installments with automatic reminders; accept cards plus fee-free local bank options (ACH, SEPA, PAD, BECS, BACS) from as low as 1% + $0.30 per transaction.
- **Multi-Currency Checkout** — Travelers pay in their local currency and method while the organizer sees all payments in their chosen trip currency.
- **Supplier Payments / Transfers** — Send cross-border payments to guides, hotels, and vendors, reconciling finances in real time from the organizer dashboard.
- **Traveler Management & Manifests** — Collect participant details at checkout or later for real-time traveler manifests, customer portals, and communication scheduling.
- **AI Itinerary Builder** — AI-assisted tools to create and share mobile-friendly itineraries, plus emerging AI for contract management and automated operations.

## Achievements

- Raised $126M in total funding across four rounds, including a $92M Series C in 2025
- Facilitated trips in 206 countries for more than 1.6 million travelers
- Grew from a startup founded in 2016 into a purpose-built operating system for the ~$270B multi-day group travel market
- Built travel-specific fintech (multi-currency checkout, local bank payments, supplier transfers) rather than relying on off-the-shelf tools
- Covered by Axios, TechCrunch, PhocusWire, Skift, Forbes and other major outlets

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Raised $92M Series C led by Sapphire Ventures (with Left Lane Capital, Base10 and Cross Creek), reportedly tripling its valuation, to expand AI tools for multi-day trip operators.
- **2025-09** — Announced a leadership transition: co-founder Johannes Koeppel moved from CEO to Chief Product Officer as Ted Clements was appointed CEO.
- **2025** — Positioned the platform as the go-to operating system for multi-day travel, adding AI itinerary builders, contract management, and automated operations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wetravel.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wetravel
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wetravel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WeTravel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wetravel
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/wetravel.to

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Last updated: 2026-07-17