# Workgrounds

> Workgrounds is a New York-based software company that automates the sourcing, booking, and management of hotel room blocks for corporate group travel. Founded in 2022 by repeat founders Nikhil Sethi and Garrett Ullom (previously of Adaptly, acquired by Accenture), it uses AI agents to run hotel RFPs, parse proposals, and negotiate group rates in the background - replacing the weeks of phone calls and emails that companies traditionally spend booking rooms for offsites, conferences, and team events. Customers include SeatGeek, RevenueCat, and Yieldmo.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Nikhil Sethi (Co-Founder & CEO), Garrett Ullom (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~16 employees
- **Products:** Hotel Room Block Sourcing, RFP Automation, Guest Pages & Booking Management, HRIS Integration, Flight Booking
- **Notable:** Raised $2.6M pre-seed in November 2024 from Oceans Ventures, Hannah Grey, Volo Ventures, and deftly.vc, Signed early customers including SeatGeek, RevenueCat, and Yieldmo, Cut SeatGeek's room-block sourcing from a multi-week process to days

## Products & services

- **Hotel Room Block Sourcing** — AI agents send RFPs to hotels across a chosen market with one click, then parse and compare the proposals automatically.
- **RFP Automation** — Replaces manual outreach to individual hotels - the platform negotiates group rates and handles change orders behind the scenes.
- **Guest Pages & Booking Management** — Familiar consumer-style booking interfaces for guests, plus centralized management and reconciliation for travel teams.
- **HRIS Integration** — Connects to HR systems so organizations can request proposals based on team locations without manual data entry.
- **Flight Booking** — Adds flight coordination alongside hotel blocks for end-to-end group travel.
- **Enterprise / SOC 2 Offering** — Enterprise-grade deployment with data security and compliance for larger organizations.

## Achievements

- Raised $2.6M pre-seed in November 2024 from Oceans Ventures, Hannah Grey, Volo Ventures, and deftly.vc
- Signed early customers including SeatGeek, RevenueCat, and Yieldmo
- Cut SeatGeek's room-block sourcing from a multi-week process to days
- Second venture from the founding duo behind Adaptly, acquired by Accenture in 2018

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Announced $2.6M pre-seed round and public launch of the platform.
- **2024-07** — Launched the first version of the Workgrounds platform in summer 2024.

## Links

- Website: https://www.workgrounds.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/work-grounds

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