cozycozy.com is a technology company.
cozycozy.com has raised $10.0M across 2 funding rounds.
cozycozy.com has raised $10.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Cozycozy.com is a French technology company that operates a metasearch engine for accommodations, aggregating listings from over 100 booking platforms—including Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, and Expedia—to help travelers find the best deals on hotels, vacation rentals, B&Bs, yurts, treehouses, and more in one unbiased search.[1][2][3][4] It serves individual travelers worldwide seeking diverse lodging options, solving the problem of fragmented searches across multiple sites by displaying transparent, all-inclusive prices without commercial bias or hidden fees, redirecting users to book directly on original platforms.[2][3][4][6] With over 20 million listings across 39 countries, recent U.S. expansion, a new "Explore" feature for destination inspiration, and $4.5 million in funding, the company shows steady growth in the competitive travel tech space, reporting around $5.6 million in revenue.[1][2][5][6]
Founded in 2017 (with some sources noting a 2019 launch) in Saint-Ouen, near Paris, France, cozycozy.com was co-founded by Romain Claudel and Pierre Bonelli, the latter having previously built Liligo.com, a leading French flight comparison site acquired by SNCF and later eDreams ODIGEO.[2][3][4] The idea emerged from the frustration of managing multiple browser tabs across hotel chains, Airbnb, and other platforms dominated by giants like Booking Holdings and Expedia Group, which fragment the market and vary prices.[4] Early traction came from a successful 2020 France launch, followed by global scaling to 39 countries, a $4.5 million (€4 million) seed round in 2019 from investors like Daphni, CapDecisif, Raise, and angels including Xavier Niel, and a key 2023 milestone integrating Airbnb—the only metasearch to do so—boosting its inventory.[1][2][4]
Cozycozy rides the post-pandemic travel boom and fragmentation in vacation rentals, where platforms like Airbnb exploded alongside hotels, creating choice overload amid rising demand for personalized, budget-conscious trips.[2][3][4] Timing aligns with metasearch maturation—competing with AllTheRooms and Holidu—fueled by market forces like OTA consolidation (Booking/Expedia dominance) and consumer demand for transparency, especially as 46% of Europeans prioritize holiday markets and unique stays.[3] It influences the ecosystem by pressuring incumbents toward openness (e.g., Airbnb integration) and enabling smaller providers visibility, while its tech-forward approach supports API partnerships in a sector projected for growth via AI-driven personalization.[1][3]
Cozycozy is poised for accelerated expansion, leveraging its $4.5M funding and U.S. push to hit more markets, integrate AI for smarter recommendations, and grow beyond 20M listings amid sustained travel recovery.[1][2] Trends like experiential travel (e.g., Christmas markets data insights) and mobile-first PWAs will shape it, potentially evolving into a full travel super-app with flights or activities.[3][4] As metasearch democratizes access, its influence could challenge OTA monopolies, circling back to its core promise: simplifying the chaos of modern booking for smarter, bias-free discovery.[2][6]
cozycozy.com has raised $10.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
cozycozy.com's investors include Alven, DST Global, Index Ventures, Karista, Kima Ventures, Tiffany Luck, Partech Ventures, Portage Ventures, Y Combinator, Alexis Bonillo, Alexis Le-Quoc, Nicolas Steegmann.
cozycozy.com has raised $10.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Venture Round in June 2019.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2019 | $5.0M Venture Round | Alven, DST Global, Index Ventures, Karista, Kima Ventures, Tiffany Luck, Partech Ventures, Portage Ventures, Y Combinator, Alexis Bonillo, Alexis Le-Quoc, Nicolas Steegmann | |
| Jun 1, 2019 | $5.0M Series A | Anthemis Group, AXA Venture Partners, Balderton Capital, DST Global, Index Ventures, Kima Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, Notion Capital, Partech Ventures, Portage Ventures, SCOR Ventures, #SecretFund, Benjamin Chemla, Clement Benoit, Richard Laxer, Thijn Lamers |