Tripping.com is a technology company.
Tripping.com has raised $59.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Key people at Tripping.com.
Tripping.com was founded by Jeffrey Manheimer (Founder & CEO).
Tripping.com has raised $59.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Tripping.com was founded by Jeffrey Manheimer (Founder & CEO).
Tripping.com has raised $59.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Tripping.com's investors include 75 & Sunny, Kevin Hartz, Adams Street Partners, Altos Ventures, Animo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Fifth Wall, FounderPartners, Polychain Capital, Ribbit Capital, Sky9 Capital, Summit Partners.
Tripping.com is a San Francisco-based technology company that operates as the world's largest search engine and review aggregator for vacation rentals, aggregating listings from major platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway, and Booking.com.[1][2][3][7] It serves travelers seeking vacation homes, short-term rentals, and unique accommodations such as cabins, beach houses, and luxury mansions, solving the problem of fragmented search across multiple sites by offering over 10-12 million properties in 150,000+ destinations worldwide with filters for price, ratings, location, and amenities.[2][3][5][7] As a subsidiary of HomeToGo following an asset sale acquisition, it generates revenue through commissions on bookings redirected to partner sites, reported at $5.5 million with 19 employees, and has shown growth from early community-building to metasearch dominance.[2][3][4][6]
Tripping.com was founded in 2009 (launched in 2010) in San Francisco by Jeff Manheimer, a BU alum and travel industry veteran with experience at Hyatt and Travelzoo, alongside Nate Weisiger and Jen O’Neal, former StubHub employees.[1][3] The idea emerged from Manheimer's vision to create an online community for vacation rental info, which quickly gained users in 100+ countries within a month of launch; by 2013, they pivoted to a metasearch model after securing real-time data feeds from partners like HomeAway and TripAdvisor.[1][3] Early traction included $1M+ in seed funding (e.g., $450K from Quest Venture Partners in 2011), a Series A of $5-10M in 2014, and total funding of $57M before its acquisition by Berlin-based HomeToGo, with Jen O’Neal as former CEO.[3][4][6]
Tripping.com rides the explosive growth of the sharing economy and online travel agency (OTA) metasearch trend, capitalizing on post-2010 demand for vacation rentals amid Airbnb's rise and travelers' shift from hotels for space, privacy, and up to 80% savings.[1][2][6][7] Timing aligned with mobile tech and big data enabling real-time aggregation, disrupting fragmented markets where no single site dominated short-term rentals.[1][3] Market forces like global tourism recovery and VRBO/HomeAway consolidation favor it, as does influencing the ecosystem by pressuring partners to compete on listing visibility and driving traffic to niche providers (e.g., treehouses, yachts).[1][2][5] As part of HomeToGo, it amplifies U.S.-Europe synergies in a Travel Tech space valued for scalability over ownership.[4][6]
Tripping.com's metasearch model positions it for sustained growth in a maturing $100B+ vacation rental market, potentially expanding AI-driven personalization, VR previews, or direct bookings under HomeToGo.[1][2][6] Trends like sustainable travel, experiential stays (e.g., remote work nomads), and regulatory shifts on short-term rentals will shape it, with influence evolving toward ecosystem orchestration as aggregation scales to 20M+ listings. This cements its role from scrappy startup to indispensable gateway, much like its pivot from community to global search powerhouse.[1][3][4]
Key people at Tripping.com.
Tripping.com has raised $59.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $35.0M Series C in December 2016.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2016 | $35.0M Series C | 75 & Sunny, Kevin Hartz, Adams Street Partners, Altos Ventures, Animo Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Fifth Wall, FounderPartners, Polychain Capital, Ribbit Capital, Sky9 Capital, Summit Partners, Vista Venture Partners, Vouch Insurance, Bob Pasker, Jan Deepen, Julia Hartz, Karl Peterson, Stefan Jeschonnek, Zac Zeitlin | |
| Jul 1, 2015 | $16.0M Series B | 75 & Sunny, Kevin Hartz, Altos Ventures, FounderPartners, Polychain Capital, Sky9 Capital, Bob Pasker, Julia Hartz, Karl Peterson | |
| May 1, 2014 | $7.0M Series A | 75 & Sunny, Kevin Hartz, Altos Ventures, FounderPartners, Polychain Capital, Sky9 Capital, Bob Pasker, Julia Hartz, Karl Peterson | |
| Jul 1, 2011 | $1.0M Seed | 75 & Sunny, Kevin Hartz, Altos Ventures, FounderPartners, Bob Pasker, Julia Hartz, Karl Peterson |