Voyhoy is a technology company.
Voyhoy has raised $960K across 2 funding rounds.
Voyhoy has raised $960K in total across 2 funding rounds.
Voyhoy is a multimodal travel platform that aggregates South America's fragmented transport industry, enabling users to compare and book tickets in real-time across buses, planes, ferries, and more.[1][2][4] Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, it serves both local travelers—particularly those making frequent 50-250 km trips from small towns to cities—and international users via English support and global payment options, solving the problem of scattered transport schedules and bookings in a region with limited digital integration.[1][2] By 2018, it had attracted over 10 million visitors, expanded to Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, and covered 10,000 bus trips daily, while offering B2B tools like APIs and widgets for operators.[1][5]
Voyhoy launched in Chile in 2014 as the first Chile-based startup accepted into Techstars' mobility accelerator.[1][5] Its founders bootstrapped by manually uploading static schedules and trip data from operators, using volume insights to prioritize high-demand routes—a process that became a core strength for commercial strategy.[1] Early funding came from angel investors and Chile's CORFO innovation agency, followed by Techstars and a 2017 seed round from 1776 Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Outbound Ventures, and Autonebula.[1] This progression fueled rapid market expansion and tech enhancements like real-time bookings with local payment providers.[1]
Voyhoy rides the wave of digital transformation in Latin America's underserved transport sector, where fragmentation hinders online adoption despite high demand for affordable, frequent trips.[1] Its 2014-2018 timing capitalized on rising smartphone penetration and accelerator access like Techstars, enabling first-mover advantage in multimodal platforms amid e-commerce growth.[1][5] Market forces like regional economic integration and tourism favor it, as does its operator partnerships that digitize legacy bus networks.[1] By influencing B2B standards and traveler habits, Voyhoy pioneers scalable mobility tech, potentially inspiring similar aggregators in emerging markets.[1][4]
Voyhoy's early traction—10M+ visitors and multi-country scale—positions it for deeper API monetization and potential expansion into more modalities or markets like Mexico.[1] Trends like AI route optimization, sustainable transport mandates, and LatAm's gig economy could accelerate growth, evolving its role from aggregator to ecosystem enabler.[1][4] As South America's travel digitizes, Voyhoy may solidify as a regional powerhouse, much like its initial disruption of fragmented bookings.
Voyhoy has raised $960K in total across 2 funding rounds.
Voyhoy's investors include Expon Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Xfund, Colin Carrier, Patrick S. Chung, Right Side Capital Management.
Voyhoy has raised $960K across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $750K Seed in May 2017.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2017 | $750K Seed | Expon Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Xfund, Colin Carrier, Patrick S. Chung | |
| May 1, 2016 | $210K Seed | Expon Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Owl Rock Capital Partners, Right Side Capital Management, Streamlined Ventures, Torch Capital, Xfund, Colin Carrier, Patrick S. Chung |