Hot 25 Startups 2021: Tripkicks

Tripkicks integrates with corporate online booking tools, so travelers can see real-time insights and alerts about their travel while booking their trip.

Companies can choose which information to display to travelers, including safety alerts, travel disruption information, COVID-19 stats, spend and behavior guidance, as well as company-specific messages.

Tripkicks also shows travelers details about their specific flight and lodging options, such as flight capacity, on-time performance, environmentally-friendly options and cleanliness rankings.

Goals for 2021

When COVID-19 emerged, the world changed – and so did business travel. And the Tripkicks team discovered an opportunity to leverage our technology and address the unique challenges of business travelers today by maturing our mission to Make Business Travel Better. The result is an optimized booking experience, providing enhanced communication and guidance to the traveler.

The corporate booking process today is broken. It lacks the ability to provide travelers with the important information needed to travel, and it’s a pain point for travelers and companies looking to restart business travel. Heading into 2021, Tripkicks is focused on equipping companies with the tools to enable employees to easily and more confidently book travel again and empowering travelers with everything the need to stay safe and be better informed.

Tripkicks is currently available to SAP Concur clients, and we’re working to expand our integration with other booking tools and other partners (e.g., TMCs) via API.  Additionally, we continue to add depth to our insights, focusing on more personalized information about the travel journey and amplifying attention to sustainability, cost savings and safety.

• Founded: 2018
• Team size: 8
• Funds raised: $1.75 million
• Website: Tripkicks

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