Travel Capitalist Ventures

Travel Capitalist Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in the travel and tourism sector, focusing on high-growth regions including MENA, Africa, South Asia, and Turkey. The firm provides capital through venture and growth equity for travel fintech, travel technology platforms, payments, travel content, and hospitality. Their investment strategy emphasizes identifying, investing in, and actively growing travel companies within lucrative and strategic sectors, including B2B travel technology companies, mobile travel offerings, firms with first-mover advantages in emerging/frontier markets, and companies with defensible business areas.

The firm's investment stages range from Seed through Series B, with checks from $250k to $5M USD. They lead rounds with conviction and are prepared to be a committed partner. Their geographical focus includes high-growth regions such as MENA, Africa, South Asia, and Turkey. They invest in various industries, including travel technology, fintech, hospitality, payments, travel content, tourism, transportation, real estate, consumer services, business services, media, e-commerce, event planning, leisure, and education.

Travel Capitalist Ventures is headquartered in Irvine, California, United States, with additional offices in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and Qatar. The firm is led by Founding Partner Abrar Ahmad, who is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The firm's official website is https://travelcapitalist.com/, and they can be contacted via email at funding@travelcapitalist.com. Their LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/travel-capitalist-ventures.