Tripadvisor

About

Tripadvisor is the largest travel guidance platform.

Needham,Massachusetts,United States
1001 - 5000
https://www.tripadvisor.com/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $1.30M
Industries: E-Commerce,Hospitality,Hotel,Information Services,Internet,Restaurants,Social Media,Travel,Vacation Rental
Founded date: Feb 1, 2000
Number Of Employee: 1001 - 5000
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nasdaq:TRIP
Legal Name: Tripadvisor LLC

Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel guidance platform, helps hundreds of millions of people each month become better travelers, from planning to booking to taking a trip. Travelers across the globe use the Tripadvisor site and app to discover where to stay, what to do and where to eat based on guidance from those who have been there before. With more than 934 million reviews and opinions of nearly 8 million businesses, travelers turn to Tripadvisor to find deals on accommodations, book experiences, reserve tables at delicious restaurants and discover great places nearby. As a travel guidance company available in 43 markets and 22 languages, Tripadvisor makes planning easy no matter the trip type.

The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), own and operate a portfolio of travel media brands and businesses, operating under various websites and apps, including the following websites:
www.bokun.io, www.cruisecritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com, www.helloreco.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.housetrip.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.seatguru.com, www.singleplatform.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com, and www.viator.com.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

5

$303.30M

Tripadvisor has raised a total of $303.30M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 22, 2021 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Mar 22, 2021	Post-IPO Equity	$300M	—	—	—	Detail
Feb 5, 2018	Post-IPO Equity	—	1	—	—	Detail
Dec 21, 2011	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail
Sep 6, 2000	Series A	$2M	1	OneLiberty Ventures	—	Detail
Jun 26, 2000	Seed	$1.30M	1	OneLiberty Ventures	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

10

6

Tripadvisor has made 10 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 17, 2022, when Speak raised $27M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Nov 17, 2022 Speak	Series B	$27M	Artificial Intelligence	—
Aug 25, 2021 Euler	Series A	$8M	Blockchain	—
Jul 12, 2019 Ramp	Pre-seed	€1M	Blockchain	—
May 1, 2019 Golden	Seed	$5M	Artificial Intelligence	—
Jul 16, 2018 Eatigo	Series B	$10M	Apps	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

2

Tripadvisor is funded by 2 investors. OneLiberty Ventures and TCV are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
OneLiberty Ventures	Yes	Series A
TCV	—	Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

38

Tripadvisor has 38 current employee profiles, including Employee Sherri Kaufman

Employee

Executive

Executive

Executive

Employee

Exits

Tripadvisor has had 2 exits. Tripadvisor most notable exits include EatWith , FlipKey

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Sep 7, 2017	EatWith	M&A	Food and Beverage	Detail
Aug 20, 2008	FlipKey	M&A	E-Commerce	Detail

Acquisition

Tripadvisor has acquired 30 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was SmarterTravel on Feb 28, 2007. They acquired SmarterTravel for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Feb 28, 2007 SmarterTravel	E-Commerce	—	—	Detail
May 1, 2007 TravelPod	Blogging Platforms	—	—	Detail
May 23, 2007 The Independent Traveler		—	—	Detail
Feb 1, 2008 Holiday Watchdog	Information Services	—	—	Detail
Apr 1, 2008 airfarewatchdog.com	Advertising	—	—	Detail