Blis AI
Headquarters: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
CEO: Rafael Cohen
Website: Blis AI
Founding date: October 2025
Investment: $300K
Pictured (L to R): Co-founders Rafael Cohen, Luiz Felipe Antunes and Rodrigo Cioffi
Blis AI develops autonomous AI agents for leisure travel agencies and corporate travel management companies (TMCs), automating travel operations from start to finish. Through WhatsApp, voice and white-label web interfaces, its agents execute flight and hotel bookings, corporate travel approvals, itinerary changes, cancellations and refunds, integrating directly with existing travel systems and suppliers. By handling complex and repetitive workflows, Blis enables travel agents to focus on their customers while helping agencies deliver faster service, improve efficiency, and scale their operations.
Below, we asked Blis AI CEO Rafael Cohen to share strategic priorities for 2027 and what has been learned since founding.
Strategic goals for 2027
Our ambition for 2027 is to establish Blis as a leading AI-powered operating platform for the travel industry. We plan to significantly expand our customer base, enter international markets and continue evolving our agents to autonomously execute increasingly complex travel workflows. We will focus on building a highly scalable product, strengthening our integrations and strategic partnerships, and delivering measurable operational improvements to our customers. Ultimately, we want to redefine how travel agencies and TMCs operate, enabling them to grow their businesses exponentially without increasing their operational complexity at the same pace.
Key lessons learned since founding
One of our biggest lessons is that transforming travel requires more than great technology—it requires understanding an entire ecosystem. We started with strong convictions about what AI could do, but working closely with leisure agencies and TMCs taught us which problems truly matter. Behind every transaction are multiple suppliers, legacy systems, commercial rules and countless exceptions. We've learned to listen before building, focus on real customer needs, validate solutions in live operations and collaborate with partners who know the industry deeply. The closer we stay to customers and partners, the faster we turn complexity into scalable solutions.
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