Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023: Selfbook

Selfbook

Headquarters: New York City

CEO: Khalid Meniri

Website: Selfbook

Founding date: 2020

Investment: approximately $50 million

Uniquely positioned at the intersection of fintech and hospitality, Selfbook is setting a new standard in hotel bookings and payments. Working in tandem with hotels’ existing technology systems, Selfbook increases conversions and boosts revenue by providing a seamless checkout experience and accepting digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay. Selfbook is committed to empowering hotels worldwide by continuously improving user experience and supporting the fastest-growing payment methods that are shaping how we spend today.

PhocusWire coverage:

• Selfbook raised $25 million in Series A funding in 2021 and $15 million earlier this year.
  

  Founder and CEO Khalid Meniri

Strategic goals for 2023

We will be entering 2023 with an industry-defining product designed to streamline reservation and payment management for hoteliers with fintech-enabled features that users have become accustomed to across other verticals, continuing to uphold our vision of Selfbook as the foundation for a guest-first experience. Currently in the beta phase, this new product is a natural extension to our current offering and mission of modernizing and simplifying the online hospitality experience for all.

The next evolution for Selfbook brings a revolutionary approach to hotel bookings and payments, untangling the maze of systems that payment and reservation details must typically maneuver. In addition to simplifying guests’ lives through easy bookings, Selfbook will empower hospitality teams with an efficient and intuitive user experience, freeing them from outdated, labor-intensive systems that are unwieldy to manage and lacking in security features.

Lessons learned since founding

Our commercial performance throughout 2022 would not be as strong without our company’s people-first nature, which ensures that every one of our team members feels seen and valued and, in turn, can contribute to our industry-shaping innovations. Prioritizing people, products and profit - in that order - is the greatest return on investment and assurance that the company will continue to perform and carve an increasingly innovative path. 

In this spirit, full healthcare coverage is available to all U.S. Selfbook employees, and 100% of our employees receive monthly paid wellness benefits and unlimited paid time off, as well as a mobile and internet stipend, as our workforce is fully remote. Furthermore, 5% of team members have gone on fully paid six-month parental leave, which is offered to all employees. This ensures that our entire team has the ability to stay in good mental and physical health and can be energized and effective while at work.

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