Regenerative travel startup Travaras has raised $1.54 million in pre-seed funding.
The San Francisco-based company called the funding a “major milestone,” in a LinkedIn post.
“We’re especially proud of the momentum and belief from investors who know how tough the travel space can be and how much we can transform the way we travel through regenerative tourism,” Travaras said, noting it exceeded its $1.5 million target for pre-seed funding.
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The funding will help Travaras build out its core product platform, improve the end-to-end journey for travelers and launch organic education and marketing campaigns to boost awareness about regenerative travel. The campaigns will be “powered by in-house content and creator partnerships,” the company said.
Travaras offers curated experiences—currently bookable in Hawaii—and seeks to make sustainable and regenerative travel “the norm, not the exception,” according to its LinkedIn profile. The startup was co-founded by Lisa Hennessy, who now serves as chief brand officer, and Jennifer Loh, who now serves as CEO.
“As an early-stage investor I’m inherently fearful of all things travel-tech. [Jennifer Loh] and her impressive team converted our Techstars Bay Area team into believers, and we can’t wait for them to prove all of us right. They're relentless,” said investor Neal Sales-Griffin, managing director of startup accelerator Techstars San Francisco, in the LinkedIn post.
Travaras thanked Techstars for investing in the comment section of its LinkedIn post, but further information on the funding was not disclosed. Travaras joined the Techstars portfolio in 2024.
PhocusWire has reached out to Travaras for additional details.