Derive portfolio company, Life House, has teamed up with Lark hotels to nearly double the scale of both hotel management businesses! The two have formed a joint venture to create the leading North American boutique brand and management company for independent-spirited hotels under 150 keys. With nearly 100 properties across the U.S., Hawaii, and Mexico, this joint venture will expand Lark's centralized team with key Life House team members, ensuring continued best-in-class solutions for customized hotel management, operations, hiring, technology, and marketing to maximize owner cash flow. Congratulations to the teams at Lark Hotels and Life House on this exciting milestone! We’re proud to continue supporting this incredible journey. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDzjuBPh
Derive Ventures
Financial Services
San Francisco, California 2,907 followers
An early-stage venture capital firm investing across sectors to advance travel, hospitality and leisure
About us
Derive Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the advancement of travel, hospitality and leisure. We are targeting investments in companies raising capital in core travel sectors as well as sectors tangential to travel with innovative business concepts, ideas and technology. Travel is a massive, complex industry and Derive is built to help entrepreneurs navigate the evolving landscape.
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Bilt Rewards is well known as the credit card to pay rent (fee-free) and earn rewards. The attention for this disruptive product is well deserved however, it only represents a fraction of the Bilt business model and member base. Curious to learn more about the Company and why Derive is so excited about its investment? Read Bilt CEO's Ankur Jain letter to members demystifying the different business segments and what's coming next. https://lnkd.in/gjze3YdB
Letter to Bilt Members - 2024 - Bilt Rewards
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Another great year co-hosting the Thayer Annual Meeting!
The Thayer 2024 Annual Meeting is a wrap! Thank you to our incredible speakers, portfolio companies, investors and attendees for joining us and making it a special, content rich event. We were excited to announce the combination of Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures and preview the exciting future of our platform in front of a great audience! We also want to thank our amazing events team led by Stacy Silver, ISHC and Bernadette Mari. Groupize for powering our event logistics tech. And our sponsors Goodwin, BPM LLP, Stifel Bank and Cooley LLP for their support. See you all again next year! TIP Team: Chris Hemmeter Tyler Carrico Mike Scott Cara Whitehill Chelsea Salamone Noah Fosse
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TIP Managing Partner, Tyler Carrico, on stage at The Blueprint: The Future of Real Estate conference in Las Vegas discussing the technology overlap between hotels and residential real estate with Richard Valtr founder of Mews, David Madrid at AvalonBay Communities, Richard Bridger at UnderTheDoormat Group and Jordan Hollander with HotelTechReport.com There is an incredible innovation opportunity between two enormous categories, living and hospitality. This is the group driving that collaboration. Thayer Investment Partners (TIP) Derive Ventures
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Derive Ventures has announced a combination with Thayer Ventures and formation of a new management company, Thayer Investment Partners (TIP). The combined company brings together the most experienced team of dedicated travel tech Investors to drive a new era of innovation in the travel industry. All future Thayer and Derive funds will be managed by the new TIP entity, led by Thayer partner, Chris Hemmeter and Derive partners, Mike Scott and Tyler Carrico. https://lnkd.in/gpqnVh9c
Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures Announce the Formation of Thayer Investment Partners (TIP), a New Investment Platform to Drive Value for Industry Partners and Innovators
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Cents announces the close of its $40m Series B! Congratulations Alexander Jekowsky and team on this milestone and incredible growth opportunity ahead!
Today is an extremely exciting day, and one that marks a new chapter at Cents. I'm thrilled to share that we are announcing our $40 million Series B funding round. This takes our total company funding to $77 million! Being a part of the laundry industry has been one of the most incredible privileges of my life. Since launching Cents with Gilli, it's been a dream come true for us to have the ability to work with so many passionate SMB operators and to see our products powering over 1 in every 14 laundromats in the USA! While I'm immensely proud of the work we've done so far, our team knows that this journey has just begun. I also want to share a HUGE shoutout and thank you to our team of incredible investors and advisors. Gilli and I are beyond grateful for your trust and belief in the opportunity we have in our industry. Kent Bennett and Bessemer Venture Partners, Alexandra Nicoletti and Camber Creek, Vincent Monti and Tiger Global Management, John Curtius, Pramod Dabir, Chase Gilbert, Jason T. Ordway, Matthew Tucker, Kenny Herman William Gaybrick, Sam Pillar, Jonathan Vassil, Steve Fredette, Spencer Krug and RiverPark Ventures, Rosecliff, Tyler Carrico and Derive Ventures, Matias Barbero and FJ Labs Henri Deshays and Newfund, Oded Hermoni and J-Ventures Fund, Danielle Strachman Michael Patrick Gibson and 1517 Fund, Matthew Schneider and Ali Hawkins Pfitzenmaier, Matt Boras and RXR RADV, Jason Guss, Alumni Ventures, Michael Mann, Jeb Boucher, and SO many more. https://lnkd.in/eWmEcSuW For the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eUMcefXt #smbtech #laundry #fundraise #saas #verticalsaas
Laundry tech startup Cents raises $40M Series B
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Derive is proud to support Bilt Rewards and congratulate the company on its latest round of funding led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and existing investors including General Catalyst! As one of Derive's later-stage investments, we are excited by Bilt's innovative approach to loyalty programs for renters and local businesses. Big opportunities ahead! https://lnkd.in/ggz_t_Q6
Bilt Rewards Secures $150 Million in Additional Funding Led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Growth
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Well done Jonathan Sukhia and the Topkey team!
Hey everyone, I'm incredibly excited to announce that American Express has integrated with Topkey to give our customers one more way to earn the rewards of their eligible American Express cards. Check out the press release or visit our website for more information. https://lnkd.in/dXyTRa8W
Topkey Announces Integration with American Express via the American Express Sync™ Program
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The combined Derive Ventures and Thayer Ventures platform ranked as PhocusWire top investors in travel tech for 2024! With over 13 investments in the past year, we are undoubtedly the most active investor in the travel tech category. This is an excellent foreshadowing of the potential for our combined teams! Also great to see many other investors recognized and committed to support the growth of innovation in the industry. Antler JetBlue Ventures Plug and Play Tech Center Techstars Gaingels FJ Labs Speedinvest Thank you Linda Fox and Mitra Sorrells for pulling this together! https://lnkd.in/gfdQNW_3
Presenting the top investors in travel tech 2024
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Congrats team Directo - Free Travel Chrome Extension on the launch!!
🚀 Exciting News 🚀 After months of intense growth in Europe, we are thrilled to announce that Directo has reached a major milestone: 100,000 users in less than 8 months! 🌍✨ But we’re not stopping there. We're excited to officially launch in the United States! 🇺🇸🎉Directo has also successfully closed a $1M pre-seed round, thanks to the support of industry veteran investors who believe in the opportunity in direct bookings. 📰 Check out the TechCrunch article here for more details: https://lnkd.in/gvYqs2AR A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated team - Marina Guastavino, Pierre Becerril, Julian Toledo Cuenca, Sofía Cánepa - and our amazing community of users who have made this journey possible. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to grow and innovate! #Directo #TechNews
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