By employing sector-specific expertise to invest in visionary founders
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Explore our key investment themes, portfolio focus, and vision for the Travel & Hospitality ecosystem.
Why Invest In Travel & Hospitality?
At Velocity Ventures, we employ sector-specific strategic expertise with institutional financial discipline to partner with visionary founders who are reshaping the travel and hospitality sector.
Out of 11 unicorns in the region are produced from the sector
%
Of the GDP in the region contributed by the sector
%
Of the total employment in the region contributed by the sector
Hospitality & Travel startups in Southeast Asia
Our Key Investment Theme is Disruption and Innovation
Driving rapid technology adoption in Travel & Hospitality, by investing in startups, from Seed to Series A, that are:
High Growth
Tech Enabled
Regionally Scalable
Transformative
Meet the team
Our team has a diverse skillset with 13 decades of relevant Travel, Hospitality and Investment experience.
A. Patrick Imbardelli
Partner
Nicholas Cocks
Partner
Jonathon Cocks
Partner
Bennett Lee
Partner
Our Collective Experience
50+
Deals across Venture Capital, Private Equity, M&A & IPOs
US $3.8b+
In transaction and investment portfolio experience
24.4%
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on early stage investments
Corporate Partners
Startups benefit from our network of renowned corporate partners in the Travel & Hospitality sector who invest alongside us & provide mentoring and piloting opportunities.
Our Portfolio
We are actively growing our portfolio, which currently includes investments in the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality in Southeast Asia region.
Building the Ecosystem
We work closely with government bodies and accelerator programs in the Hospitality & Travel sector in Southeast Asia to build, develop and protect the startup ecosystem.
“Working with Velocity Ventures has been a transformative experience. What truly sets them apart is their team. Unlike traditional venture capitalists, Jon, Nick, Bennett, and Patrick are seasoned entrepreneurs who deeply understand the challenges founders face and the critical balance between support and autonomy needed to truly scale a business. Their expertise and network in the travel-tech space within APAC are invaluable. Their conviction in our vision and team during the pandemic was instrumental, fuelling a 10x growth for TripGuru compared to pre-pandemic levels. Velocity Ventures is more than just an investor; they are a true partner in our success story.”
Sebastian Renzacci, CEO | Founder
Francesco Piccolo, CFO | Founder
News & Insights
With the evolution of innovation, it is important to stay informed and we provide insights of our sector.
Events
We hold industry and informative events which explore innovation and disruption happening in Travel & Hospitality.
Past Events
Founders Unplugged: Tourego
In this episode, we speak to Tie Wee from Tourego, a revolutionary new mobile app that gets you your tourist refund in a paperless, efficient and secure manner. https://youtu.be/h8GcP6Z6Zpg
Founders Unplugged: Lumitics
In this episode, we speak to Rayner Loi from Lumitics, a food waste technology company that strives to empower commercial kitchens with big data analytics and business intelligence to reduce their food waste, cost, and environmental footprint....
International travel in 2021 – what does a restart look like
Together with our expert panel of advisors made out of industry experts across the various verticals of travel and hospitality, join us as they unpack some of the expected impacts and potential changes to the industry with the advancement of the COVID-19 vaccine, and...
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