# Thayer Investment Partners

> Thayer Investment Partners is a VC fund backing Travel and Software. See 76 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 76
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Fund size: $43M
- Last fund: Nov 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3238554
- Website: http://www.thayerventures.com

Thayer Investment Partners is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Travel and Software. Thayer Ventures (Thayer) invests in technology companies with a focus on the travel industry. This industry represent more than $10 trillion in annual global economic activity, is thriving with entrepreneurial activity due to disruptive changes within the sector that began more than a decade ago. Recent consumer trends have accelerated thisdisruption for operators across the travel world, creating unprecedented opportunities for technology providers to make significant inroads into what was previously a closed market. Additionally, travel industry suppliers are dealing with massive shifts in travel planning, organizing and booking driven by the Internet and social media platforms. As a result, the travel industry is being forced to rapidly deploy new technologies in order to exploit the opportunities created by this shifting consumer behavior. The combination of these factors has created a unique environment for innovative technology providers to make significant inroads into this massive, growing, and evolving marketplace.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3M–$22M |
| Series B | $4M–$79M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 21 | 28% |
| Software | 15 | 20% |
| SaaS | 13 | 17% |
| Hospitality | 10 | 13% |
| Mobile | 8 | 11% |

97 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 23 | 30% |
| Series B | 17 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 8 | 11% |
| Seed | 6 | 8% |
| Series C | 4 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 42 | 55% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Hemmeter | Co-founder & Managing Director | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hemmeter |
| Katherine Grass | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katherine-grass |
| Mark E. Farrell | Managing Director | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-e-farrell |
| Jeffery M. Jackson | Managing Director | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-jackson-3 |
| Leland Pillsbury | Managing Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leland-pillsbury |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clarasight | Climate Club embeds sustainability into the employee experience at leading companies and drives Net Zero emissions across every department, team and employee. | $11.5M | Series A | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Slang | Slang.ai is a digital phone concierge that answers questions, takes reservations, and satisfies callers. | $28M | Series B | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Rain | Rain provides infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments and financial products for businesses. The company builds APIs and tools that let partners create and manage digital wallets, embed stablecoin accounts, and issue payment cards that connect blockchain settlement with traditional payment networks like Visa. Its platform supports money-inand money-out flows, fiat-to-stablecoin conversion, and compliance features so enterprises and financial platforms can integrate digital money use cases directly into their products. Rain’s technology is modular, enabling firms to pick components such as card issuance, wallet services, and cross-border payouts based on their needs. | $250M | Series C | Jan 09, 2026 |  |
| Amenitiz | We created Amenitiz because we believe technology is the key to making success and profitability accessible to every hotelier in the world - whether they are in the heart of Paris or in the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia. Our mission is to build an all-in-one platform to help owners grow and manage their vacation properties by making attractingguests, managing bookings and crafting exceptional experiences, simple and easy. We invite you to be part of our growing community and help us redefine the future of online hospitality together. | $45M | Series B | Nov 11, 2025 |  |
| Canary Technologies | Canary Technologies develops software solutions for the hospitality industry, focusing on improving operational efficiency and enhancing guest interactions. The company offers tools that replace traditional paper-based processes, enabling hotels to manage reservations, payments, and guest communications online. By streamlining these workflows,Canary Technologies helps hotel staff save time and reduce errors. Additionally, the software provides analytics and insights that assist hotel management in making informed decisions. Overall, Canary Technologies aims to transform the hospitality experience through innovative digital solutions that cater to the needs of both guests and hotel operators. | $80M | Series D | Jun 12, 2025 |  |
| DIAMO | DIAMO enables smaller properties to compete on performance, without the cost or complexity of business technologies. | $4M | Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Rain | Rain provides infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments and financial products for businesses. The company builds APIs and tools that let partners create and manage digital wallets, embed stablecoin accounts, and issue payment cards that connect blockchain settlement with traditional payment networks like Visa. Its platform supports money-inand money-out flows, fiat-to-stablecoin conversion, and compliance features so enterprises and financial platforms can integrate digital money use cases directly into their products. Rain’s technology is modular, enabling firms to pick components such as card issuance, wallet services, and cross-border payouts based on their needs. | $24.5M |  | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Rain | Rain provides infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments and financial products for businesses. The company builds APIs and tools that let partners create and manage digital wallets, embed stablecoin accounts, and issue payment cards that connect blockchain settlement with traditional payment networks like Visa. Its platform supports money-inand money-out flows, fiat-to-stablecoin conversion, and compliance features so enterprises and financial platforms can integrate digital money use cases directly into their products. Rain’s technology is modular, enabling firms to pick components such as card issuance, wallet services, and cross-border payouts based on their needs. | $24.5M | Series A | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| TripSuite | TripSuite is a venture-backed SaaS startup catering to travel agencies. TripSuite firmly believes that a better world emerges when individuals are exposed to new ideas and cultures through travel experiences. By providing support to travel entrepreneurs and their clientele, TripSuite facilitates enhanced travel opportunities for a broader audience.Their inaugural product streamlines payment processes, making it more efficient and accurate for travel professionals to receive their dues promptly. | $5M | Seed | Dec 19, 2024 |  |
| Safara | Safara is a hotel booking platform and membership built for frequent travelers to save time and money. Members get 10% back at 7,000 of the world's best hotels. "This New Travel Subscription Company Will Change the Way You Book Hotels" -Afar,https://www.afar.com/magazine/safara-is-the-online-travel-agency-for-a-new-decade"Save money at some of the trendiest hotels in the world" - Travel + Leisure, https://www.travelandleisure.com/hotels-resorts/safara-hotel-booking-subscription-startup"Safara is switching up an out-of-date industry" - Vogue, https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/holiday-new-openings-2020 | $7.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 19, 2024 |  |

10 of 76 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Thayer Investment Partners invest in?

Thayer Investment Partners invests primarily in Travel, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 76 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Thayer Investment Partners's check size?

Thayer Investment Partners typically joins rounds of $3M–$22M at Series A and $4M–$79M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Thayer Investment Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Thayer Investment Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Thayer Investment Partners?

The team at Thayer Investment Partners includes Chris Hemmeter (Co-founder & Managing Director), Katherine Grass (Venture Partner) and Mark E. Farrell (Managing Director), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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