<p><strong>PALO ALTO</strong> — TripActions &#8212; an all-in-one travel, corporate card, and expense management company &#8212; has raised Series G financing at a post-money valuation of $9.2 billion. The raise, a combination of $154 million in equity from new and existing financial investors as well as a $150 million structured capital transaction led by Coatue, marks the third financing round for the company in three years. Since early 2020, TripActions says it has recorded a 2x-plus valuation increase, validating the company’s choice to double down on travel and payment innovation during the peak of the pandemic.</p>
<p>“TripActions is building the best travel and expense management solution in the world. The recent funding round shows not only the strength of its business model, but also the value to companies looking to increase savings and enable responsible spending,” says TripActions CEO and co-founder, Ariel Cohen. “TripActions is proof that empowering users through relentless innovation and automation is the future of travel.”</p>
<p>In concert with the company’s growth, savings tools like dynamic travel policy, real-time reporting with benchmark data, traveler incentive programs, and Liquid’s built-in spend controls have worked to ensure that customers can continue to run at their best without letting costs run rampant. Automated features, like expense reporting, itemization, and reconciliation, ensure that employees are free to focus on their work — not paperwork.</p>
<p>“From the start, TripActions revolutionized business travel by automating, personalizing, and professionalizing the experience,” says Ben Horowitz, cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. “Despite a pandemic that brought business travel to a standstill, the company doubled down on innovation and now those bets are paying off in a big way.”</p>
<p>Joining the TripActions Board of Directors is Sandesh Patnam; Dan Rose, Chairman at Coatue Ventures, will additionally join the Board as an Observer.</p>
<p>“TripActions is a complete travel and expense platform,” says Patnam. “As the market shifts, companies will look to platforms that provide real value by increasing productivity and decreasing costs. TripActions’ growth over the past two years has proven the strength of its user-first, online approach and it is now well-positioned to capture this market. I am excited to join them on this journey.”</p>
<p>The funding will be used to accelerate the TripActions Group’s rapid global expansion, which in the past year includes the acquisitions of travel management companies Reed &#038; Mackay, Comtravo, and Resia, as well as the launch of TripActions Liquid in Europe and office openings in Portugal, Germany, France, and the UK. As of the end of July 2022, TripActions currently has more than 2,500 employees across nearly 60 global offices.</p>

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