companies

Hopper

App di viaggi che prevede le variazioni dei prezzi di voli e hotel e vende servizi fintech aggiuntivi, come il blocco delle tariffe, oltre a una divisione B2B per la vendita di viaggi.

In inglese

Hopper was founded in 2007 by Frederic Lalonde and Joost Ouwerkerk, both former Expedia executives, though the company spent its early years as a travel data business before relaunching as the consumer app it's known for today. Headquartered in Montreal with a large office in Boston, Hopper built its reputation on a price-prediction model that tells travelers whether to book a flight now or wait, trained on years of historical fare data. Around that prediction engine, Hopper layered a set of fintech products: Price Freeze locks a fare or hotel rate for a deposit and pays the difference if the price rises, Cancel For Any Reason insurance refunds the full room cost on hotels, and Carrot Cash returns 1 to 5 percent of every booking as travel credit. Fintech products now make up roughly 40 percent of Hopper's revenue. The company also runs a B2B arm, marketed as Hopper Cloud and more recently HTS, that licenses this fintech and booking infrastructure to airlines, banks, and other travel brands. Hopper has raised about $740 million to date, with its last disclosed round a $96 million Series G in November 2022, and employs roughly 1,000 to 1,200 people as of 2026.

Founded

2007

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Sector

consumer