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Duffel

API toolkit for selling flights online

Duffel logo
21-100 employees
  • B2B
  • Travel
  • Enterprise
  • Flights
  • API
City of London, London, UK

Company mission

Duffel is on a mission to rebuild the infrastructure that underpins the travel industry to make it accessible for anyone who wishes sell travel.

Rocket List 2021
Top investors

29% female employees

-31% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

In the same way that challenger banks have come along to re-invent legacy banking software from the ground up, Duffel is doing the same in the travel market, linking up airlines directly with travel agents with a modern platform.

Duffel's system connects with airlines’ booking channels more extensively than those of incumbent operators, like Amadeus and Sabre, meaning it can facilitate selling not just seats on a plane, but also other products such as speedy boarding, airport transfer and seat selection.

Add-on products make up an increasing part of airline revenues but are mostly sold through airlines' own websites at the moment (whereas bookings are increasingly being made via intermediaries like Skyscanner). Duffel's technology will make it easier for airlines to sell more of these ancillary services, which is what makes its product so attractive to airline customers.

Duffel's main competitor in Europe, Amadeus, has several billions in revenue and over 15,000 employees, so there's a big challenge ahead, but a big prize if the company succeeds in capturing some of that market.

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Freddie

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Benefits

  • Well-being. Physical and mental well-being support is provided through private healthcare. We also offer transportation schemes via our benefits platform
  • Duffel Credits. A stipend to spend on flights for you and your family (just book it through Duffel's platform!)
  • Retirement & Pension. Duffel will match a pension contribution up to 5% (based on qualifying earnings)
  • Learning & Development. A dedicated company budget to spend on your personal development
  • Paid Sabbatical. 12 weeks fully paid sabbatical after 4 years working at Duffel
  • Flexible Working. Flexible Working. We work from the office 2 days per week where you'll be trusted to manage your own routine. Work 25 days per year from anywhere in the world upon manager approval
  • Plenty of holidays. 27 days of annual leave per year + public holidays
  • Family Leave. 26 weeks fully paid parental, adoption and/or foster care leave
  • Hybrid work from home policy

Company values

  • People Come First
  • Build with Pride
  • Never Stop Growing
  • Stay Fast and Fluid
  • Understand the Bigger Picture

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Oct 2019

$30m

SERIES B

Jun 2019

$21.5m

SERIES A

Total funding: $56.4m

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Leadership

Previously Head of Platform Engineering at GoCardless

People progressing

Joined as Finance Manager, being promoted to Head Of Finance after 1 year

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