See other companies on Welcome to the Jungle
Hipcamp
Camping facilities marketplace
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Travel
- Marketplace
- Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA
Jump to section
Company mission
Hipcamp's mission is to get more people outside, because connecting with nature is essential to a happy and healthy human life.
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Planning a camping trip should be simple enough, but oftentimes making a reservation on a suitable and available campground can be problematic. Hipcamp, which is often referred to as the "Airbnb of the outdoors", is the world’s largest provider of outdoor stays, with a website where people can book camping trips in a variety of ways.
Interest in spending more time outside has been on the increase for years now, and many leisure travellers believe that camping is the safest way to spend time outdoors. Hipcamp's platform, therefore, has a large and increasing pool of potential users. The company has already been steadily expanding operations throughout the US, as well as into Canada and the UK.
The challenge for the company in the long term will be its ability to remain popular with its user base, and to this end, Hipcamp has been developing new useful features beyond the marketplace. In 2023, for example, it revealed its free data coverage maps which show the cell service campers can expect at more than 395,000 sites across the US, tapping into the burgeoning "work from nature" trend
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Stock options
- Dental & vision cover
- Monthly $1k wellness stipend in Hipcash
Company values
- Embrace the adventure - We are resilient and adaptable to ever-changing terrain. We bring positivity and gratitude, especially when things are hard. We know when to ask our friends for help. We are creative and resourceful
- Move with purposeful urgency - We take action with the urgency that our mission deserves. We focus on learning faster so that we can invest in the most important things. We achieve more with less by creating systems at the right scale (sometimes with duct tape.) We are intentional about when we move fast and when we are more considered
- Build resilient communities - We optimise for the good of our community and our many interconnected ecosystems. We intentionally create an environment of trust and respect. We elevate and protect diversity as a strength
- Leave it better - We are passionate about our mission to get more people outside because we believe in biophilia and the power of love to inspire action. We believe that humanity at scale can have a positive impact on the earth. We know feedback drives growth and we constantly seek, give and receive it
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2021
$57m
SERIES C
Jul 2019
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $97.5m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Alyssa Ravasio
(CEO)Former member of the Recreation Advisory Council for the Outdoor Industry Association. Previously Director of Operations at Xola and Director of Sales and Marketing at Revel Systems.