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Journee

Surprise trips to unconventional destinations

Journee logo
21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • Travel
  • Lifestyle
  • Wellbeing
London, UK

Company mission

To make exploring new cultures easy and fun.

Led by a woman
Top investors

63% female employees

Our take

Journee believes the true joy of travel often comes from moments of spontaneity. Whether it's a discovery of a hidden gem or an exciting excursion, there are lots of different things that make our traveling experiences memorable.

In 2019, UK residents took 72.6 million trips overseas. Each trip made is usually coupled with a lot of time spent browsing through a myriad of companies promising the 'experience of a lifetime'. Travelers book a trip hoping that it will meet their expectations based on reviews from people who all hold their own set of preferences for what makes a trip meaningful.

Journee looks to make its mark in the travel industry by matching users with unique destinations based on their travel personality. After filling in a 15-minute Trip Matchmaker form, the travel experts take care of everything so there's no need to research, plan or book anything. In the run-up to the trip, the travelers will be given clues about where they're going and will only find out where they're going once they've turned up at the airport.

This new approach to traveling is likely to find success with Gen Z due to its spontaneous and stress-free nature. To stay competitive within the travel industry, they will need to continue to provide best-in-class remote problem resolution to help travelers with any issues they run into.

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Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Be part of an early-stage team building a next-generation travel company, working alongside the founders
  • Flexible working 2-3 days a week in the office, typically (we’ve got a private office in a co-working space in Bethnal Green, East London)
  • Employee options (you’ll own a piece of Journee!)
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company values

  • Authenticity
  • Courage
  • Curiosity

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Feb 2022

$2.3m

SEED

Apr 2021

$0.2m

SEED

Total funding: $2.8m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Ed Tribe

(Co-Founder)

They studied Ancient History and History at university. Previously Head of Growth at Depop.

Megha Chaturvedi

(Co-Founder)

They studied Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications Engineering prior to gaining an MBA. Previously Growth Manager at Depop

James Gillard

(Technical Co-Founder)

Gained a MEng Electronic Engineering, Engineering degree. Previously Platform Engineer at Depop.

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