Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Travel Tech Association (Travel Tech) hosted its July Start-Up Member Meet-Up featuring Steve Reynolds, founder and former CEO of TRIPBAM and current CEO of CorpTravelTech, who shared practical lessons from more than four decades of building, scaling, advising, investing in, and exiting travel technology companies. Sessions like this are a key benefit of Travel Tech’s Start-Up membership, giving emerging travel technology companies access to practical programming, peer connection, and candid insights from experienced operators across the industry.
Reynolds emphasized that investors evaluate the founder and team as much as the business plan, making authenticity, self-awareness, attention to detail, and the ability to clearly sell the vision essential. He also encouraged founders to use SAFE documents to simplify early fundraising, consider the advantages of B2B models, and prioritize cash flow positivity before actively pursuing investment so they can negotiate from a stronger position.
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Travel Tech Association (Travel Tech) is the unified voice for the travel technology ecosystem. Travel Tech brings together enterprise leaders, growth-stage companies, and emerging innovators to advance public policies that support competition, innovation, and a strong technology-enabled travel marketplace. Through advocacy, regulatory intelligence, and cross-sector collaboration, Travel Tech helps shape the future of modern travel.
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