Founded in February 2024 by former Meta and Microsoft AR/VR executive Nancy Li Smith, Boop positions itself as “the first AI travel companion built on social trust.” The mobile, invite-only app passively captures a user’s location data, photos and reservations (with permission) and automatically assembles them into polished itineraries that friends and followers can replicate with one tap. Boop integrates affiliate inventory from partners such as Expedia, Booking.com, Marriott and Viator, generating 10–25% booking commissions and splitting half of that payout with the original trip creator, potentially turning popular itineraries into meaningful income streams. The company is courting travel influencers through “Boop with me” links and maintains a public waitlist for broader consumer rollout. Future product plans include calendar integration to ingest existing reservations and real-time, taste-based recommendations while on the road. Backers and advisors include travel industry veterans like Tripadvisor co-founder Stephen Kaufer and former Marriott president Stephanie Linnartz. Boop has secured $3.2 million in pre-seed capital to fund product development and growth.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2025