Planned is a Montreal-based source-to-pay service for travel & events that combines human service with AI to deliver customized sourcing and booking services. The company augments sourcing through an AI-driven platform to ensure travel and events are booked within policy and at the right price. Planned serves clients including PwC, Block, AWS, and Instacart. Founded in 2017 and led by Marc Bonin and Emeric Noel, the company plans to reinforce its AI capabilities, continue global expansion, and launch an online booking tool. Planned recently raised $35M in a Series B, bringing total funding to $65M. Frederic Lalonde, CEO and co-founder of Hopper and former Expedia VP, joined Planned's board. Planned is an all-in-one event planning platform that simplifies planning for corporate in-person events. The platform lets users browse and book from a curated portfolio of thousands of venues and vendors across North America. It provides visibility and control to managers while enabling planners to source, compare and book suppliers such as event spaces, caterers, equipment, A/V and entertainment. Listings include unique venues like airplane hangars, museums and restaurants as well as traditional corporate locations like hotels and convention centers. Launched in 2018 by Marc-Antoine Bonin and Emeric Noel in Montreal, Planned intends to use new funding to expand across enterprise customers. The company recently closed an $18M Series A to support that growth. Planned provides a platform for corporate event planners to source, compare and book venues, caterers, equipment, A/V, entertainment and other suppliers through a curated portfolio. The platform gives managers visibility and control over event budgets and bookings. It lists over 10,000 suppliers across 50+ North American markets and serves clients such as Google, Michelin, Amazon, Nespresso, BMO, Airbnb and Ernst & Young. The company plans to use new funding to continue product development and to expand operations and partnerships with venues and vendors across North America. The company was co-founded by Marc-Antoine Bonin and Emeric Noel in 2017 and is based in Montreal, Canada. The raise increased its total funding to $7M.

Total raised

$58M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Jul 2024