Sn-ap Travel is a London-based intercity travel startup led by Thomas Ableman that matches travellers on demand with the UK’s premium coach operators. Its platform uses machine learning to predict the dates, times and routes people want to travel and to set optimal prices, enabling Sn-ap to operate only at times of highest demand. Customer ratings are used to select the best coaches and drivers from top-quality independent coach operators to maintain service quality. The company is already live in Bristol, Cardiff and Nottingham and plans to expand to a further four UK cities within five months. Sn-ap intends to use the new funds to expand its service across the UK and grow its team. The company raised £3.4m in this round and has raised approximately £6m in total to date; by the summer it predicts over 100,000 on-demand intercity coach travellers. Sn-ap is a London-based on-demand travel startup founded in April 2016 by former Chiltern Railways commercial director Thomas Ableman. It leverages a crowdsourced online booking system to connect people making similar trips and matches them with the highest quality local coach operators. The company is currently operating on routes between the East Midlands and London and has carried 25,000 passengers to date. Sn-ap raised £2m in funding in a round led by early-stage VC fund Kindred Capital with participation from private investors in the travel and finance sectors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth across the UK.

Total raised

$7M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

May 2018