TravelersBox provides airport kiosks that let travelers convert leftover foreign bills and coins into usable digital currency by depositing funds into PayPal, purchasing gift cards (iTunes, Starbucks, Skype, Gap) or making charitable donations. The company operates more than 75 kiosks in Canada, Italy, Turkey, Georgia, Israel and the Philippines. Led by founder and CEO Tomer Zussman and based in Kadima, Israel, TravelersBox raised $10m in a Series A and has raised $15.5m to date. It intends to use the funds to grow globally—specifically targeting Japan, India and New Zealand—deploy an additional 300 kiosks this year and open an office in Asia. The company will invest in R&D and accelerate product development, including launching a new software application to enable consumers to convert change into digital currency when shopping at duty free and other airport-based retail outlets. TravelersBox also plans to hire in key areas such as sales, marketing, product and engineering to support expansion. TravelersBox operates physical kiosks that let travelers convert foreign coins and bills into dollars or euros and send the value to PayPal, Skype, or Starbucks accounts. The service also supports sending value to charity and charges no fee for the transfer. The company says it aims to provide a fee-free service by increasing affiliation with TravelersBox partners. TravelersBox raised $4.5 million to fund expansion into additional airports where more kiosks will be deployed. Founders Tomer Zussman, Idan Deshe, and Dror Blumenthal built the product after observing frequent travelers accumulate small amounts of foreign change. The team frames the opportunity as a large market driven by three billion travelers annually and a $40–50 billion addressable market.

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jan 2016