
BeCause is a sustainability software company focused on the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. Their platform simplifies sustainability data management, certification tracking, ESG compliance, and reporting for hotels, travel partners, and destinations. The software integrates over 60 tourism frameworks and certifications, enabling businesses to streamline data collection, share sustainability progress transparently, and comply with evolving regulations like CSRD. BeCause supports certification bodies, technology providers, suppliers, and consultants through partnerships to drive industry-wide sustainable transformation. With a growing user base including 34,000 hospitality providers and 35 travel partners, BeCause positions itself as a key enabler of positive environmental and social impact in tourism, helping clients improve sustainability performance and attract eco-conscious travelers.

BeCause is a sustainability software company focused on the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. Their platform simplifies sustainability data management, certification tracking, ESG compliance, and reporting for hotels, travel partners, and destinations. The software integrates over 60 tourism frameworks and certifications, enabling businesses to streamline data collection, share sustainability progress transparently, and comply with evolving regulations like CSRD. BeCause supports certification bodies, technology providers, suppliers, and consultants through partnerships to drive industry-wide sustainable transformation. With a growing user base including 34,000 hospitality providers and 35 travel partners, BeCause positions itself as a key enabler of positive environmental and social impact in tourism, helping clients improve sustainability performance and attract eco-conscious travelers.
Sector: Sustainability software for travel, tourism & hospitality
Headquarters: Copenhagen
User scale: Used by tens of thousands of hotels (figures cited ~34,000 hospitality providers)
Founders: Frederik Rubens Steensgaard (CEO) & Jonas Bruun Jacobsen (CTO)
Total disclosed seed funding: $2.5M (seed, including $600k tail-end from Curiosity VC)
Sustainability data fragmentation and compliance challenges in travel, tourism and hospitality.
Travel, tourism & hospitality software; sustainability / ESG
$600,000
Tail-end seed investment bringing total seed funding to $2.5M
$450,000
Early investment from Danish entrepreneurs via Prolab Holding and participation from other investors
“Backed by a mix of venture funds (Curiosity VC, Ugly Duckling Ventures, Superangel) and angel/strategic supporters plus public/startup support programs”