Layla AI
Meet Layla, the travel expert who redefines your travel adventures by simplifying them. Layla's travel tech blends cutting-edge AI, computer vision, social-worthy content & insight from 2000 of the world's best Instagram creators, and strong partnerships with Booking.com & Skyscanner. With a 50 million-strong community through @justasklayla and @beautifuldestinations, as well as backing travel industry heavyweights and celebrities like Paris Hilton, Layla's here to personalize your travel discovery and booking experience so you get the trip you deserve. Experience it for yourself on the Layla.ai, app or by messaging @justasklayla on Instagram.
Layla AI
Meet Layla, the travel expert who redefines your travel adventures by simplifying them. Layla's travel tech blends cutting-edge AI, computer vision, social-worthy content & insight from 2000 of the world's best Instagram creators, and strong partnerships with Booking.com & Skyscanner. With a 50 million-strong community through @justasklayla and @beautifuldestinations, as well as backing travel industry heavyweights and celebrities like Paris Hilton, Layla's here to personalize your travel discovery and booking experience so you get the trip you deserve. Experience it for yourself on the Layla.ai, app or by messaging @justasklayla on Instagram.
TL;DR
What they do: AI-powered travel assistant and chatbot for discovery, itinerary generation, and bookings
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
Founders: Jeremy Jauncey; Saad Saeed; Sardar Bali
Funding: Seed rounds; total reported ≈ $5,480,000
Notable partners/backers: Booking.com and Skyscanner partnerships; investors include Firstminute Capital, M13, Paris Hilton, Barry Smith, Andy Phillipps
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Travel discovery, itinerary planning, and booking friction for consumers
Industry
Travel / Travel tech
Funding Track Record
Reported seed round in Nov 2023 (Dealroom reported ~€3.0M)
Reported seed round in Oct 2024
Investor Signal
“Backed by institutional VCs (Firstminute Capital, M13) and high-profile individual investors (Paris Hilton, Barry Smith, Andy Phillipps)”