Navan

Name

Navan

Legal name

Navan, Inc.

Website

https://navan.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Travel and Expense Management Software

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

akta.pro primary industry

Commission, Incentives & Revenue Optimization (ARC/BSP, Overrides) (THALAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Travel Payments & Virtual Cards for Corporate Travel (THALAMAJ), Fare Management, Pricing & Shopping Engines (ATPCO/Offer) (THABAJAE)

Keywords

• Corporate travel management
• Expense management software
• AI travel booking
• Corporate card payments
• Business travel platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction-based fees: Navan generates revenue through transaction fees on bookings made through its platform, with per-trip fees that are percentage-based and benefit from travel inflation. The company states Navan Travel is free for companies with no platform fees.
2. Enterprise subscription contracts: Enterprise customers receive custom pricing with dedicated implementation support and enterprise feature access. Business tier covers companies up to 300 employees with custom pricing above that threshold.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Navan provides an AI-powered unified corporate travel, expense, and corporate card management platform serving over 10,000 companies globally. The platform combines booking across 600+ airlines and 2.5M+ hotels, automated expense reconciliation from swipe to settlement, integrated corporate cards, and 24/7 human-plus-AI travel agent support into a single solution. Revenue is generated through transaction-based fees on bookings and enterprise subscription contracts.

Product overview

Navan is an AI-powered unified business travel and expense management platform offered as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform combines Navan Travel (booking and inventory management) and Navan Expense (automated expense management), which are tightly integrated and provided together. These are augmented by modular add-ons: Navan Edge (AI personal travel assistant mobile app), Navan Payments and Navan Connect (corporate card and payment integration), Navan Events (corporate meetings and events), Navan Anywhere (AI agent embedding into third-party platforms including Google Cloud Marketplace and Gemini Enterprise), Advanced Analytics (ThoughtSpot-powered BI), Navan Rewards (employee savings incentive), Navan Sustainability (carbon tracking and compensation), and 24/7 Travel Support (AI-assisted human agents via Ava and TravelXen). Navan Pro (powered by Reed & Mackay) provides a premium acquired brand for high-touch executive travel. The platform integrates with major accounting systems (NetSuite, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Datev), communication tools (Slack, Outlook, Gmail, Google Calendar), and payment networks (Visa, Mastercard, American Express). Founded in 2015 as TripActions and rebranded to Navan in 2022, Navan serves over 10,000 companies and powers travel programs at enterprises including Canva, HelloFresh, DoorDash, and Snowflake.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Navan Travel: AI-powered corporate travel booking platform offering flights, hotels, trains, rental cars, and ground transportation with integrated policy controls and 24/7 support.
• Navan Expense
• Navan Pro
• Navan Edge
• Navan Events
• Navan Payments
• Navan Rewards
• Navan Connect

Products and services

• Navan Travel AI-powered corporate travel booking and management platform providing global inventory across flights, hotels, trains, rental cars, and black cars with built-in policy enforcement, real-time spend visibility, dynamic policy controls, and 24/7 in-house travel agent support. Built for corporate travel managers and business travelers.
• Navan Expense Automated expense management platform that streamlines the full expense lifecycle from swipe to reconciliation. Features real-time spend visibility, automatic transaction categorization, policy enforcement, out-of-pocket reimbursement, and ERP integration for audit-ready reporting. Built for finance and accounting teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16% average reduction in annual travel spend (Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Navan)
• +12 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

AI capability12 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ITA AirwayscoreTechnology or Integration · 22 June 2026New integration with ITA Airways, Italy's national air carrier, via NDC connection through Lufthansa Group's API. Provides access to ITA Airways NDC content for Navan customers booking Italian routes.
• SmartripscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Navan signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smartrips, a Brazilian travel management company founded in 2017, marking Navan's first acquisition as a public company. Brazil accounts for approximately 40% of Latin American business travel spend. The acquisition will integrate Smartrips' local supplier relationships and IATA credentials into Navan's AI-powered platform.
• Google Cloud MarketplacecoreTechnology or Integration · 9 June 2026Navan Anywhere integration embeds AI travel agents directly into Google Cloud Marketplace and Gemini Enterprise, enabling employees to plan, book, and manage travel within existing workplace tools without application switching. Headless architecture approach allows expansion to additional corporate platforms.
• MarriottcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Hotel inventory partnership providing Navan customers access to Marriott properties with negotiated corporate rates.
• HiltoncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Hotel inventory partnership providing Navan customers access to Hilton properties with negotiated corporate rates.
• Delta Air LinescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Airline inventory partnership enabling loyalty compatibility and corporate booking access for Delta flights.
• United AirlinescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Airline inventory partnership providing Navan customers access to United routes with loyalty point earning capability.
• American AirlinescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Airline inventory partnership with American Airlines for corporate travel booking.
• Lufthansa GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026Airline technology partnership including NDC content distribution through Lufthansa Group API, enabling access to ITA Airways and other Lufthansa Group carrier content.
• British AirwayscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Airline inventory partnership with British Airways for corporate travel booking and loyalty compatibility.
• AccorcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Hotel inventory partnership providing access to Accor properties including Sofitel, Novotel, and Ibis brands.
• AvisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Car rental inventory partnership providing negotiated rates for Avis rentals booked through Navan.
• HertzminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Car rental inventory partnership providing access to Hertz fleet for Navan customers.
• Virgin AtlanticminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Airline inventory partnership with Virgin Atlantic for corporate travel booking.
• AI Hospitality AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Navan participates in the AI Hospitality Alliance alongside major hotel brands and technology leaders to establish governance standards for responsible AI deployment in travel.
• SilverRailcoreTechnology or Integration · 28 May 2026Direct integration with SilverRail's global rail distribution platform adding more than 20 Swedish rail carriers including SJ and VR (Sweden's largest operators). Enables cross-border routes such as Stockholm to Copenhagen and expands European rail coverage to 10 countries.
• Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)coreTechnology or Integration · 28 May 2026NDC integration with SAS making Navan the first Travel Management Company to access SAS NDC content via direct connection using version 21.3 of the NDC API. Bypasses standard surcharges associated with legacy EDIFACT protocols and provides access to SAS Light fares and continuous pricing.
• TravelportcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026GDS technology partnership enabling access to expanded travel inventory through Travelport's platform.
• NetSuitecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026ERP integration partnership enabling automated expense reconciliation and data sync between Navan and Oracle NetSuite.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Accounting integration partnership with QuickBooks Online for automated expense synchronization.
• XerocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Accounting integration partnership with Xero for automated expense data sync and reconciliation.
• SagecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Accounting integration partnership with Sage for automated expense reconciliation and financial reporting.
• NestecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Neste provides Navan customers access to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), derived from food waste and residual materials, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil fuels. Supports Scope 3 emissions management for corporate travel programs.
• SQUAKEcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Carbon compensation partnership through SQUAKE enabling access to quality carbon credits via a five-step process. Streamlines otherwise inefficient engagement with multiple suppliers for emissions compensation through certified projects including Direct Air Capture and Biochar.
• Deutsche BahncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2023Integration with Deutsche Bahn's bahn.business program for rail bookings in Germany, expanding European rail coverage.
• TripeurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2023Navan acquired India-based Tripeur in April 2023 to expand corporate travel and expense management capabilities in India, the world's seventh-largest business travel market. Tripeur's machine learning-powered automation and local supplier relationships enhanced Navan's service offerings in the region.
• Reed & MackaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2021TripActions acquired Reed & Mackay, a London-based premium travel management company with global reach, in May 2021. The combined entity managed $5 billion in travel budgets and served over 5,000 customers. Reed & Mackay provides Navan Pro, a best-in-class solution for high-touch premium travel services backed by industry leadership.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SAP Concur: Incumbent corporate travel and expense management suite owned by SAP, embedded into enterprise ERP environments (SAP, Oracle). Most direct competitor to Navan's unified T&E platform and the standard against which Navan is benchmarked in Fortune 500 RFPs.
• American Express Global Business Travel: Large global TMC serving multinational corporate clients with travel booking, expense, and meetings. Comparable to Navan in enterprise travel scale, premium service offering (overlapping with Navan Pro / Reed & Mackay), and supplier-leverage economics.
• TravelPerk: Barcelona-based corporate travel platform serving SMB and mid-market with consumer-grade booking, expense, and sustainability features. Closest European-headquartered competitor to Navan, with overlapping inventory (flights, hotels, rail) and free-tier positioning.
• Brex: Corporate card and expense management platform increasingly expanding into travel booking and payments. Competes with Navan Payments and Navan Expense by issuing corporate cards and embedding spend management directly into customer wallets.
• Ramp: Corporate card and expense management fintech adding travel booking capabilities. Competes with Navan's expense automation and corporate-card economics, and is also adding travel inventory — directly contesting Navan's expansion into payments.
• BCD Travel: Global corporate travel management company serving large enterprises with booking, expense, and meetings services. Overlaps with Navan's enterprise field sales motion, supplier-leveraged inventory, and Fortune 500 customer base.
• CWT: Established global corporate travel management company serving multinational enterprises. Comparable to Navan in Fortune 500 travel management, supplier relationships, and meetings & events, though with a more traditional (less AI-native) platform.
• Expensify: Public expense management platform automating receipt capture, categorization, and reconciliation. Most direct competitor to Navan Expense on the expense side of the platform, though with weaker corporate travel inventory.

Emerging players

• Spotnana: Cloud-native travel management platform positioned as a 'Travel-as-a-Service' challenger with direct NDC and GDS integrations. Competes with Navan on AI-driven booking architecture and modern T&E infrastructure for enterprise and mid-market buyers.
• Airbase: Spend management platform combining corporate cards, bill pay, and expense automation. Competes with Navan Expense and Navan Payments, particularly in mid-market accounts, with overlapping ERP integrations and automated reconciliation workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat8 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/navan
• Facebookfacebook.com/GetNavan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/navan

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds16 records

Investors23 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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