AdventureBot

What AdventureBot does

AdventureBot is a Denver-based online marketplace and booking engine that aggregates tours, activities, and rental equipment from personally vetted tour operators, activity outfitters, and rental shops across 32 US destinations and selected international expedition regions. The platform is positioned primarily for individual travelers seeking to discover and book single or bundled adventure experiences, with a secondary motion targeting corporate groups for team-building events. Inventory spans 451 adventures across 104 categories, ranging from $1-$50 local activities up to $5,000-$10,000 high-end experiences, with international multi-day expeditions (Patagonia, Kilimanjaro, Everest, Machu Picchu, Bhutan, Annapurna, Langtang) priced per person from $1,390 to $4,450.

The core technology is the AdventureBot Booking Platform, a self-serve web marketplace supplemented by an Itinerary Builder for custom multi-activity trip planning and a bundled Tour Packages product. The platform supports phone-assisted booking as a fallback channel and provides booking software to operator partners who sell their inventory through the marketplace. Marketing is driven by destination-specific SEO landing pages, content/blog, an email newsletter ("The Adventure Buzz"), and organic social, with no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML components.

Revenue is generated primarily through marketplace commissions on bookings made through the platform, complemented by margin on packaged tour bundles (US cities from $150-$299) and per-person pricing on international expeditions. The company is a privately held LLC, founder-led (CEO Rob Catalano, co-founder Jared Black), with 1-10 employees and only one disclosed capital event (a $200,000 round in November 2017). Ownership is described as founder-controlled with no institutional investors or subsequent funding rounds evidenced.

Name

AdventureBot

Legal name

AdventureBot, LLC

Website

https://adventurebot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AdventureBot is a Denver-based online marketplace connecting travelers with personally vetted tour operators, activity outfitters, and rental shops across 32 US destinations and selected international expedition regions, serving individual travelers and corporate groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Travel & Activity Marketplace

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAKAFAB

Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Specialty/Niche Travel Agencies (Luxury, Adventure, Honeymoon, etc.)

SECONDARYTHAAAAAN

Adventure & Ecotourism Equipment Rental & Outfitting (Gear Rental, Guided Support)

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Amusement Parks & Theme Parks

SECONDARYTHAKABAD

Adventure & Active Travel Agencies

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Traditional/Retail Travel Agencies

Keywords

• Adventure booking marketplace
• Tour operator software
• Activity booking platform
• Online travel marketplace
• Team building experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Breckenridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Booking Commission: AdventureBot charges tour operators, activity outfitters, and rental shops a commission on bookings made through the platform. The marketplace aggregates inventory from vetted partners and earns a take rate on each transaction.
2. Package Sales: Sale of bundled multi-activity tour packages at fixed prices (e.g., San Francisco from $299, Boston from $175, New Orleans from $150). Revenue is generated on the markup between wholesale rates and retail package pricing.
3. International Expeditions: Sale of multi-day international expedition experiences with pricing ranging from $1,390 (Langtang, 11 days) to $4,450 (Kilimanjaro, 11 days), including Mount Everest expeditions at $2,490 (19 days).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AdventureBot operates an online marketplace and booking engine that connects consumers with a coast-to-coast network of personally vetted tour operators, activity outfitters, and rental shops across the United States. The company also provides booking software for tour operators to sell their inventory online, sells bundled tour packages, and offers multi-day international expeditions to destinations such as Kilimanjaro, Mount Everest, Patagonia, and Machu Picchu.

Product overview

AdventureBot is a unified online marketplace and booking engine platform that connects users with tours, activities, and rental equipment across the United States and internationally. The core product is the AdventureBot Booking Platform, supplemented by Tour Packages (bundled multi-activity experiences), an Itinerary Builder for custom trip planning, Corporate Group Bookings and Management services for team building, and Multi-Day International Expeditions covering destinations worldwide. The platform aggregates 32 destinations, 451 adventures, and 104 adventure categories, serving both individual consumers and corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AdventureBot Booking Platform Booking software for tour operators, activity outfitters, and rental shops to sell tours, activities, and rental equipment online through the AdventureBot marketplace, providing inventory management and customer acquisition.
• Tour Packages

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Peek: North America-focused tours and activities marketplace with a curated operator network and partner booking software. Highly comparable on curation, US-centric footprint, and bundled-experience positioning.
• Viator: Tripadvisor-owned online tours and activities marketplace booking experiences across thousands of destinations globally. Closest direct competitor to AdventureBot in product category, target consumer and marketplace/booking-software business model.
• TourRadar: Multi-day guided-tour and expedition marketplace connecting travelers with operators worldwide. Closest peer to AdventureBot's international expedition product line in ticket size and trip duration.
• Musement: Tours, activities and museum/experience marketplace with strong European coverage and operator software. Similar bundled-experience model, especially relevant to AdventureBot's international expedition ambitions.
• Klook: Asia-headquartered experiences and travel-services marketplace offering tours, activities and attraction bookings worldwide. Comparable consumer marketplace with international expedition-adjacent inventory.
• GetYourGuide: Berlin-based tours, activities and attraction marketplace with a global supply base and a B2B booking software offering for operators. Directly comparable consumer experience and operator-supply model.

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor: Travel research and booking platform whose Experiences tab competes for the discovery-of-things-to-do intent that AdventureBot's destination pages also target.
• Booking.com: Global OTA that has expanded into attractions and experiences within its core booking flow. Indirect competitor capturing consumer mindshare in the activity-discovery journey.
• Airbnb Experiences: Hosted experiences offering built into Airbnb's accommodation marketplace. Competitor for short, curated activity bookings from travelers already using the Airbnb ecosystem.
• Expedia Group: Major online travel agency with a broad experiences portfolio (including Viator) alongside flights, hotels and packages. Adjacent incumbent competing in the same consumer booking funnel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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