Name

Adventure.com

Legal name

Adventure.com, LLC

Website

https://adventure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Petaluma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorships: The website displays sponsored content and advertisements from partners such as Bank of Australia and The Intrepid Foundation. Content is partially funded by travel companies and tourism boards.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Adventure.com is a digital travel magazine that publishes free, editorially independent articles, destination guides, photography features, gear reviews, climate and wildlife reporting, and cultural travel storytelling across global destinations. The publication is powered by Intrepid Group and distributed freely via its website and newsletter, with revenue generated through advertising and sponsored content from travel companies, tourism boards, and non-profit partners.

Product overview

Adventure.com is a digital travel magazine operated by Intrepid Group, featuring editorial content organized into categories including Features, Book Club, Climate Desk, Food for Thought, Wildlife, Active, Profiles, Photography, Beverage Dept., Riding the Rails, The Future of Travel, Dispatches, Gear Test, News, Opinion, and Guides (24 Hours, Road Trips). The publication publishes articles, travel guides, and multimedia content covering travel destinations, cultural experiences, environmental topics, and adventure activities. It is not a SaaS product with modules or sub-products but rather a content publishing platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adventure.com Digital Travel Magazine Free digital travel magazine publishing editorial articles, destination guides, photography features, gear reviews, climate and wildlife reporting, and cultural travel storytelling across global destinations, accessible to all readers at adventure.com without subscription or payment.
• Adventure.com Newsletter

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Intrepid TravelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntrepid Travel is the parent company that powers Adventure.com. The publication is editorially independent but supported by Intrepid Travel, the world's largest travel B Corp. Intrepid helps ensure Adventure.com maintains high standards of sustainability in its work and activities. Adventure.com's reporting on US National Parks and public lands is supported by Intrepid Travel as part of its United by Nature campaign.
• The Intrepid FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Intrepid Foundation is a non-profit organization that partners with Adventure.com for campaigns such as the 'Room to Roam' initiative. Adventure.com displays advertisements for The Intrepid Foundation campaigns on its website.
• Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdventure.com published a feature article about NUST's virtual reality project with the Ju/'hoansi community in Namibia, developing VR experiences to preserve Indigenous star knowledge. Writer Megan Eaves traveled with NUST researchers as part of the story.
• Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdventure.com featured content about OAD's astrotourism development programs. OAD is a branch of the International Astronomical Union that supports astrotourism initiatives globally.
• University of GothenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdventure.com published a profile of chef Karolina Martinson who is involved in a USD$200,000 research project with the University of Gothenburg focused on bringing seaweed cooking to the wider public.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AFAR Media: Independent travel media brand focused on experiential, sustainable, and culturally immersive travel content. Closely comparable to Adventure.com in editorial positioning around responsible and authentic travel, with a similar digital-first, advertising-supported business model.
• Lonely Planet: One of the world's largest digital travel media brands producing destination guides, travel journalism, and editorial content. Directly comparable to Adventure.com as a digital-first travel publisher with global editorial coverage, though Lonely Planet operates at significantly greater scale and has historically monetized via licensing, e-commerce, and partnerships.
• Culture Trip: Digital travel and culture media brand producing editorial content about destinations, cultural experiences, and sustainable travel globally. Comparable to Adventure.com as a digital-first publisher covering cultural, adventure, and responsible travel content, though Culture Trip has historically operated at larger scale with more diversified content verticals.
• Roads & Kingdoms: Independent travel media brand focused on culinary, cultural, and place-based storytelling worldwide. Comparable to Adventure.com in editorial focus on authentic, narrative-driven, destination-focused content for an engaged audience of culturally curious travelers, though at significantly smaller scale and with a more food-and-culture lens.
• Atlas Obscura: Digital travel media brand focused on unusual destinations, cultural experiences, and off-the-beaten-path travel content. Comparable to Adventure.com as a digital-first publisher covering distinctive, content-rich travel experiences with global reach and community-driven editorial contributions.

Broad incumbents

• Travel + Leisure: Major consumer travel media brand covering destinations, hotels, and travel experiences under Dotdash Meredith. Comparable to Adventure.com in editorial coverage of global travel content, but at substantially larger scale, with broader mainstream audience and stronger audience-monetization infrastructure.
• National Geographic Travel: Premium travel editorial brand covering destinations, culture, wildlife, and sustainability under the National Geographic umbrella. Comparable to Adventure.com's editorial focus on cultural, environmental, and adventure storytelling, but at vastly greater scale, with stronger photography-led content and broader subject matter.
• Condé Nast Traveler: Established premium travel publication covering destinations, culture, and luxury travel under the Condé Nast media umbrella. Comparable to Adventure.com in editorial coverage of global destinations and cultural experiences, but at significantly greater scale, with a broader audience and stronger print legacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adventurecom
• Facebookfacebook.com/adventure
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adventurecom
• Instagraminstagram.com/adventure.com_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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