About this episode

Steve Domin discusses rebuilding travel infrastructure and the future of API-first companies.

Steve Domin, Founder & CEO of Duffel, the company rebuilding the infrastructure layer of the global travel industry. Duffel is taking on one of the most complex and outdated sectors, creating modern, developer-first APIs for flights, hotels, and more. Backed by investors including Index Ventures and Benchmark, the company has raised over $50M to transform how travel is bought and sold. Steve shares the journey of building Duffel from scratch, including: Why the travel industry is fu...

People in this episode

Guest: Steve Domin

Topics covered

• travel infrastructure
• API-first companies
• COVID impact
• entrepreneurship
• venture capital

Keywords

• Duffel
• travel industry
• APIs
• COVID
• venture capital
• Index Ventures
• Benchmark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duffel, Index Ventures, Benchmark

Places: global, travel industry

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