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Bounce funding, valuation and investors
Global luggage storage marketplace for travelers.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$19M · November 2024
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$31M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series b · San Francisco, California
Overview
Bounce operates a global luggage-storage marketplace, partnering with local shops and hotels so travelers can drop bags for hours or days via a mobile app. General Catalyst led the seed; Andreessen Horowitz led a $12M Series A in April 2022, and Sapphire Sport led a $19M Series B in November 2024 with a16z and GC participating. The company reported 20x revenue growth post-pandemic.
Why Bounce is interesting
Aggregates underused retail space for short-term storage — survived pandemic travel collapse and scaled 20x revenue into Sapphire-led $19M Series B.
Product & use cases
Mobile app booking short-term luggage storage at partner shops, hotels, and lockers in cities worldwide — pay per bag per day.
- Pre-check-in luggage drop near hotels and transit hubs
- Day-trip storage while exploring cities
- Post-checkout bag holding before flights
Key facts
- Series A (Apr 2022): $12M led by a16z; General Catalyst led prior seed (TechCrunch)
- Series B (Nov 2024): $19M led by Sapphire Sport (TechCrunch)
- 20x revenue growth post-pandemic per a16z announcement
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2024-11 $19M- Sapphire Sport (lead)
- Andreessen Horowitz (participant)
- General Catalyst (participant)
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/14/bounce-luggage-storage-series-b/
Series A
2022-04 $12MInvestors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Network density in tourist cities plus lightweight marketplace model — partners provide space without Bounce owning real estate.
Luggage storage is a travel utility with low switching costs — winner takes city-level density. Bounce survived 2020 travel collapse and scaled internationally, but competition and seasonality remain structural challenges.
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Stasher direct
European luggage storage marketplace with similar shop-partner model.
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LuggageHero direct
Competing global storage network in overlapping cities.
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Airport locker services incumbent
Fixed-location lockers; Bounce offers broader city coverage.
Notable stories
- Bounce survived the 2020 travel collapse when luggage storage demand vanished overnight.
- a16z's 2022 investment thesis centered on aggregating underused retail square footage into travel infrastructure.
- Sapphire Sport's 2024 Series B lead validated post-pandemic travel recovery scaling.
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