Czech-born hospitality software company Mews has reached a $2.5 billion valuation after closing a $300 million Series D funding round led by EQT Growth. The raise marks another major milestone for one of Europe’s most successful vertical SaaS companies, as it continues to modernise how hotels operate in a market still dominated by legacy technology.
New investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners joined the round, alongside existing backers Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Tiger Global. The funding positions Mews among the most valuable private hospitality technology companies globally and gives it significant firepower to accelerate product development and international expansion.
From legacy systems to cloud-native hospitality
Many hotels still rely on rigid, on-premise property management systems designed decades ago. These systems often struggle to support mobile check-in, dynamic pricing, integrated payments, or personalised guest experiences. Mews was founded to solve this problem from the ground up.
Founded by Richard Valtr and Matt Welle, Mews set out to build a fully cloud-native platform that connects every part of a hotel’s operation into a single, intelligent system. Instead of fragmented tools for bookings, front desk, housekeeping and payments, Mews brings these functions together through one interface, supported by automation and real-time data.
Today, the platform is used by thousands of hotels, hostels and serviced apartments across Europe, North America and beyond, ranging from independent boutique properties to global hospitality brands.
An AI-first platform for hotel operations
At the heart of Mews is an AI-driven operating platform designed to automate routine workflows and help hoteliers make better decisions. The system processes data across occupancy, pricing, guest behaviour and operations to deliver predictive insights and recommendations in real time.
Key products within the Mews ecosystem include:
- Mews Spaces, which allows hotels to sell and manage any type of space, from meeting rooms and co-working areas to parking and late check-outs.
- Mews Kiosk, a self-service check-in and check-out solution that reduces front desk queues and frees staff to focus on guest experience.
- Mews Payments, which embeds payments directly into the guest journey, reducing friction, improving conversion rates and simplifying reconciliation.
Unlike many established competitors such as Oracle Hospitality, Cloudbeds or Hotelogix, Mews is fully cloud-native and built around automation rather than manual configuration. Its AI agents continuously learn from platform data, helping hotels optimise pricing, staffing levels and operational efficiency.
Strong growth and global footprint
Mews has grown rapidly in recent years, supported by the shift towards digital-first hospitality and the recovery of global travel. The company now serves customers in more than 85 countries and has built a strong presence in key markets including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Nordics.
Its expansion strategy has combined organic growth with targeted acquisitions, allowing Mews to add complementary products and accelerate entry into new regions. Previous acquisitions have helped strengthen its payments capabilities and broaden its reach across different accommodation segments.
The company has also invested heavily in partnerships, integrating with hundreds of third-party tools across revenue management, distribution, guest experience and accounting.
Funding history and investor confidence
The $300 million Series D follows several high-profile funding rounds that have steadily increased Mews’ valuation and market influence. Prior investors include Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Tiger Global, all of whom have doubled down as the company has scaled.
EQT Growth’s decision to lead the latest round reflects growing investor confidence in vertical SaaS platforms with strong unit economics and global expansion potential. Hospitality, long seen as slow to digitise, is now emerging as a major opportunity for cloud and AI-driven platforms.
What comes next for Mews
With fresh capital in place, Mews plans to deepen its use of AI across the platform, particularly through autonomous agents that can further streamline operations and personalise guest journeys. Product development will focus on reducing manual work for hotel staff while giving operators greater control over pricing, inventory and guest engagement.
The company also plans to expand its fintech arm, Mews Payments, embedding more commerce and financial tools directly into its core platform. This approach positions Mews not just as a property management system, but as a full operating system for modern hospitality businesses.
As hotels continue to move away from legacy infrastructure, Mews is positioning itself at the centre of that transition, with the scale, capital and technology to shape the next generation of hospitality operations.
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