Press - Lanes & Planes
Lanes & Planes Press Center
Are you a journalist and want to find out more about Lanes & Planes? Here you will find everything from press releases to brand assets.
In the media
Articles from the consumer, trade and start-up press
It is important to us to offer business travelers an uncomplicated and convenient user experience
Business travel provider raises 35 million dollars
Follow-up: How are things actually going at Lanes & Planes?
About Lanes & Planes
Key information about Lanes & Planes at a glance.
The short version
Lanes & Planes is a leading SaaS provider specializing in efficient B2B business travel solutions. Lanes & Planes is dedicated to providing innovative solutions to simplify and improve the corporate travel experience with a focus on growth and efficiency.
The longread
Lanes & Planes is the first travel & expense management platform that combines all touchpoints of a business trip in one solution: from searching for the optimal itinerary and choosing the mode of transport to expense reports, Lanes & Planes covers the complete booking and accounting cycle of classic business trips as well as expenses and reimbursements of all kinds – reducing costs for companies by up to 30 percent. Today, Lanes & Planes is used by over 1,500 companies across all industries, particularly in Germany, including the edding Group and Enpal. In February 2020, we secured a Series A funding round of 10 million dollars, led by Battery Ventures, DN Capital & Connect Ventures.
We used the pandemic years to implement structural changes and digitize even more business processes. This was followed in 2023 by Series B funding of $35 million led by Smash Capital.
2017
Founded
With over 10 years of travel tech expertise, Veit Blumschein and Daniel Nolte founded Lanes & Planes to provide B2B business travel solutions.
100 +
Features
Lanes & Planes offers over 100 features, from travel booking and expense management to automated travel policies.
1,500 +
Happy customers
Over 1,500 companies from all sectors around the world already rely on Lanes & Planes, including the edding Group and Enpal.
1 million +
Trips Booked
We continue on our targeted growth path—today, over 1 million business trips have been booked through the Lanes & Planes platform.
Our storyline
From the first idea to hundreds of satisfied customers. This is our journey - clearly presented on the timeline.
Fall 2023
Funding round secures Series B $35M with Smash Capital, Battery Ventures, and Coparion
Spring 2023
Booking volume quintupled (5x YoY) by spring 2022
Winter 2022
More than 1,000 companies use Lanes & Planes
Summer 2022
Bookings increase by 50% above pre-Covid level
Spring 2022
Quality management system certification according to ISO 9001:2015
Winter 2021
Integration for automatic user import
Fall 2021
Named a TOP STARTUP EMPLOYER by Business Punk
Summer 2021
Licensed Airbnb Travel Agency
Spring 2021
Over 100 features
Winter 2020
More than 25,000 registered users
Fall 2020
Lanes & Planes grows by a double-digit percentage every month despite Covid
Summer 2020
Relocation to the new Kap West office
Spring 2020
Series A funding round raises $13M led by Battery Ventures, DN Capital & Coparion
Spring 2019
100. Kunde
Summer 2018
Lanes & Planes integrates Expense Management
Spring 2018
Lanes & Planes launches the Business Travel Portal
Spring 2018
Financing round with Business Angels & Connect Ventures
Summer 2017
Lanes & Planes is established
Until 2016
B2C Travel-Startup from AtoB
Press releases
Here you'll find all our press releases in the usual formats. For further information and/or interview requests, please contact our press team.
- Sep. 2025
Lanes & Planes and Expedia Group: A key Partnership for the Future of Business Travel
Press material
Lanes & Planes Brand Assets for free use.
Logos
All our logo variants are available for download here.
Founder
Photos of our Lanes & Planes founders
Product
Product images of our business travel solution
Mood
Impressions from our Munich headquarters in Kap West.