# 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
[Read article](https://www.business-punk.com/2023/09/lanes-planes/)

###### Business travel provider raises 35 million dollars
[Read article](https://www.fvw.de/businesstravel/travelmanagement/lanes--planes-geschaeftsreiseanbieter-sammelt-neues-geld-ein-237956)

###### Follow-up: How are things actually going at Lanes & Planes?
[Read article](https://www.munich-startup.de/94174/follow-up-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.

16. Sep. 2025
##### Lanes & Planes and Expedia Group: A key Partnership for the Future of Business Travel
[Experience more](/content/en/press/lanes-planes-and-expedia-group-a-key-partnership-for-the-future-of-business-travel/index.html)

## Press material

Lanes & Planes Brand Assets for free use.

#### [Logos](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L6PjCAouagxcmQO8Aqfw8x5PtvAzzrYG)
All our logo variants are available for download here.

#### [Founder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1exmQRZHLGXP_vM5eBJYlQ8lX7oWsGfFR)
Photos of our Lanes & Planes founders

#### [Product](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18okWT-IVDGk1yYPsbd0lO62v1grDTH5k)
Product images of our business travel solution

#### [Mood](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EnVmacPj0QmwJU2YTBudFpIe4ZtFQHvz)
Impressions from our Munich headquarters in Kap West.