Join the Next Global Standard in Sustainable Corporate Mobility
Damodi, is looking to recruit 3 or 4 Investing NED’s to join them on their exciting journey. They are a London-based Artificial Intelligence driven mobility platform, that is so much more than a booking tool.
Our client is the ultimate all-in-one travel platform that effortlessly brings cars, trains, flights, hotels, meetings etc into a single, intelligent hub booking your entire journey with just one click, tailored precisely to your preferences.
Damodi empowers users and companies with a real-time sustainability dashboard to track and reduce envionmental impact while saving time and cutting costs. It automates reimbursements, consolidates itineraries on a centralized calendar, and simplifies visa processing for any destination. It reads your calendar, finds your meeting locations, analyses your preferences, and identifies the optimum journey for your scheduled meetings.
Powered by agentic AI, Damodi acts as your personal travel agent, listening to your voice commands and executing complex travel plans seamlessly. In short, Damodi is the Dropbox for travel to be smart, sustainable, and designed to redefine the way you move, with many exciting features on the horizon. Simply put, Damodi puts your travel on autopilot.
Figure 1: An overview of our sustainability dashboard insight for our agile bundle users, giving management the tools to optimise employee travel for cost, comfort and sustainability.
Damodi’s Dual Value Proposition
- For Businesses: AI-powered travel automation that syncs with calendars, books policy-compliant routes, and generates instant expense/Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) reports,saving £6,500 per traveller annually.
- For the Planet: Real-time emissions tracking, eco-policy enforcement, and actionable insights to meet Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) mandates like the European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the United Kingdom (UK) Net Zero targets.
Why This Matters
- Corporate Travel’s High Operational Cost:Employees waste so much time in a week in planning day-to-day business travels which is about 40hours a year. This results in losses for the business or companies,thereby incurring extra costs in overheads because they have to meet deadlines.
Figure 2: Damodi gives management deep visibility of various travel metrics, ensuring it complies with corporate travel policy.
- Regulatory Urgency: 80% of Fortune 500 firms now face strict sustainability reporting requirements.
- Hybrid Work Revolution: Shorter, purpose-driven trips demand agile, cost-conscious solutions.
Market Opportunity
- Total Addressable Market (TAM): £9.3 billion plus in global corporate travel, with a £1.6 billion UK market growing at a 9.5% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).
- Corporate TravelItineary:Surging demand in professional services and tech sectors creates demand for tools to optimize budgets amid inflationary risks.
- Sustainability Regulations: The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the UK’s Net Zero and the ESG pressures the need for companies to use compliance-focused solutions like Damodi’s CO2 tracking and reporting.
Rising Operational Costs:Most employees spend at most 40 hours per year either planning and booking business travel. This leads to productivity losses, amplifying the demand for automated cost-saving and carbon-saving tools in the $1.5 trillion corporate travel market.
Latest Developments
- Launched on Apple App Store (March 2025), generating £,000s in revenue with 300-plus beta testing customers .
- Backed by Innovate UK grants, Imperial College London, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Credits.
- 5 Fortune 500 companies in active negotiations for customised dashboards.
Funding & Scaling Plan
Our client is looking to raise £500,000 in the current round to accelerate product development, expand into the European Union (EU), and onboard 2,000 plus enterprise clients by 2026.
Funds will fuel
- Team Growth: Hiring Software as a Service (SaaS) sales leads and sustainability analysts.
- AI Enhancements: Predictive compliance tools and carbon accounting modules.
- Go-to-Market: Partnerships with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-focused Human Resources (HR) platforms and rail/EV networks.
Who We’re Looking For
Investing Advisors/Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) with expertise in the following areas, who are prepared to invest between £25,000 and £50,000 under SEIS pre-approval, and provide 2/3 days per month of their time to support the growth of this exciting business
- Scaling Software as a Service (SaaS) Platforms: Business-to-Business (B2B)/Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) focus, preferably in travel-tech or sustainability.
- Corporate Finance & Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG): Experience with carbon markets, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting, or green financing.
- Global Expansion: European Union (EU)/United States (US) market entry, regulatory navigation, or mobility partnerships.
What Makes Damodi Unique
- AI That Learns: Adapts to user preferences and evolving regulations.
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration: Seamless compatibility with existing corporate systems.
- Voice-Accessible: Inclusive design for users with disabilities.
- Data Flywheel: The more businesses travel, the smarter our sustainability insights become.
Market Vision:
Our goal for 2030 is to assist customers in reducing travel expenses by 15% in their first year. This translates to £6,500 for each business traveller and a reduction of 150,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions from an estimated 272 million trips, with each trip averaging 5km.
To apply for role click HERE - this role will close on Friday 6 June 2025.
