Stopover · Pre-Seed Investor Deck
Now boarding · 2026
Your layover is a destination.
Stopover turns dead airport hours into a safe, timed mini trip, with live visa, security, and transit math built in.
Boarding PassSO 001
PassengerYou
GateLisbon
SeatWindow, tram 28
The layover is the worst part of the trip.
6 to 20 hours, already paid for, spent at a gate you have checked eleven times.
Layover activities · Terminal 1
11:47
WhereDoingForStatus
Travelers don't fear leaving.
They fear the math.
Layover math · by hand
Layover9h 40m
− passport line?
− train to town?
− security back?
− boarding buffer?
= time to explore??
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01
Passport · Visa · Bags
Can I leave?
Visa rules, bag transfers, re-entry. The answer is spread across four tabs and a forum thread.
?
02
Transit · Distance · Hours
How far can I go?
Map apps show distance. None of them show what fits before boarding.
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03
Security · Boarding · Buffer
When must I be back?
Security lines change by the hour. Nobody tells you when to turn around.
Stopover does the math. You take the trip.
Three moves, from wheels down to wheels up.
01Can I leave?
CHECK
Passport and visa, bag checked through, live security wait, transit to town. A clear yes before you plan.
02How far can I go?
RING
A time ring on the map. Everything inside is reachable and back with buffer. It tightens as the clock runs.
03When must I be back?
GO
One-tap plan, live countdown, and a head-back alert that lands you at the gate with time to spare.
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Three screens. Zero math.
01CheckA clear yes, with the reasons, before you plan.
02RingEverything that fits your window, live on the map.
03GoCountdown, head-back alert, and the way home.
10:02
LIS · Just landed
Can you leave?
LAYOVER9:40
Boarding pass scannedJFK→LIS→NRT
✓ SO 001
✓Passport & visaUS PASSPORT · SCHENGEN
Visa-free
✓Your bagCHECKED THROUGH
To NRT
✓Security, coming backLIVE · TERMINAL 1
14 min
✓Metro to the cityEVERY 6 MIN
22 min
✓Flight clockBOARDING 18:55
On time
3 plans fit: Alfama · Belém · LX Factory
Verdict
Yes. Leave by 10:35.
5h 30m to explore. Back at the gate 17:55.
Show my ring RING →
01 CHECK
10:12
LIS · Lisbon, Portugal
You can go out.
LAYOVER9:40
Exit 45mExplore 5h 30mReturn + security 1h 50m
✓ Visa-free · US passport✓ Bag checked to NRT✓ Security 14 min
2 more plans
Top pick for 5h 30m
Tram 28, Alfama & a long lunch
Metro 22 min· ~€24· 1h spare at gate
Start my Stopover GO →
02 RING
15:23
LIS · Miradouro, Alfama
Enjoy the view.
BOARDING18:55
Head back at
16:05
Back at gate
17:55
⚡Head-back alert at 15:50. Then a 6 min walk to the metro. Finish that pastel de nata.
16:05Leave Alfama, walk to metro6 MIN
16:35Arrive LIS Terminal 1METRO
17:05Through securityLIVE 14 MIN
17:55At gate, 1h spareBOARD 18:55
2 of 3 stops9,120 steps€17 so far
Navigate back to LIS GO →
03 GO
How the ring gets drawn.
Five live inputs. One answer: where you can go, and the minute to turn around.
Flight clockLAND 09:50 · BOARD 18:55
Passport & visa rulesUS PASSPORT · VISA-FREE
Live security waitLIS T1 · 14 MIN NOW
Transit timesMETRO TO CENTER · 22 MIN
Opening hoursTRAMS · SIGHTS · KITCHENS
Out · The ring
Out · The plan
Top pick for 5h 30m
Tram 28, Alfama & a long lunch
Metro 22 min· ~€24· 1h spare
9H 40M=45M OUT+5H 30M EXPLORE+1H 50M BACK+1H SPARE+35M BOARDING
9h 40m in Lisbon. Zero panic.
JFK to NRT via LIS. US passport, bag checked through to Tokyo.
5h 30mExploring
3 stopsTram, Alfama, lunch
~€24Plan cost
14 minLive security wait
1hSpare before boarding
◎ Illustrative sizing
Billions spent inside terminals.
Annual in-layover traveler spend. Food, lounges, shops, and the trips people almost took.
Across the top 40 hub airports where a 6 to 20 hour layover can reach a city.
About 2.7% of SAM by year 3, through affiliate, bookings, Pass, and City Partners.
Four ways a layover pays.
Beta stopovers average €41 spend. We earn on the trip, the rest, the help, and the city.
Stream01
~12%
Experience & transit affiliate
Average commission on tours, tickets, and rides booked inside the plan.
Stream02
Rest
Day rooms & lounge bookings
Shower, nap, reset. Booked before or after the trip, priced to the window.
Stream03
$6.99/trip
Stopover Pass, or $49 a year
Visa alerts, live re-route help when flights slip, and premium plans.
Stream04
B2B
City Partner program
Tourism boards sponsor curated stopover trails that pull travelers into town.
12 hubs first.
Then the creators take over.
Shared recap · beta creator
I saw Lisbon
in 5h 30m
3Stops
11,240Steps
€23.70Spent
Creator loop
Travel creators post their stopover recaps. Every postcard is an ad for the next layover, with a link to the same plan.
City Partners
Tourism boards fund curated trails. One European tourism board LOI signed.
Private beta says: people want out.
Waitlist
travelers waiting for their hub
Beta stopovers
timed trips completed
Left the airport
of beta users went out
Missed flights
Zero. The buffer math works.
Avg rating
from beta travelers
City Partner
European tourism board
Private beta to date. A stopover counts when a traveler leaves the airport and is back through security.
↑ Knows your flight clock
Doesn't know your clock ↓
← Generic city guide
Built for this airport window →
Airport apps
Map apps
Tour marketplaces
Travel blogs
Stopover
Everyone else has half the math.
Map appsKnow the city. Not your boarding time.
Airport appsKnow your flight. Stop at the terminal door.
Tour marketplacesSell a full day. You have 5h 30m and a visa question.
Travel blogsWritten once, for somebody else's layover.
StopoverTime and rules together, live, for this airport, today.
The crew for this flight.
Airline network planning, routing engines, and city partnerships. The three hard parts of a layover, covered.
Design & build partner
Art+LogicProduct design, prototype, and app build.
CREW · STOPOVERCAPT
Maya Okafor
CEO
9 years in airline network planning. Has built more connection banks than she has missed.
CREW · STOPOVERENG
Theo Lindqvist
CTO
Built transit routing engines for city networks. Now he routes you back to the gate.
CREW · STOPOVERCITY
Inés Duarte
Head of Partnerships
Tourism board background. Based in Lisbon, our first hub, with the city on speed dial.
Raising · Pre-seed
18 months of runway to 12 hubs and an airline pilot.
Use of funds
25%City data & partnerships
15%Creator & growth program
See you on the other side
of security.
Raising $1.2M pre-seed · Maya Okafor, CEO