$1 million strategic investment combines growth capital with Qentelli’s global engineering and enterprise AI capabilities as Squeez scales a new commerce layer connecting loyalty, access and experiences
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Squeez, the platform where loyalty, access and experiences come together, today announced a strategic partnership and $1 million investment from Qentelli, a global digital engineering and enterprise AI company. The financing combines a corporate investment from Qentelli with a personal investment from founder and CEO Sanjay Jupudi.
The partnership brings together Squeez’s experience commerce platform and growing ecosystem of inventory and brand relationships with Qentelli’s global engineering capabilities to accelerate enterprise integrations, platform development and commercial expansion across travel, hospitality, entertainment and lifestyle.
“The loyalty industry has spent decades building extraordinary programs that reward consumers for their engagement,” said Chris Ogboke, founder and CEO of Squeez. “We believe the next opportunity is connecting that value to access and experiences consumers want most. As we move from building the platform to scaling it with enterprise brands, having the right technology partner matters enormously. Qentelli brings the engineering depth, enterprise experience and speed we need for that next chapter. Their decision to invest alongside us is strong validation of what we’re building together.”
Qentelli’s investment brings more than capital to Squeez. It represents a strategic bet on the next generation of enterprise commerce infrastructure. The company brings deep engineering experience across global QSR brands, major airlines, financial institutions and leading loyalty technology providers, along with the scale and enterprise expertise to support Squeez’s next phase of growth.
“Every industry eventually reaches an inflection point where technology enables an entirely new way of creating value and removing friction,” said Sanjay Jupudi, founder and CEO of Qentelli. “We believe loyalty has reached that moment. Squeez has built a platform that reimagines how loyalty can serve consumers while creating meaningful new opportunities for brands. We see the potential for this to become an important new commerce layer connecting brands, loyalty currencies, access and experiences. That is why Qentelli invested—and why I chose to invest personally alongside the company.”
The Opportunity Beyond Earning
Loyalty programs have become increasingly sophisticated at helping consumers earn value. The next opportunity is expanding where, when and how that value can become useful. Squeez is focused on what happens next: making that value more useful and relevant to consumers’ lives.
The platform connects loyalty currencies to bookable experiences, contextual commerce and personalized offers, allowing brands to engage customers around what they want to do—not simply what they want to buy.
“Consumers don’t think in terms of loyalty programs,” Ogboke said. “They think about what they want to do next: take a trip, play a round of golf, meet friends for dinner. Our job is to help brands become part of those moments by turning the loyalty value consumers have earned into access to more of the life they want to live.”
Building a New Layer of Loyalty Commerce
Squeez is building a new commerce, intelligence and engagement layer on top of existing loyalty infrastructure, connecting loyalty currencies with dynamic inventory, merchant ecosystems and real-time experiences. Brands can use Squeez to create engagement before, during and after traditional purchase and redemption moments without rebuilding the loyalty systems they already have.
Squeez is initially activating premium experiences in categories including golf, with a rapidly expanding pipeline spanning travel, hospitality, entertainment, dining and lifestyle.
Beyond its investment, Qentelli will serve as a strategic technology and engineering partner to Squeez, providing global engineering capabilities as the company scales its platform, accelerates enterprise integrations and expands its commercial ecosystem. The partnership positions Qentelli at the center of an emerging model connecting established loyalty infrastructure to new forms of commerce and consumer engagement.
Squeez expects to announce several significant commercial and strategic relationships with leading travel, hospitality and entertainment brands in the coming weeks.
About Squeez
Squeez is the platform where loyalty, access and experiences come together.
The Squeez Platform connects loyalty currencies, brands, experience providers and bookable inventory, enabling brands and experience providers to deepen customer engagement and unlock new revenue opportunities beyond traditional transactions without replacing their existing loyalty or technology infrastructure. For more information, visit trysqueez.com.
About Qentelli
Qentelli is a global digital engineering and enterprise AI company that helps the world’s largest organizations modernize and scale mission-critical technology platforms. Its experience spans major airlines, travel and hospitality companies, global quick-service restaurant brands, financial institutions and leading loyalty technology providers.
Led by founder and CEO Sanjay Jupudi, Qentelli brings deep expertise in quality engineering, DevOps, enterprise AI and digital transformation. www.qentelli.com.
SOURCE Squeez, Inc