New Skift Trends Report: Venture Investment Trends in Travel 2017
Skift Take
The very nature of investment in the travel startup space remains complicated. A lot of hype but also plenty of opportunity and big payouts for those who can bring together the right tech, the right user experience, for the right market segments. This report delves into what has worked and what investors should be paying attention to moving into 2017.
Today we are launching the latest report in our Skift Trends Reports service, New Skift Trends Report: 2016 Venture Investment Trends in Travel.
A closer look at some of 2016’s biggest travel startup funding deals to date point to a number of investment trends. One is continued fundraising by travel startup titans Airbnb and Uber, both of whom have chosen to stay private and grow using debt and private equity rather than attempt an initial public offering (IPO). Another new shift is the growing travel startup interest from established companies like JetBlue, Marriott, and Audi, all of whom are
