YouTrip Raises $25 Million for a Digital Wallet: Travel Startup Funding This Week

This week travel startups announced more than $611 million in funding. GetYourGuide, a tours and attractions booking agency, raised a $484 million Series E funding round, led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. Away, a luggage and travel accessories retailer, raised $100 million, led by Wellington Management. Here were some other fundings announced this week: >>YouTrip, a multi-currency travel wallet that links with pre-paid cards run by bank network MasterCard, has raised $25.5 million in pre-Series A funding. Insignia Ventures Partners participated in the round. YouTrip, founded in Hong Kong, debuted its product in Singapore in Aug