Fever Raised $35 Million for Event Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week

This week travel startups announced more than $40 million in funding. >>Fever, a company that studies consumer data to recommend events and experiences for booking and helps companies plan events, raised a $35 million Series D funding round. Rakuten Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of Japanese e-commerce Rakuten, led the round. Rakuten, which runs a large online travel business unit, will become a commercial partner. Accel, Atresmedia, and others also participated in the investment round. The startup has raised more than $76 million to date. Fever is mainly a marketplace matching consumers with experiences in major cities such as London, New York, Paris, and Madrid. But it also helps brands create events, such as product launches. For example, it runs Fever Originals, creating its own events