AirPortr Raises $8.6 Million for Luggage Delivery: Travel Startup Funding This Week

This week, travel startups announced more than $30 million in funding. >>AirPortr, which checks in and delivers bags for flyers, has closed its latest round of funding. It raised $8.6 million (£7.1 million) in a Series A. Stobart Group and Hargreave Hale VCT (part of Canaccord Genuity Funds) led the round. Stobart’s chief operating officer joined AirPortr’s board. Here’s how Airport's service works: A passenger checks in online. The company collects the bags from their doorstep after confirming the person's identity. The driver puts the bag in a coded, tamperproof, and trackable security bag, the company said. The driver delivers the luggage to the airport, where they check in the bag. AirPortr has handled 113,251 bag shipments. Two years ago, the startup landed British Airways as a customer. It also works with Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, and other carriers. This year, EasyJet began offering the AirPortr service at London's Luton airport.