Busbud Raises $11 Million for Intercity Bus Booking: Travel Startup Funding This Week

This week, travel startups announced more than $102 million in funding. >>Earlier this week Skift reported that KKday, a travel experiences booking agency based in Taipei, closed $75 million in new funding. Cool Japan Fund and the National Development Fund led the round. >>We also reported that TST Capital, an investment firm owned by Rajiv Trivedi, the former president of La Quinta Hotels, joined other investors in a $2 million seed round in Virdee, a virtual concierge service for hotels. >>Busbud, a startup building software for selling intercity coach tickets, has closed an $11 million ($15 million Canadian) Series C round of financing. Canadian Business Growth Fund and Investissement Quebec led the round. New investors also include Export Development Canada, BDC Capital, and Singapore-based K3 Ventures The Montreal