Airalo Raises $60 Million for eSIM Marketplace: Startup Funding Roundup
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Airalo wants to keep travelers from buying physical SIM cards, and GoTab wants to make life easier for hotel dining operators.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Reporter Justin Dawes at jd@skift.com if you have funding news.Three tech startups involved in the travel industry announced more than $78 million in funding this week.
>>Airalo, a marketplace for eSIM purchases, has raised $60 million in series B funding.
It was led by e& capital, with support from Antler Elevate, Liberty Global, Orange, T.Capital, Rakuten Capital, Singtel Innov8, Telefónica Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, Peak XV Partners, KPN Ventures, and I2BF Global Ventures.
The Delaware-based startup said it has now raised a total of $67.3 million.
Digital SIM cards, or eSIMs, give travelers with certain mobile phones a digital alternative to purchasing physical SIM cards when they arrive in a new destination, often necessary to
