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Online Travel
Some of the companies Skift featured in its first travel startup funding roundup went on to thrive, while others ... not so much.
Rashaad Jorden | 5 days ago
News Blog
Travello, a Brisbane, Australia-based online travel agency, has raised $6.3 million ($10 million Australian) in a Series B round led by Queensland Investment Corp. CEO and co-founder Ryan Hanly said Travello, which is largely focused on selling tours and activities to travelers between the ages of 18 and 36, will use the funding to expand…
Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago
Startups
In a quiet week for travel tech fundraising, highlights include a 3 million pound crowdfunding for a service that lets consumers rent a yacht to feel like, well, a yacht owner. Slowing venture capital returns may be a caution flag for deals later this year.
Tim Mullaney, Skift | 7 months ago
Venture Capital
Closely watched travel-data startup Journera raises another $10 million from big-name venture firms — and claims it can be profitable by next year. In a very different deal, an Alaskan airline is raising money online to fund expansion to Asia. Will it work? Since no major airline has tried it, it's hard to say.
Skift | 8 months ago
