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Articles tagged “venture capital”

Online Travel

Travel-Tech Startup Funding Takes a Dive in First Half of 2016

The funding balance of power is changing as 67 percent of venture capital deals for travel tech startups took place outside the U.S. in the first half of 2016, although that was 3 percentage points lower than the year-earlier period. Funding for mobile-travel startups jumped 500 percent.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

Travel-Tech Startup Funding Takes a Dive in First Half of 2016

Online Travel

Trends Report: Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2015

A handful of major disruptive companies in travel and hospitality are enjoying sky-high valuations as they secure late-round funding, while an ever-increasing number of newer startups are vying for investment capital as they target more specific markets.

Colin Gibbs, Skift | 9 years ago

Trends Report: Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2015

Online Travel

Startups Stories Series: The Pivot to B2B Is Not the Promised Land

Travel startups pivoting from a consumer business toward a B2B focus is trendy, with founders and CEOs believing that there will be fewer marketing woes and reduced competition. But get in line when it comes to joining the droves of startups trying to sell to big corporations, hotels and travel agencies. The sales hurdle can be almost as intractable as the marketing roadblock.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Startups Stories Series: The Pivot to B2B Is Not the Promised Land

Hotels

Luxury Vacation Club Inspirato Raises $20 Million to Accelerate Growth

As the market for home rentals expands so does the demand for services that provide the freedom of a vacation, or urban rental with the amenities and luxuries of a hotel.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Luxury Vacation Club Inspirato Raises $20 Million to Accelerate Growth

Online Travel

New Trends Report: Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry

Discover what type of travel startups attract venture capital funding, see where smart money is going, and understand some of the common mistakes that startups make as they seek funding and strive to build their new businesses.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

New Trends Report: Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry

Online Travel

Spottly Raises $850,000 to Build Video Travel App

Although video content is becoming more popular and easier to consume, the number of travelers that reference peer-written reviews and guides also continues to grow.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Spottly Raises $850,000 to Build Video Travel App

Online Travel

Night-Swapping Startup Cosmopolit Home Raises $2.6 Million to Expand in Europe, U.S.

A mix between Couchsurfing and home-swapping, Cosmopolit Home will become a better, more reliable travel resource as its user base and nightly availability expand.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Night-Swapping Startup Cosmopolit Home Raises $2.6 Million to Expand in Europe, U.S.

Online Travel

FlightCar Raises $13.5 Million for Peer-to-Peer Airport Car Rentals

Flightcar needs to work out its relationship with existing and new airport partners to legitimize its business and pave way for its growth.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

FlightCar Raises $13.5 Million for Peer-to-Peer Airport Car Rentals

Online Travel

The State of Travel Startups: What’s In, What’s Out

If some of the well-intentioned founders of travel inspiration startups might be accused of creating pie-in-the-sky business plans, investors are pouring their money into more grounded enterprises, with lots of sharing economy ground transportation startups attracting the highest funding on average.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

The State of Travel Startups: What’s In, What’s Out

Online Travel

Finance Guru Says Uber Valuation Should be $6 Billion, Not $17 Billion

Any irrational exuberance aside, the valuation analyst estimates Uber's valuation at $6 billion, on par with the market cap of Avis Budget Group, and he thinks Uber has a 90% chance of survival.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago