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Articles tagged “venture capital”

Startups

The Venture Capital Funding Gap in European Travel

Venture capital's returns are usually achieved in the long-term, a great match for pension funds. However, European pension funds are still reluctant to allocate money to VC, considering it a risky venture.

Dave Montali, Skift | 7 years ago

The Venture Capital Funding Gap in European Travel

Online Travel

New Skift Research Report: European Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2017

Europe is finally warming up to the American-style, risk big and risk early venture investment culture that has given birth to so many tech megabrands out of Silicon Valley.

Luke Bujarski, Skift | 7 years ago

New Skift Research Report: European Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2017

Online Travel

Airbnb Is Flush With the Money It’s Making Outside the United States

As a private company Airbnb isn't required to publicly disclose much when it comes to its finances. What is clear from analysing the accounts of Airbnb Payments UK Ltd., however, is just how much money is swilling about the company.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 8 years ago

Airbnb Is Flush With the Money It’s Making Outside the United States

Online Travel

Kayak’s Co-Founder and the Secret of Travel Startup Success

Travel startups take a dramatically different idea, creativity, exuberance, focus, money, connections, a dedication to team building, and a helluva lot of hubris. Depending on the moment, Kayak and Lola co-founder Paul English has all of the above in ever-changing quantities.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

Kayak’s Co-Founder and the Secret of Travel Startup Success

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