Articles tagged “venture capital”

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.

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.

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

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.

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.