Articles tagged “startups”

Travel Technology

Celebrity-Backed Proto Puts Holograms in a Four Seasons Hotel

At the very least, guests will remember the hotel where they talked to a hologram.

Justin Dawes | 7 days ago

Celebrity-Backed Proto Puts Holograms in a Four Seasons Hotel

Short-Term Rentals

Guesty Raises $130 Million for Global Expansion, Acquisitions, and AI

Guesty is determined to continue riding the wave of short-term rental growth, with plans for expansion in geography, products, and technology.

Justin Dawes | 2 weeks ago

Guesty Raises $130 Million for Global Expansion, Acquisitions, and AI

Airlines

Southwest Airlines Acquires Jet Fuel Startup Saffire Renewables

Southwest Airlines is developing its own ecosystem for renewable jet fuel, meant to provide more guaranteed access as production is scaled.

Justin Dawes | 3 weeks ago

Southwest Airlines Acquires Jet Fuel Startup Saffire Renewables

Ground Transport

Busbud Acquires Buson to Expand Digital Bus Ticketing in Latin America

Much of the world's population travels between cities via bus, and many of those operators track sales on spreadsheets. There's a big opportunity to digitize that industry.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Busbud Acquires Buson to Expand Digital Bus Ticketing in Latin America

Startups

3 Companies Modernizing Air Travel: Startup Funding Roundup

Investment in air travel was one theme we saw among seven startups that raised money in the past two weeks.

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

3 Companies Modernizing Air Travel: Startup Funding Roundup

Short-Term Rentals

Casai Was Dead. Now TravelAI Has Bought and Relauched Its Website

Casai is dead but its ghost remains. The former company's domain is now one of more than 350 travel booking websites.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Casai Was Dead. Now TravelAI Has Bought and Relauched Its Website

Media and PR

Culture Trip’s Final Pivot: Sells to U.S. News After Raising $155 Million

This is an example of why startup advisors say founders should avoid taking too much funding too quickly.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Culture Trip’s Final Pivot: Sells to U.S. News After Raising $155 Million

Short-Term Rentals

Finnish Short-Term Rental Brand Bob W Raises $45 Million 

Proceeds will be used for more expansion in Europe and improving its tech stack.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 months ago

Finnish Short-Term Rental Brand Bob W Raises $45 Million 

Travel Technology

Journera Shuts Down Despite High-Profile Partners and Investors

Big travel companies had higher priorities than to share data among one another. That's one of the reasons Journera didn't succeed.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Journera Shuts Down Despite High-Profile Partners and Investors

Business Travel

TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Advance AI for Travel Expenses

TravelPerk is another example of a company rethinking employee roles by using the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Advance AI for Travel Expenses