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Early-stage VC funding is imploding, and no one will talk about it

By Victor Basta - TechCrunch | December 1, 2017

Amid record amounts of capital raised by VCs worldwide, there has been a quiet, barely noticed implosion in early-stage VC activity worldwide. Read More

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Travel startup investments rise (but low level deals fall)

By Kevin May | November 30, 2017

Travel technology and online startups have raised a massive $15 billion since 2013 across 1,300 deals - yet the climate for investment is changing. Read More

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VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 8

By Kevin May | November 27, 2017

With almost three days of activity on-stage and lots of gossip in the hallways, our three guests have plenty to summarise from The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: What the heck happened to online travel stocks?

By Kevin May | November 22, 2017

It was obvious to anyone who was there that the mood changed considerably about half way through the event. Read More

News / Online

Chinese in One App To Rule Them All strategy

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 21, 2017

Fresh from a massive $4 billion funding round in October, Meituan-Dianping is using the concept of an all encompassing lifestyle app to take on the world. Read More

News / Technology

El Al startup venture wing joins forces with Lufthansa

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 20, 2017

Cockpit Innovations and Lufthansa have formed a strategic partnership to identify and cultivate breakthrough startup technologies. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: Modern life lessons for travel startups

By Kevin May | November 20, 2017

Joel Cutler was once described, rather grandly, as the godfather of online travel capital. Read More

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Flight Centre Travel Group's new startup partnership; Virtuoso's call for travel tech companies

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 17, 2017

Good news for startup travel tech companies, as two giants in the travel tech industry announce investment opportunities and strategic partnerships. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 4

By Kevin May | November 14, 2017

After a day of pitches from startups, PhocusWire's PundIT Show returns to take the temperature of three delegates at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

News / Online

Why is travel tech so risky, according to investors?

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 14, 2017

During a roundtable discussion at The Phocuswright Conference, ConnexPay CEO Bob Kaufman made a bold statement: travel companies run the same investment risks as adult entertainment. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 2

By Kevin May | November 10, 2017

Our pundits this time are Max Kraynov (AviaSales), Ben Jost (TrustYou) and Alix Arguelles (Amadeus). Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: PhocusWire PundIT Show - Episode 1

By Kevin May | November 8, 2017

Episode 1 of the PundIT Show looks at what the industry hopes for when it gathers to understand what is shiny and new in the world of travel startups. Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: How startups can make a mark (but rarely do)

By Kevin May | November 8, 2017

It's a tough world out there for travel startups - with failure rates far higher than the number of success stories. Read More

News / Startups

The top 5 judges' questions from the 2017 Phocuswright Summit

By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 8, 2017

Here are the five best questions that the Phocuswright Dragons asked Summit participants. Read More

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Drivy, the peer-based car rental startup, raises Euro 31 million, gaining on Turo

By Sean O'Neil | April 27, 2016

More than 850,000 people in France, Germany, and Spain have joined the sharing economy by using a new marketplace for peer-based car rentals. Headquartered in Paris, the startup Drivy aims to conne Read More

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