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Gharage Ventures launches €40M Fund I to back travel retail startups

By Abby Crotty | March 6, 2026

The VC fund plans to invest in roughly 30 startups with the Fund I, building its existing portfolio of tech companies. Read More

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Affiliate monetization platform Stay22 lands $122M

By Abby Crotty | February 26, 2026

The company said the fresh capital will be used for global expansion and for platform and team growth. Read More

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Accessible tourism platform Wheel the World closes $11M Series A round

By Abby Crotty | February 25, 2026

The round includes $3.5 million in fresh capital. Read More

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Amadeus acquires AI-driven corporate travel startup SkyLink

By Linda Fox | February 25, 2026

Amadeus said the acquisition will help it scale its AI efforts, and it plans to add SkyLink's conversational technology to its existing tools. Read More

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Ranking management solution Otamiser raises $2M

By Abby Crotty | February 23, 2026

Otamiser said the round was intentionally keep small, and CEO Bart-Jan Leyts emphasized that the company is "strongly focused on cost awareness." Read More

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German RMS Happyhotel raises €6.5M in Series A round

By Abby Crotty | February 19, 2026

The funding will be used to expand across Europe and build an autonomous commercial AI agent. Read More

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Loyalty API platform Odynn secures $9.5M

By Abby Crotty | February 19, 2026

The company said fresh capital will be used to build its team, scale go-to-market efforts and "deepen integrations." Read More

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Mexican OTA Daypass.com lands $2M for international expansion

By Abby Crotty | February 13, 2026

The startup, founded in 2023 in Mexico City, said it plans to expand operations to 26 countries this year. Read More

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61% of travel brands are testing or scaling agentic AI

By Phocuswright Research | February 10, 2026

After developments in 2025, agentic AI use is likely to increase for travelers and businesses. Read More

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Naboo secures $70M to expand beyond events, scale in US

By Abby Crotty | February 10, 2026

Naboo said the additional capital will be used to expand beyond events to become a “global ‘tail-spend’ procurement platform.” Read More

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PhocusWire's travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Navan, Accelya and more...

By PhocusWire | February 6, 2026

Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry. Read More

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Waymo raises $16B to scale internationally

By Morgan Hines | February 3, 2026

The fresh funding brings the autonomous mobility company's valuation to $126 billion. Read More

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BizTrip AI raises $1.5 million for product development, hiring

By Abby Crotty | February 2, 2026

The funding is the third tranche of the startup's pre-seed round. Read More

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Self-driving startup Waabi raises $1B, partners with Uber to expand into robotaxis

By Abby Crotty | January 29, 2026

The funding includes $750 million from Waabi's Series C round and $250 million in milestone-based capital tied to its Uber partnership. Read More

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GuestReady boosts presence in Spain with acquisition of Lightbooking

By Linda Fox | January 29, 2026

The acquisition is GuestReady’s 12th since the company was founded in 2016, which it says demonstrates its sustained expansion in Europe through M&A. Read More

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