Investments

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News / Startups
Car subscription startup Invygo drives off with $10M for expansion
By Kathryn Walson | November 1, 2022
Launched in 2019, the Invygo app allows customers to choose, drive and swap cars. Read More
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Opinion / Technology
How hotels can foster human connection through tech
By Georgine Muntz - Visual Matrix | November 1, 2022
In the race to create “the single best platform,” a funny thing happened: The human element crept back into innovation. Read More
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News / Startups
Seqoon secures funding for vacation home co-ownership
By Linda Fox | October 31, 2022
Seqoon, a company enabling people to own a share of a rental home, has raised pre-seed funding of $500,000. Read More
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News / Startups
Canary Technologies lands $30M to enhance hotel platform
By Kathryn Walson | October 28, 2022
The company’s platform offers an array of products for hoteliers, including contactless check-in, contactless checkout, guest messaging, digital upsells, digital tipping, digital authorizations and... Read More
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News / Startups
ConnexPay raises $110M to fund global expansion
By Kathryn Walson | October 26, 2022
ConnexPay previously closed a Series B funding round of $20 million in December 2021. Read More
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News / Startups
Bob W secures €21M in Series A funding
By Linda Fox | October 25, 2022
The round for the Helsinki-based business was led by IDC Ventures, Elevator Ventures, Verve Ventures and Flashpoint. Read More
WeTravel lands $27 million to add fintech solutions to platform
News / Startups
WeTravel lands $27 million to add fintech solutions to platform
By Linda Fox | October 25, 2022
The investment was led by Left Lane Capital with existing investors Base10 Partners and Swift Ventures and a number of angel investors also involved. Read More
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News / Technology
Fleetcor acquires corporate accommodation specialist Roomex
By Linda Fox | October 24, 2022
The acquisition is Fleetcor’s third in travel and transport this year, following its purchase in March of Levarti, a notification system for air passengers. Read More
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News / Technology
Breezeway raises $15M for property care and guest platform
By Jill Menze | October 21, 2022
The Series B round follows the hospitality technology company’s $8 million haul in August 2020. Read More
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News / Online
Australia’s Camplify acquires European RV rental marketplace PaulCamper
By Mitra Sorrells | October 20, 2022
The acquisition adds operations in Germany as well as Austria and the Netherlands for Camplify, doubling the size of its business as measured by customers, fleet size, bookings and gross profit.   Read More
Pinktada lands $975K for blockchain-based hotel marketplace
News / Startups
Pinktada lands $975K for blockchain-based hotel marketplace
By Jill Menze | October 20, 2022
Founded in 2020, Houston-based Pinktada is a membership-based primary and secondary market for hotel rooms, architected on tokenization. Read More
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News / Startups
Holidu scores €100M to expand in existing markets
By Linda Fox | October 19, 2022
The Series E investment was led by 83North, with Northzone, HV Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, Commonfund Capital and existing investors also participating. Read More
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News / Technology
Pace of innovation set to pick up in travel, but fraud worries grow
By Alfred Siew - WiT | October 19, 2022
Panelists at WiT Singapore discuss innovation around trip planning while also sharing concerns about fraud in the digital realm. Read More
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News / Startups
CitySwift raises €5M for public transport intelligence tools
By Linda Fox | October 18, 2022
The Series A investment brings Ireland-based CitySwift's total funding to €8.5 million. Read More
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News / Startups
QEEQ car rental gets investment from Alibaba-owned Fliggy
By Mitra Sorrells | October 18, 2022
QEEQ says the funding is part of a larger partnership it is developing with Fliggy to promote digitalization and innovation in the car rental category.   Read More