CarTrawler majority stake bought by BC Partners in big bucks deal
Car rental technology provider CarTrawler has sold a majority stake to BC Partners, owner of the Phones4U retail chain, for an undisclosed fee. …
New Capital Could Raise Airbnb Value To $10 Billion – NYTimes.com
Airbnb is poised to join the 11-digit club. The company, which was created nearly six years ago as a way to help …
DreamLines sails into new capital round with ex-Kayak executive leading
A former-boss of Kayak in Europe is behind a seven-figure Euro investment in DreamLines, a German online travel agency specialising in cruise trips. …
VeryLastRoom raises $2.1M in bid to capture $28BN last-minute market
Last minute mobile-based hotel booking service VeryLastRoom has raised $2.1 million funding led by french venture capitalist APlusFinance, and Extend & Sigma …
Mobile travel guide publisher Ulmon takes on cash to fuel growth
Travel app publisher Ulmon – which Tnooz called “Europe’s largest mobile travel startup you’ve never heard of” – has raised financing in …
Lyft set to boost investment with sizable $150 million+ Series D
Ride sharing startup Lyft is set to ramp up operations with a pending $150 million Series D round of financing. The startup …
Travel Tech Investors Are Ready For Takeoff | TechCrunch
Despite the popularity of travel booking sites like Kayak, TripAdvisor, and Expedia, venture capital firms are still investing in companies selling consumers a better way …
Brazilian travel start-up Hotel Urbano draws $50 million investment round – Tnooz
Finding venture capital funding has not been easy for Brazilian start-ups because of recent economic turbulence. Yet Hotel Urbano, one of Brazil’s …
Travel Activity Startup Peek Raises $5 Million In Funding From Montage Ventures And Others | TechCrunch
Aspiration travel startup Peek launched a little more than a year ago to offer interesting activities for travelers. Since then it’s expanded …
Boxever reveals $6m in funding to accelerate growth
Travel big data specialist Boxever is eyeing Asia Pacific for expansion as it announces $6 million in funding led by Polaris Partners. Dublin-based …
Top10.com secures $8m, plans recruitment and European growth
Hotel comparison service Top10.com has announced Series B funding round of $8 million. The round is led by Balderton Capital and existing investors …
Target-setting – who might be on the Amadeus acquisition list?
Amadeus is in a shopping mood. After the travel company bought Newmarket, a US hotel IT specialist, for $500 million, it has …
Tour guide service AudioCompass raises $400,000
Mobile-based in-destination audio tour guide service provider AudioCompass has raised $400,000 in seed fund from a group of investors including Blume Ventures …
On-Demand Ride-Sharing Startup Lyft Is Raising Another Big Round Of Funding | TechCrunch
Lyft is raising yet another big round of funding, according to sources. The company, which is seeking to make ride-sharing mainstream in …
Trekksoft raises $800,000 for tours and activities push – again
Swiss-based tours and activity technology solution provider Trekksoft (TLabs here) has raised another $800,000 from Redalpine Capital II and other prominent investors …
Rocketrip Secures $2.6 Million in Series A Funding To Limit Rogue Booking – Skift
Rocketrip, a startup geared to help corporations trying to limit out-of-policy employee-travel bookings, took in $2.6 million in a Series A funding …
Rezdy raises $1 million, opens US office as overseas interest grows
Rezdy has attracted $1 million from new and existing investors, including Menulog‘s CEO and founder Leon Kamenev (ex-founder of HotelClub), and Art of …
The Top 31 Most Heavily Venture-Funded Startups In Travel – Skift
Yesterday, travel startups HotelTonight and GetYourGuide announced major funding rounds, and both of the travel startups are now well into double-digit millions …
Starwood Founder Barry Sternlicht Invests in HotelTonight – Skift
Starwood founder Barry Sternlicht has become an investor in, and a strategic advisor to, HotelTonight, signaling the tonight-only hotel app’s coming of …
$6.5 million in financing for RocketMiles, which offers miles for hotel bookings – Tnooz
Rocketmiles, a travel site created in Chicago, only came out of beta last April. Yet as the company’s pace of growth has …