Startups Month

Here some of the highlights from each of our dedicated months during 2018 - from blockchain and digital marketing to voice and startups. Read More

Quote from Carolyn Jameson, chief legal officer at Skyscanner, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

It's been a long time since a travel social network has caught some attention - but Travello has done so with a $5 million fund-raise. Read More

For the final piece in our month-long series on startups, we gathered learnings from three companies that have been purchased in recent years. Read More

Quote from Terry Jones, chairman of WayBlazer, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

A well-known figure on the travel startup scene through his venture firm, Thayer, Chris Hemmeter is a "dragon" at The Phocuswright Conference 2018 in Los Angeles. Read More

Homelike, a marketplace for long-term business apartments, has raised $14 million in a round led by Spark Capital with participation from existing investors Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and Coparion. Read More

Founded in 2016, JetBlue Technology Ventures invests in and works with early stage travel technology startups with the goal of improving the travel experience across the whole travel ecosystem - not... Read More

Getaround, a platform that provides instant and keyless carsharing, has secured $300 million in a Series D financing round led by SoftBank, with participation from Toyota Motor Corporation. Read More

The number of new travel startups has fallen dramatically in the last two years, coinciding with a significant increase in the amount of money flowing in to the market. Read More

WhyHotel transforms unoccupied apartment units in brand-new luxury buildings into temporary hotel rooms. The pop-up hotels employ 24/7 on-site staff with the intention of giving guests the "like-home"... Read More

In the last few years, several support programs have launched to help entrepreneurs evaluate, develop and grow their innovative ventures across every aspect of travel and tourism. Read More

Quote from Tao Tao, co-founder and COO of GetYourGuide, in an article on PhocusWire this week. Read More

Dublin-based Roomex has raised €8 million series A funding to develop its hotel booking platform for small and medium businesses and to expand beyond Ireland and the United Kingdom. Read More

Startups raising $100 million or more from investors — known as a mega-round in Silicon Valley — used to be a rarity. Read More