TRAVEL INNOVATION SUMMIT MAD2019
Top Seeds Lab y la Sociedad de Capital Riesgo Travel Tech 1, en su compromiso por crear un ecosistema de innovación en Travel Tech, en el que se relacionen fluidamente las principales compañías turísticas y digitales, los inversores y los emprendedores, organiza cada año un evento diferente y exclusivo, el Travel Innovation Summit. El próximo [...]
Fornova lands $7M in funding, plots rollout of business intelligence tech for hotels?
The round was led by A/O PropTech with existing investors DTCP, JAL Ventures and Forestay Capital also participating. A/O and Fornova have also formed a design partnership which will see Fornova’s Hotels BI platform put into A/O’s portfolio of 150 hotels. The idea is to gain insight on how the business intelligence technology is used by [...]
Mapping Airbnb’s Corporate Investment Strategy: Atlas Obscura And Beyond
Airbnb led Atlas Obscura's recently announced Series B round, which netted the media and events company $20 million in fresh financing. The deal is one of several good-sized rounds that counted Airbnb as a lead investor or participant. read more
Glenn Fogel, CEO, Booking Holdings, is interviewed by Javier González-Soria
As Booking.com’s Chief Executive Officer, Glenn D. Fogel is responsible for the global strategy and operations of Booking.com, including the management of all business units within the organisation. Glenn also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Booking Holdings, the parent company of Booking.com and other digital brands, a position he has held [...]
Dana Dunne interviewed by Dr. Javier Gonzalez-Soria
Dana Dunne, CEO of OdigeO, the largest European OTA, explains how he is leading the evolution of the different travel brands managed by OdigeO from a flight specialist to a traveller centric company, levering its technological DNA to accompany the traveller throughout all the travel journey.
Pol Perpiñá, un emprendedor de 15 años en el mundo de travel tech
Dentro de su participación en el Travel Innovation Summit organizado por Top Seeds Lab, con el apoyo del Grupo Jumbotours, asistimos a la determinación y entusiasmo emprendedor de Pol Perpiñan, quien con tan solo 15 años no rehuye el reto de ayudar a transformar la indutria turística, con un proyecto centrado en el alquiler colaborativo de vehiculos [...]
Busbud Raises $11 Million Series B, Positioning World’s Largest Bus Travel Marketplace for Accelerated Global Growth
Busbud, the online marketplace that enables global travelers to shop for and book intercity bus tickets on over 1.4 million bus routes worldwide, today announced the close of US$11 million in series B funding (approximately CAD$14 million). The round is led by iNovia Capital and includes new investors Teralys, Claridge and Plaza Ventures, as well [...]
Joymode raises $14.4m led by Naspers
Joymode, an innovator in the movement from ownership to access, today announced the closing of a $14.4 million Series A investment led by Naspers through its Naspers Ventures division with participation from previous investors. Also announced today, Mike Katz of Naspers Ventures, has joined Joymode’s Board of Directors. Joymode members can access thousands of products [...]