It is being billed as artificial intelligence’s “Sputnik moment”, the day when the hype bubble burst and American companies in the sector and their investors recognized...
Kenya’s startup studio Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV) has received $4.5 million in seed funding to push forward its mission to transform Africa’s tourism industry. Purple Elephant Ventures...
Phocuswright has tracked and analyzed the digital travel startup landscape for over 15 years, and as of November 2024 there were nearly 8,000 companies in our...
Amid what has proved quite a bleak year for travel startup investment, a number of deals have stood out in 2024. Companies that come under the...
As the year draws to a close, our sister brand Phocuswright has published a new special report, Travel Forward: Data, Insights and Trends for 2025. This interactive data...
Mindtrip Headquarters: San Francisco CEO: Andy Moss Website: Mindtrip Founding date: 2023 Investment: $20 million Mindtrip is an artificial intelligence-powered travel platform that makes it easy to...
Faye Headquarters: Richmond, Virginia CEO: Elad Schaffer Website: Faye Founding date: 2021 Investment: $49 million Faye is a travel platform redefining insurance and assistance, enabling smarter...
Chain4travel Headquarters: Switzerland CEO: Pablo Castillo Website: Chain4Travel Founding date: 2021 Investment: $10.3 million Chain4Travel is the initiator of the decentralized operating system Camino Network, fostering...
Despite a slowdown in funding for travel startups over the past couple of years, the brave continue to reimagine travel processes and emerge from stealth with...
Digital travel platform Booking.com is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered features. The expansion, announced by the Dutch company Wednesday (Oct. 30), is part of a larger embrace of AI tools...