Plentywaka Raises $1.2 Million for African Mobility: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Credit: Staff from mobility startup Plentywaka, a Nigeria-based company, with staff with new startup acquisition Stabus, based in Ghana. Plentywaka
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This week, Nigeria's Plentywaka, India's Oyo, and South Korea's GuideLive announced more than $7 million in funding collectively.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Reporter Justin Dawes at [email protected] if you have funding news.This week, travel startups announced more than $7 million in funding.
>>Oyo, a hospitality startup based in India, has received a $5 million investment from Microsoft. See Skift's story.
>>Ramp, a New York-based startup, has raised $300 million in funding as it looks to bring a new way of managing expenses. See Skift's story.
>>Plentywaka, a service for booking buses, cars, or vans with reliable schedules and safe, affordable vehicles, has raised a $1.2 million seed round.
The Xchange led the round, as TechCrunch first reported. Argentil Capital Partners, ODBA & Co Ventures, SOSV, and Shock Ventures took part, too. The st
