UAE’s Dharma Helps Passion Brands Build Tours: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Caption: Looking FC tour by Eric Cantona, the former captain of Manchester United, launched a travel brand for football, or soccer, fans in partnership with the startup Dharma. Eric Cantona is on the right. Courtesy of Looking FC.
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The startup Dharma has a fresh concept for you: "travel brand as a service." It's a white-label tour operator that runs on software automation and focuses on niche customer segments.
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 $40 million in funding.
>>Wanderlust Group, a technology provider in the marine and outdoor travel industries, has closed a $30 million Series C funding round.
Thursday Ventures led the round.
The Wanderlust Group is the parent brand to Dockwa, Marinas.com and the forthcoming Campouts – marketplaces to match consumers with outdoor activities. For example, boat owners have booked 5 million stays at marinas through the transaction platform Dockwa.
>>Dharma, a business-to-business travel management service based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has closed a $3.5 million investment
