Rizort Raises $2.9 Million for VR-Infused Travel Advice: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Credit: The Ritz Carlton in Bali is one of the properties recommended by Rizort, an online travel agency that has received startup funding. Ritz-Carlton Bali
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Can virtual reality content play a role in helping to persuade travelers to book luxury destinations in Southeast Asia? That's the bet made by Rizort, an online travel agency startup that received funding this week.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
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The total publicized this week was more than $5.5 million.
>>Rizort, a luxury vacation marketplace that focuses on helping travelers plan an entire vacation, has closed a seed round of funding of $2.9 million from a variety of angel investors.
Blume Ventures, Dream Incubators Japan, and a few other angel investors participated.
The company launched in March with a focus on destinations in Southeast Asia, such as Bali, and a target market of U.S., UK, and Western European customers. It has 20 full-time employees across the San Francisco Bay Area and Bangalore, India.
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