Articles tagged “venture capital”

The UK keeps producing travel tech companies that leave home before they grow up, and the reasons should worry the stakeholders.

Early-stage startups face longer fundraising cycles and less capital.

AI-powered "vibe coding" is turning travel sector insiders into amateur developers and product designers. A coming wave of new startups and digital services may fix travel's innovation problem.

The managing director of Amex Ventures explains investments in Mindtrip, Boom Supersonic, and how he thinks about investing in the travel space.

On today’s Pod, we explain how JetBlue sold off its venture capital arm, which destinations charge the most short-term cleaning fees, and the combined power of social media and e-commerce in travel.

Travel in Southeast Asia is steadily growing, but the industry is not technologically prepared to meet digital expectations of the 21st century. There’s a lot of opportunity in changing that.

This is another startup that Steve Singh is funding with the aim modernizing all aspects of business travel.

Indian travelers want to experience live events. But India has a long way to go before it can fully monetize the potential of sports tourism.

There’s no question that travel search is changing with generative AI, but the jury is out on who the big winners will be. Mindtrip is jumping onboard as travel companies attempt to seize the opportunity.

Thayer, the best-known VC firm that invests in travel startups, is essentially merging with a newer fund called Derive. The deal is being pitched as a way to "drive innovation in travel tech," which is VC-speak for "we want to make money off the next big thing in travel apps."