Venture Capital tips

Guesty, the property management platform for short-term rental businesses, said Wednesday that it has raised $130 million in series F funding. 

Rami Zeidan, founder and CEO of Life House, has resigned from the hotel startup, according to a letter to shareholders sent Monday and seen by Skift.

TravelAI has purchased and relaunched Casai.com, the domain of the short-term rental operator startup that closed last July after raising more than $48 million. 

TravelPerk, a growing business travel agency and software platform, has raised another $104 million. 

Four travel tech startups announced fundraises over the past two weeks totaling more than $15 million.

Wisconsin-based property manager Frontdesk laid off its entire staff of around 200 employees Tuesday, according to a published report, and appeared to have ceased operations.

Cabana, a startup platform for booking camper vans as vacation rentals, is seeking buyers to avoid shutting down.  

The travel industry could see a disruption from generative AI sooner rather than later.

United Airlines said on Friday it had promoted company insider Michael Leskinen to chief financial officer, nearly four months after Gerry Laderman announced plans to retire in 2024.

Five travel tech startups announced $62.1 million in funding this week.

>>Ukio, a Barcelona-based short-term rental platform focused on remote workers, has raised $28 million (€27 million) in a Series A round of funding.

Three startups working in travel tech announced nearly $17 million in funding this week.

Opinions vary widely about the state of investment in the travel tech startup world during this uncertain economic time, but one thing is for sure: it’s changing.

Four travel tech startups raised $158.5 million over the last week and a half.

The hotel tech startup Mews has raised $185 million, a number high above typical venture capital fundraises in that industry. 

Five travel tech startups announced $47.5 million in funding this week.

Four travel tech startups raised $121.3 million this week. 

Roch Ventures, a €150 million ($160.2 million) fund for travel tech startups in Europe and Israel, has made its first investment. 

The startup Heygo generated millions of dollars in income for tour guides during a time when their normal business was nonexistent. 

The hotel tech startup Mews is further expanding into North America with the completion of its sixth acquisition.

Four travel tech companies raised more than $27 million over the last two weeks.