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Articles tagged “funding”

Startups

Southwest Invests $30 Million in LanzaJet’s Renewable Jet Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

There's a lot of money pouring into next-generation flight technology with promises of huge revenues in the future.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Southwest Invests $30 Million in LanzaJet’s Renewable Jet Fuel: Startup Funding Roundup

Startups

Velocys Raises $40 Million for Jet Fuel Tech: Startup Funding Roundup 

More renewable jet fuel companies are raising money to develop products, but a lot more money is needed to reach the industry's zero-emissions goals by 2050.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Velocys Raises $40 Million for Jet Fuel Tech: Startup Funding Roundup 

Startups

Electric Plane, Corporate Retreats, AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

Multiple travel startups raised nearly half of a billion dollars a couple of weeks ago. It's a bigger group again this week, but they're all smaller numbers this time.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Electric Plane, Corporate Retreats, AI Trip Planner: Startup Funding Roundup

Travel Technology

Journera Shuts Down Despite High-Profile Partners and Investors

Big travel companies had higher priorities than to share data among one another. That's one of the reasons Journera didn't succeed.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

Journera Shuts Down Despite High-Profile Partners and Investors

Startups

Heart Aerospace Raises $107 Million for Hybrid-Electric Airplane: Startup Funding Roundup

The jury is still out on whether either of these sectors will be able to carve a secure space in the industry.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Heart Aerospace Raises $107 Million for Hybrid-Electric Airplane: Startup Funding Roundup

Airlines

Facial Recognition Check-In Coming Soon at More Indian Airports

Prior to the rollout of DigiYatra for international travel, it will be imperative to address privacy concerns. Airports will need to strike a balance between security and individual privacy rights.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 months ago

Facial Recognition Check-In Coming Soon at More Indian Airports

Startups

Travel Startups Raised Nearly $500 Million This Week

They say that startup funding is tight right now, but these big fundraises show that some money is still flowing.

Justin Dawes | 3 months ago

Travel Startups Raised Nearly $500 Million This Week

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Digs Deeper Into the Affordable Housing Issue

What down market? These short-term rental startups just raised multimillion dollar rounds.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 4 months ago

Airbnb Digs Deeper Into the Affordable Housing Issue

News Blog

Vacation Rental Platform Overmoon Debuts With $80 Million

Tech-enabled vacation rental platform Overmoon has emerged from stealth with $80 million in debt and equity funding.  The company was founded in 2021 by Joe Fraiman, who was associated with the Airbnb-backed, shuttered startup Lyric. The company is launching Overmoon Exchange, a fintech-enabled program in partnership with Flock Homes (a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz),…

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 4 months ago

Startups

Travel Startup Funding 2023: We Tracked 200 Investments – Follow The Money

Startup founders and investors have been saying all year that funding is tighter, but travel startups still raised billions in venture capital.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Travel Startup Funding 2023: We Tracked 200 Investments – Follow The Money