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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Venus Aerospace
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023
Venus Aerospace is a hypersonics company on track to fly reusable hypersonic flight platforms by 2024.... Read More
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Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024: Weeva
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023
Weeva is a pioneering software-as-a-service platform designed to democratize access to cutting-edge... Read More
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Presenting the Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024
By PhocusWire | November 14, 2023
The Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2024, sponsored by Allianz Partners US, includes eight companies... Read More
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Raus adds €8.5M in funding for nature-based stays platform
By Linda Fox | November 9, 2023
Germany-based Raus offers cabin accommodation in areas near German cities, including Berlin and... Read More
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Vacation rental startup from Airbnb alums raises $18M Series A
By PhocusWire | November 9, 2023
Summer combines a rent-to-own program with short-term rentals and property management.... Read More
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Fairlyne announces partnership with Rail Europe
By Morgan Hines | November 8, 2023
Fairlyne’s platform - which is designed to distribute vouchers to ticket resellers - should align with... Read More
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Where are they now? Checking in with PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023
By Morgan Hines | November 6, 2023
Twenty of our Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2023 let us know how they’re doing nearly a year after they... Read More
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New venture from Airbnb’s Gebbia raises $41M Series A
By Mitra Sorrells | October 31, 2023
Samara builds small, pre-fabricated houses known as “accessory dwelling units” that property owners... Read More
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Where are they now? Checking in with our Hot 25 Startups for 2022
By Morgan Hines | October 30, 2023
Thrust Carbon, Wheel the World, Road.travel, Vacayou, Onfly and Data Duopoly share challenges,... Read More
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SEO Travel sets up accelerator for SME businesses
By Linda Fox | October 27, 2023
The eight-week Travel Growth Accelerator program is looking to recruit 10 small- to medium-sized... Read More
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