Evolve raises $2.7 million in Series A round

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Vacation rental network Evolve has raised $2.7 million in a Series A round led by former Priceline Chairman and CFO Robert Mylod.

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Ostrovok attracts $25 million from big name home and away funds

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Moscow-based hotel site Ostrovok has struck its most significant funding deal to date with the $25m round led by General Catalyst Partners

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As PassKit secures funding of $1.2 million, we put the mobile wallet app to the test

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PassKit, Hong Kong-based mobile wallet platform startup has secured $1.2 million series A funding. The investor details were undisclosed.

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Data shows the Series A crunch is real, but many consumer travel tech startups may still survive

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How will the decline in follow-on investing rounds affect consumer travel startups?

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BookingMarkets unveils Dashbell widget to help independent properties in emerging markets

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BookingMarkets has developed a cloud-based property management system for small independent hotels.

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QuickMobile raises additional funding to fuel international expansion

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Mobile event app developer QuickMobile has announced an additional round of funding, with a $3.3 million infusion from BDC IT Venture Fund. Its original invesors, various angels and Canadian credit union Vancity, also contributed to the round. This brings QuickMobile’s total funds to $5.9 million, after its initial $2.6 million equity funding round in 2011. QuickMobile [...]

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Travellution pulls in funding, plots site revamp for Christmas

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Travel social network Travellution has gained a further Euro 300,000 in funding and moved its office to Paris Incubateurs.

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Don’t sweat it: $250k bridge loan up for grabs at the Travel Innovation Summit

Buckets o cash make the travel startup smile

Bootstrapping a startup is one of the most common ways to push through to profitability: reduce costs, keep it simple and use lean methodology to push out a minimum viable product for the least amount of money upfront.

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Switchfly adds $2.8 million in funding, helping it Facebookize travel loyalty rewards

Switchfly adds $2.8 million in funding, helping it Facebookize travel loyalty rewards

Switchfly has raised $2.8 million in Series C financing, adding the $15 million it netted earlier this year.

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Hopper nears launch with additional $12M in funding

Hopper receives an additional $12 million investment round

Travel search startup Hopper has announced an additional $12 million investment round led by OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of one of Canada’s largest pension funds.

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