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A former pilot raised $1.5M to save airlines up to $4M a year. The startup is less than a year old.

May 21, 2026

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A former pilot raised $1.5M to save airlines up to $4M a year. The startup is less than a year old.

United Airlines Ventures, Pegasus, and Baobab all in. For a pre-seed.

⛰️ A tiny region in the Alps just got 2 funding rounds in the same week

May 7, 2026

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⛰️ A tiny region in the Alps just got 2 funding rounds in the same week

Smartness raised €47M. Days later, another hotel AI startup (from the same mountains!) announced funding

We have questions about AI in travel. You too?

Apr 30, 2026

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We have questions about AI in travel. You too?

we all do! so we built something for that

€2M to make European night trains run like hotels

Apr 23, 2026

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€2M to make European night trains run like hotels

grandma tourism + Intrepid makes France its 4th market + jet lag fixed with light and caffeine

The WhatsApp move that gets tour operators 5x more reviews ⚡️

Apr 16, 2026

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The WhatsApp move that gets tour operators 5x more reviews ⚡️

and the startup giving hotel GMs their mornings back

When hotels offered a free drink, guests said no 🍹

Apr 10, 2026

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When hotels offered a free drink, guests said no 🍹

they’d rather do something else entirely

She traveled 127 countries negotiating brand deals on WhatsApp. Then she built the fix  👀

Mar 27, 2026

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She traveled 127 countries negotiating brand deals on WhatsApp. Then she built the fix 👀

560% airfare spike, AI filling empty tour slots, and the creator deal model nobody had built yet

Pokémon Go, €40M fund from duty-free & notes from SXSW

Mar 19, 2026

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Pokémon Go, €40M fund from duty-free & notes from SXSW

⚡️also inside: a busy radar full of M&A and deals

Top 100 Women Leaders & Innovators in Travel

Mar 12, 2026

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Top 100 Women Leaders & Innovators in Travel

Stay22: built with $1.5M. Raised $122M 🚀

Feb 26, 2026

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Stay22: built with $1.5M. Raised $122M 🚀

Europe’s travel map is shifting, plus K-Pop fan trips and accessible travel

50,000 hotel rooms, fully automated

Feb 19, 2026

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50,000 hotel rooms, fully automated

€6.5M raise + loyalty travel + Berlin plans

€58.7M raised in 12 months: Naboo's next move is the US

Feb 13, 2026

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€58.7M raised in 12 months: Naboo's next move is the US

plus Waymo $16B + Korean Air ramen library + see you in Berlin

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