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Bounce completes $19m Series B funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luggage storage network and travel company, Bounce, has announced the closing of a $19 million Series B funding round.
Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures combine for new platform
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Prominent early-stage venture capital firms Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures have combined to form a new platform called Thayer Investment Partners [TIP].
Canary Technologies raises $50m in Series C funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality management technology firm Canary Technologies has secured $50 million in a Series C funding round.
Data and AI: Addressing key questions and tracking their potential
Reading Time: 6 minutesUS: STRz looks at the key questions that were raised and addressed at the 2024 Skift Data & AI Summit and NYU International Hotel Investment Conference in New York City.
Operto raises US$25m in Series B financing round
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada: Smart device automation and SaaS software, Operto Guest Technologies, has secured US$25 million in a Series B funding round.
Flexible subscription Inspirato Select launches
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato has launched a new service, Inspirato Select, for members to buy, use, and share vacations. The main feature of Inspirato Select is the ability for users to book and share select trips at no additional cost. It providers subscribers with the flexibility to either take advantage of the trip […]
Inspirato debuts Inspirato Tickets and enhances Pass
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luxury travel subscription company Inspirato has unveiled a new suit of benefits, including enhancing its existing luxury travel subscription, Inspirato Pass, and debuting Inspirato Tickets. It comes as Inspirato celebrates its tenth year in business and is gearing up to be publicly listed through a deal with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Thayer Ventures […]
Inspirato to go public in $1.1bn SPAC merger with Thayer
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato has confirmed that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Thayer Ventures, in a transaction that will take Inspirato public and value the pro forma company at an estimated enterprise value of $1.1 billion. On completion, the combined company will operate as […]
Inspirato discusses potential $1bn SPAC with Thayer Ventures
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Private travel club Inspirato is reportedly in talks to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company [SPAC]. According to Bloomberg, the company is talking to venture capital firm Thayer Ventures, which has already invested in short-term lodging company Sonder and more recently contributed to noise monitoring firm NoiseAware’s $8 million […]
NoiseAware raises $8m in Series A funding
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Smart noise monitoring company NoiseAware has announced that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by S3 Ventures and Thayer Ventures. The investment positions the company, which has monitored over one million stays, to accelerate product innovation and market expansion. NoiseAware says its market maker position is being strengthened with a “world class” investment team […]