Using Travel Tech Essentialist’s Startups and Investors dataset, there are 145 travel startups that have raised at least one financing round in 2021.
In summary:
Age
The oldest company receiving a funding round is TravelTek, founded in 1995. Six companies born in 2021 received a fundraising round this year, including Zytlyn from Switzerland and Kokomo from Mexico.
Amount
A total of $8.8 billion has been raised in the last round by these by 145 startups. The median investment has been $9 million. South Korean OTA Yanolja had the largest round, with a $1.7 billion investment by sole investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Geography
Continent/Region
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Europe —> 54 startups (37% of total)
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USA+Canada —> 54 (37%)
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Asia Pacific —> 19 (13%)
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Middle East, Latin America, Australia and Africa —> 17 (13%) combined
Country
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USA —> 48 startups (33% of total).
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UK —> 14 (10%)
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Germany and Spain —> 10 (7%) each
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Canada and India —> 5 (3.5%) each
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36 other countries —> 53 startups (37%)
City
The 145…