Skift Take
— Justin Dawes
Last week was the biggest for fundraising in travel tech in almost three months.
It also had been a few weeks since a travel startup has raised over $100 million. But last week, it happened twice: Once by a startup that rents hydrogen-powered cars to taxi companies, and once by a startup that helps short-term rentals companies manage their business.
There were four travel startups that announced fundraises last week totaling nearly $358 million. The total for the biggest week this year was $500 million.
HysetCo: $212.8 Million
HysetCo, which owns a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles that it rents to taxi companies, has raised $212.8 million (€200 million).
Hy24 led the round and became the majority shareholder of HysetCo with the deal, joining shareholders AirLiquide,…