Canada travel technology business Hopper has just finalized a $175 million Series G funding round led by New York-based GPI Capital. The heavily financed company focused on relieving traveler buying stress, created a unique, data driven tech platform first launched back in 2007.
Since Frederic Lalonde and Joost Ouwerkerk founded Hopper, the startup has launched any number of Fintech products to leverage data. Refundable, Flexible Tickets, and Price Freeze are three worth mentioning here. With the pandemic in mind, Hopper’s revenue 112% revenue growth in spit of the COVID-19 downturn should be mentioned, as well. Frederic Lalonde (image below left), CEO and Co-Founder of Hopper offered this via the announcement:
“The success of our fintech offerings demonstrate that travelers are willing to pay for flexibility and assurance as they resume traveling again. We feel strongly that our fintech offerings through Hopper Cloud can help supercharge the travel industry’s recovery by…