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Danish AI-powered startup BeCause closes $600k seed round tail-end investment from Curiosity VC
Published: 22-02-2024 | 09:45:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Danish AI-powered startup BeCause raises $1.9m to revolutionize sustainability in the travel and tourism industries
Published: 01-12-2023 | 11:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Portuguese startup LUGGit bags €1.8m to expand luggage management services in European cities
Published: 21-11-2023 | 12:58:00 | By: Pie Kamau
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Danish AI startup BeCause advances tourism sustainability practices from angel investors
Published: 18-05-2023 | 15:44:00 | By: Pie Kamau
BeCause has announced an early investment from Danish entrepreneurs.
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JetBlue Ventures, Plug and Play partnership yield successful outcome in travel and hospitality industry
Published: 02-05-2023 | 11:09:00 | By: Pie Kamau
JetBlue Ventures and Plug and Play Tech Center announced that their partnership has once again been successful in fostering innovation and growth in the travel industry.
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GRASP fellowship invests in African women researchers
Published: 06-04-2023 | 12:15:00 | By: Bob Koigi
The Kenyan women, and others selected for the GRASP Fellowship, are set to participate in a series of interventions, including leadership and mentoring training, designed to enable them to become more effective policy practitioners
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Traveltech startup Evaneos raises €20m to accelerate growth in Europe
Published: 20-12-2022 | 11:16:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Evaneos, the online platform dedicated to making travel a source of positive impact, announced a €20 million equity financing round to accelerate growth in Europe.
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Amsterdam-based HolidayHero closes €500k pre-seed round to enhance guest experiences in the travel industry
Published: 12-10-2022 | 13:07:00 | By: Pie Kamau
HolidayHero announced a successful closing of €500,000 pre-seed funding round to kick off its vision of delivering proactive and personalized guest experiences in the travel industry.
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Tech startup Zartico secures $20 million in Series A funding to boost tourism analytics portfolio
Published: 04-10-2022 | 16:12:46 | By: Bob Koigi
Zartico’s integrated data model™ offers its customers anonymized geolocation, spend and event data for visitors and destinations in real-time.
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Kenyan B2B e-Commerce startup Wasoko opens innovation hub in Zanzibar
Published: 01-09-2022 | 14:27:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Wasoko (formerly Sokowatch), an African B2B e-Commerce startup that leverages technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, announced the official launch of the “Wasoko Innovation Hub” in partnership with the Zanzibar government.
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Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project comes to the rescue of Southern Africa mango farmers
Published: 20-06-2022 | 10:45:00 | By: Bob Koigi
In a bid to tame the voracious flies, the Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project in Southern Africa has come up with five technologies as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) package.
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Swedish travel tech startup Acamp acquires Ställpatser, prepares for European expansion
Published: 09-03-2022 | 12:51:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Acamp, the Swedish marketplace connecting campers with landowners, has acquired the popular camping community app, Ställpatser, just weeks after its €2.5 million funding round.
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African scientists make a case for home grown research on continent’s food systems
Published: 24-12-2021 | 12:00:00 | By: Bob Koigi
A storytelling event organized by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), saw four accomplished African researchers working on agriculture and food security share their personal journeys in agricultural research, and discuss how they are working to transform farming on the continent.
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Travel adventure startup YouTravel.Me raises $1m to strengthen its position in the US
Published: 07-09-2021 | 15:29:00 | By: Pie Kamau
YouTravel.Me, an algorithm-powered online platform for booking small group adventure travel organized by travel experts, announced it has secured $1 million in funding.
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Startup studio 1888EC partners with Mastercard Foundation to create digital solutions for tourism sector in Ethiopia
Published: 09-02-2021 | 13:18:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Startup studio 1888EC announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to create Ethiopia's first travel and leisure platform aimed at creating digital solutions and job opportunities within the contry's tourism sector.
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Travel booking startup Tripbnb.com uses AI to link travelers and accommodation quickly
Published: 04-11-2020 | 10:53:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Taiwanese travel booking startup Tripbnb.com is helping domestic accommodation providers draw up new business strategies and the country's travel industry had to enhance their technical standards with AI-based systems.
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Traveltech startup Omio raises $100m to strengthen position as global travel platform
Published: 19-08-2020 | 14:40:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Omio, formerly GoEuro, Europe’s leading multi-modal travel booking platform, announced it has secured $100 million in investments from existing and new investors.
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German traveltech startup Omio launches 'Open Travel Index' to navigate new travel era
Published: 19-08-2020 | 14:23:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Europe’s leading multi-modal travel booking platform Omio is reigniting travel by launching a new online resource to help travellers easily understand where they can travel to within Europe.
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[Startup Interview] Vimbai Malandu, Co-Founder, YuPlan Limited, Zimbabwe
Published: 21-07-2020 | 18:20:00 | By: Bob Koigi
YuPlan Limited is a Zimbabwe digital startup that allows customers to book a venue from anywhere in the world. The platform holds a selection of venues from office spaces, residential plots, gardens, school halls and sports fields among others.
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AWIEF launches Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy Startup Incubator
Published: 14-07-2020 | 08:36:00 | By: Pie Kamau
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy” and announces the call for applications for Startup Incubator in Malawi and Nigeria.
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[Startup Interview] Dumisanie Mambiya, CEO, FADC, Malawi
Published: 10-06-2020 | 10:59:00 | By: Bob Koigi
Malawi-based Food & Agribusiness Development Company, FADC, is an agriculture startup that is working with horticulture and groundnut farmers to boost their earnings through offering an array of services.
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Irish startup TripAdmit raises €300,000 to boost tourism industry
Published: 04-06-2020 | 15:20:06 | By: Bob Koigi
Ticketing platform TripAdmit has raised €300,000 in seed funding to expand its solution aimed at tour and activity operators.
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Flat6Labs Tunis hosts Fifth Demo Day, graduates 8 startups digitally
Published: 25-05-2020 | 10:19:00 | By: Pie Kamau
Flat6Labs Tunis celebrated it’s fifth Demo Day online, with 8 innovative startups presenting their businesses to hundreds of registered attendees.
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