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Travel technology platform Spotnana launches with $41M

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trillion business travel industry. Waghmar, who has a background in the travel industry founding and leading digital travel company WTMC, told TechCrunch that scaling in the industry was difficult due to it being “highly broken and highly fragmented.”. Travel is a $1.4

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Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel?

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In the summer of 2019, Timilehin Ajiboye became intrigued with the idea of building a travel app after conversations with a circle of friends. And while social media, growing exponentially over the past decade, has changed the way we communicate and connect, it has also changed how we travel. Social media and travel.

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Shells Review – Best Personal Cloud Computer

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Cloud technology is the new normal for tech-savvy people who consider themselves Digital Nomads. With the rise in a shift towards cloud technology, especially IT people, have changed the way they work. Moreover, they are privileged to get top-notch technology at affordable plans by upgrading an old device into a powerful PC.

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Aurora Propulsion Technologies closes €1.7M seed for spacecraft maneuvering and deorbiting tech

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Enter Aurora Propulsion Technologies. million ($2 million) seed round to bring its technology to market. Aurora will also test its Plasma Brake technology, which could be used to de-orbit satellites or even to conduct deep space missions. Image Credits: Aurora Propulsion Technologies (opens in a new window).

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Fintech Roundup: Due diligence makes a comeback and a former Better.com employee speaks out

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Investors appeared to be backing some startups in part due to FOMO, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. It’s an absolutely different environment from Q4 of last year,” he said, “not just in terms of the level of diligence but also, in the access to capital. And in his view, and mine quite frankly, that’s not a bad thing.

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Hopper raises $170M and partners with Capital One on a new cardholder travel booking portal

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Canadian travel startup Hopper has raised a $170 million Series F round, led by Capital One. banks and credit card company is also coming on board as a strategic partner, to launch Capital One Travel, which is the first instantiation of Hopper’s new B2B platform, Hopper Cloud. “Price freeze is a good example.

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Venture capital undermines human rights

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The future of technology is determined by a handful of venture capitalists. The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. Europe and China, which in turn are shaping the future of technology. Despite gains, gender diversity in VC funding struggled in 2020.