
European Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2017
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European Venture Investment Trends in the Travel Industry 2017
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Europe has traditionally been a very active player in travel. Yet lack of funding, market fragmentation and other factors have held it back from producing global corporations. Nevertheless, Europe is finally warming up to the American-style, risk big and risk early venture investment culture that has given birth to so many tech megabrands out of Silicon Valley.
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Europe has traditionally been a very active player in travel. Yet lack of funding, market fragmentation and other factors have held it back from producing global corporations. Nevertheless, Europe is finally warming up to the American-style, risk big and risk early venture investment culture that has given birth to so many tech megabrands out of Silicon Valley.
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“It was in America that the commercial possibilities were understood much more quickly, particularly in the great state of California. […] They had the first-mover advantage but slowly and surely Europe is catching up.” - David Soskin, Partner and Co-Founder at HOWZAT PartnersWhat You'll Learn From This Report
- Overview of Europe's Travel Tech Landscape
- Sources of Venture Capital in Europe
- Exits and M&A in Europe
- The Rise of New European Travel Tech Hubs
- Data Dive into European Travel Funding Rounds
- COMPREHENSIVE EXCEL DATA SHEET INCLUDED