PhocusWire and Voyager HQ Release Hot 25 Startups for 2019
PhocusWire and Voyager HQ released the Hot 25 Startups for 2019 list. The article notes investment in travel startups exceeded $8 billion in 2017, and Phocuswright research indicates $36 billion in overall M&A deals and funding between 2015 and 2016. Corporate innovation programs such as Amadeus for Startups, JetBlue Technology Ventures and Ctrip's Oasis Labs increased investments, with such deals rising from 18 in 2013 to 88 in 2017. Airlines invested in four times as many startups in 2017 as in 2016.
Impact and considerations
The list and investment data reflect the scale of capital in the travel technology startup ecosystem and corporate innovation investment trends, offering business travel and travel industry readers a view of supplier landscape and innovation directions.
Key points
- PhocusWire and Voyager HQ released the Hot 25 Startups for 2019 list.
- Investment in travel startups exceeded $8 billion in 2017.
- Phocuswright research indicates $36 billion in overall M&A deals and funding between 2015 and 2016.
- Corporate innovation program deals rose from 18 in 2013 to 88 in 2017.
- Airlines invested in four times as many startups in 2017 as in 2016.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- PhocusWire / Phocuswright
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 12 Nov 2018, 13:00
- Page published
- 14 Sept 2026, 00:35
- Last updated
- 12 Nov 2018, 13:00
- Original links
- PhocusWire All News：Welcome to the Hot 25 Startups for 2019 (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 12 Nov 2018, 13:00