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Zeelo is helping corporate clients make shuttle routes more efficient, and Teleport is making the visa submission process a little less tedious.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Reporter Justin Dawes at [email protected] if you have funding news.
Four travel tech startups have announced raises of more than $16 million this week.
>>Zeelo, a platform that optimizes shuttle routes, has raised $14 million in an oversubscribed series A extension round. It was led by FlatzHoffmann, with support from IREON Ventures, an undisclosed family fund in Boston, and angel investors.
The startup said it has now raised $34 million, including $12 million raised in 2021.
The London-based startup said its software platform can help client companies determine the most efficient routes for buses. Clients include companies that have employee shuttles as well as school bus companies.
The funding will go toward hiring, releasing new tech products, and expanding business in the U.S. The company opened a second headquarters in Boston as it works to expand.
Zeelo said it has already secured contracts with Fidelity as well as two "leading multi-site corporate enterprise clients, including the world's leading e-c