They have sold ArrivalGuides for the third time
Some people are very excited when they sell their company. These two have managed to sell the same company three times! A lot of tech companies are bought and sold, but it is very unusual that the same company gets sold three times, by the same people. Read the original article in Swedish on Breakit […]
Lion Ventures sells ArrivalGuides to Smartvel
Smartvel, a travel content technology provider, has acquired destination content specialist ArrivalGuides from Lion Ventures. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Smartvel said the acquisition would enable it to “expand our content and explore new opportunities.” ArrivalGuides provides destination guides in multiple languages from tourism boards and travel experts for travel brands to integrate […]
Arival picks up on the collaboration between inDest and Finnish SaaS Toristy
It is no coincidence that two of Lion Ventures’ investments, inDest and Toristy, join forces to focus on selling experiences to travelers while they are on holiday. The technologies are a perfect match, and the two travel tech start-ups will use all of their entrepreneurial drive to boost in-destination sales. Together, they will help experience […]
CampInn Winner of UNWTO Startup Competition
The United Nations World Tourism Organization’s Global Rural Tourism Startup Competition seeks to source new startups and entrepreneurs that advance the contribution of tourism to rural development and support recovery. The purpose of the competition is to accelerate rural development through tourism to achieve the UN sustainable development goals. CampInn has been appointed the 2021 […]
inDest One of Twelve Semi-finalists in WiT Startup Pitch
WiT identified inDest as one of 12 selected travel startups in their travel tech startup competition. The condition to be able to compete is to “solve a variety of problems from addressing consumer anxiety about safety and sustainability to fixing new and pressing pain points faced by the industry”. After a close and intense round of […]