The Skift Travel Podcast

The Environment for Travel Startup Funding and M&A

Mar 20, 2023

48:55

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Cloud Beds: The Two Miracles of Fundraising

5min

The Second Miracle: SoftBank Funding COVID

2min

The Large Tech Environment Means for Travel Tech

6min

The Different Types of Investors in the Travel Tech Space

3min

The Future of Fundraising for Travel Tech Startups

5min

The Rise and Fall of Travel Tech

3min

The Changes in Deal Structures in Tech

4min

The Rise of the Venture Capitalist

3min

10.

The Future of AI in Travel

5min

11.

The State of Exits in Travel Tech

4min

12.

The Importance of Due Diligence

3min

13.

The Importance of Time in M&A

2min

Adam Harris, the CEO of hotel management software company Cloudbeds, has a great no-nonsense grasp of the macro – and micro – environment in the startup fundraising world.

On this edition of the Skift Travel Podcast, Harris sits down with Skift CEO Rafat Ali to get a perspective on what it means for travel tech startups across the spectrum of maturity to be raising funding in this environment.

This podcast was recorded before the Silicon Valley Bank and other bank meltdowns, which has added even more complexities to the already dicey tech startup fundraising world, and a new spotlight on venture capital world overall and its outsized role in the growth pathways startups take.