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  • Deep Tech, Travel, United Kingdom

    Electric vehicle (EV) battery tech in the UK

    31 January, 2023

    It’s been a dramatic few weeks for the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) battery tech ecosystem. The collapse of Britishvolt has brought perhaps more attention than ever to the industry. But…

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    Electric vehicle (EV) battery tech in the UK
  • Mobility, Travel, United States

    Austin, Texas: a global startup and scaleup hub

    6 January, 2023

    Austin at #25 worldwide and #11 in the US in the Trailblazers list of our ecosystem benchmarking report. Take a look at our 2022 recap of Austin, Texas, a global…

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    Austin, Texas: a global startup and scaleup hub
  • Travel

    Momondo acquisition by Priceline: a closer look

    14 February, 2017

    Momondo Group was sold to Priceline, owner of rival Kayak, in a $550 million deal. The two Momondo Group brands, Momondo and Cheapflights, will fall under the Kayak division.

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    Momondo acquisition by Priceline: a closer look
  • Travel

    £1.4B Skyscanner acquisition: a closer look

    26 November, 2016

    Chinese online travel agent CTrip acquired Skyscanner at a valuation of £1.4B, predominantly in cash. That’s roughly 12x 2015 revenues, 64x 2015 normalised EBITDA. We estimate that on an LTM…

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    £1.4B Skyscanner acquisition: a closer look
  • Travel

    Trivago gets ready to IPO

    11 September, 2016

    Expedia is moving ahead with exploring an IPO of Trivago, it’s hotel meta-search unit (Reuters), and started rounding up investment banks. Expedia acquired a 62% stake in Trivago…

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    Trivago gets ready to IPO
  • Travel

    Online Travel: a Deep Dive (download)

    26 June, 2016

    We’re very excited to present the first Dealroom industry research paper, about travel: new developments, identified opportunities and companies to watch. The scope is global, but with a European…

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    Online Travel: a Deep Dive (download)
  • Travel

    Online Travel Industry Report: a Sneak Preview

    18 June, 2016

    In a few days from now, we will release our first industry paper, all about online travel: new developments, identified opportunities and companies to watch. The scope is global, but with a European…

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    Online Travel Industry Report: a Sneak Preview