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Lightship is developing a fully electric RV available starting in 2026, and Tumodo wants to expand its business travel platform throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa.
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.
Six travel startups announced fundraises of more than $208 million this week.
>>Lightship, which is developing a fully electric RV, has raised $34 million in series B funding.
It was co-led by Obvious Ventures and Prelude Ventures, with support from Allegis Capital, THOR Industries, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Congruent Ventures, HyperGuap, and Alumni Ventures.
The company raised $23 million series A round in 2022.
The San Francisco-based startup said its product, the Lightship L1, is being built with a large energy storage system, an electric motor, and enough solar power capabilities to keep the vehicle charged for a week.
The next step is building the manufacturing system and supply chain, followed by pilot manufacturing later this year at its new production facility in Colorado.
Production is expected to begin in late 2024, according to the website.
Customers can join the waitlist for a refundable deposit of $500. The RV price begins at $125,000.
Lightship also says its technology could enable the electrification of pickup trucks and SUVs.
Myrealtrip: $56.7 MillionMyrealtrip, a South Korean travel booking app, has raised $56.7 million in a series F e