Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Travel Tech Funding Reality: What Gets Built, What Gets Funded, What Gets Scaled? - This is part 1 of a 3-part Travel Technology Startup Session:
Travel tech investment is moving again, but capital is more disciplined, expectations are higher, and AI is reshaping how companies are built and evaluated.

In this opening panel, investors and entrepreneurs share a candid view on the current funding environment: where capital is flowing, which business models are gaining traction, and what makes a startup investable today. The discussion focuses on real industry demand, capital efficiency, and the challenges of scaling in a complex, highly interconnected travel ecosystem. A strategic starting point for founders, operators, and investors alike: what problems are still worth solving, what gets funded in 2026 — and what it now takes to build a venture-scale company in travel.
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Host:
Lea Jordan

Panel guests:
Yuen Suzanna Chiu Lee
Lars Mangelsdorf
Michael Treskow