by Velocity Ventures | Oct 13, 2026 | Blog, Investments
Authored by Venkat Chamarthi, Jameson Ho From Getting Funded to Getting Bought In What Makes a Travel-Tech Startup Investable in 2026?, we argued that travel investors have moved away from funding growth at all costs. They now want to see a clear path to EBITDA,...
by Nicholas Cocks | Aug 31, 2026 | Blog, Corporate Governance, Portfolio Company
A Velocity Ventures case study – by Nick Cocks, Partner of Velocity Ventures and Board Chair of Carbon Click Convertible notes are supposed to be a bridge, not a permanent structure. But for many early-stage companies, one bridge round becomes two, becomes three,...
by Patrick Imbardelli | Aug 2, 2026 | Blog, Corporate Governance, Insights
Lessons from hotel leadership that continue to shape how I assess innovation at Velocity Ventures By Patrick Imbardelli | Partner, Velocity Ventures In the boardrooms I used at both IHG and Pan Pacific, one chair was deliberately left unoccupied. Its cover...
by Jonathon Cocks | Jul 20, 2026 | Blog, Investments
Written By: Jonathon Cocks A New Investment Checklist The venture capital landscape in the travel and hospitality sector has shifted dramatically in recent years. Growth still matters in travel technology, but the era of “growth at all costs” has...
by Nicholas Cocks | Jun 14, 2026 | AI, Blog, Insights
How conversational search is reshaping hotel discovery, trust and booking Written by: Nicholas Cocks AI is not replacing hotel booking overnight. It is first changing which hotels travellers discover, trust, and consider. For twenty years the contest for a hotel...
by Patrick Imbardelli | May 11, 2026 | Blog, Insights, Investments, Sustainable Travel
If anyone can buy luxury, what makes premium travel truly matter? Written by: A. Patrick Imbardelli Luxury travel used to signal success by having access to exclusive options. I do not think that definition survives intact. In my years leading Pan Pacific Hotels Group...
