Velocity Ventures launches Corporate Partners Program

by Velocity Ventures | Jun 9, 2023 | News, Press Release

Velocity Ventures rallies travel and hospitality industry to recalibrate and strengthen “heartware” to address sector-specific pain points Corporate Partners Program offers new approach for the travel ecosystem to build an open culture for innovation SINGAPORE, 9 June...

Velocity Ventures picks CarbonClick to raise the bar on carbon offsets

by Velocity Ventures | Nov 11, 2022 | News, Press Release, Tech & Venture

SINGAPORE, 11 November 2022 – Singapore-based  hospitality & travel-focused venture capital firm Velocity Ventures has announced its latest investment with New Zealand enviro-tech company CarbonClick. Funds will be used to boost CarbonClick’s expansion into Asia...

Trend Watch: Manpower crisis for the hospitality and tourism industries will drive growth in tech & digitalisation

by Velocity Ventures | Sep 19, 2022 | News, Travel & Hospitality

COVID-19 RECOVERY – EMERGING TRENDS As we evaluate what are the key challenges facing the tourism and hospitality industries, one major issue pops up – and that is the scarcity of manpower across all sectors including hotels, restaurants, airlines and...

“Nothing is random” – travel and hospitality tech VC forays into big data and predictive analytics

by Velocity Ventures | Aug 4, 2022 | News, Press Release

SINGAPORE, 1 AUG 2022 – Velocity Ventures today announced an investment in ZYTLYN, a Switzerland-based startup that uses big data and machine learning to give companies the ability to optimise critical decision-making through predictive insights for travel demand. Its...

Travel and hospitality-focused fund bets on the rise of travel with three new investments into the travel and F&B tech space

by Velocity Ventures | Dec 13, 2021 | News, Press Release

SINGAPORE, 12 DEC 2021 – Velocity Ventures, Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital firm focused on technology innovations in travel and hospitality, announced three new investments in travel and food and beverage (F&B) tech early-stage startups: Hong-kong...

Southeast Asia-focused travel and hospitality VC supports growth of travel tech through launch of new market intelligence resource

by Velocity Ventures | Dec 7, 2021 | News, Press Release

Tri-weekly newsflash provides insights on the impacts and opportunities of current events for the travel and hospitality industry SINGAPORE, 30 Nov 2021 – Velocity Ventures, Southeast Asia’s leading travel and hospitality venture capital, has partnered with Pear...