Tech Company Financing Transactions
Fora Travel Funding Round
Fora Travel, based in New York, scored $13.5 million in funding from Forerunner Ventures and Heartcore Capital.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/11/2022
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$13,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Forerunner Ventures (Lead Investor)
Heartcore Capital (Lead Investor) (Max Niederhofer)
Proceeds Purpose
Fora will use the funding to accelerate the next evolution of its platform: an innovative client and booking management system -- the first of its kind in the industry -- exclusively for its community of travel advisors. The funding will also be used to boost marketing and business development, and build best-in-class training programs for its community of advisors.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
205 Hudson St 7th Fl
New York, NY 10013
USA
New York, NY 10013
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
We're a modern travel agency with a twist -- one that is thoughtfully designed, proactively inclusive, tech-driven and well, cool. We make it dead simple for you to travel like an insider, with killer perks and data-driven recommendations -- all for the same price as doing the heavy lifting yourself. And for our travel advisors, we're building a ton of tech to welcome you to the industry and make you look amazing (and be amazingly successful).
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Co-Founder
Evan Frank
Co-Founder
Jake Peters
Co-Founder
Henley Vazquez
VP - Engineering
Yossi Eliyahu
VP - Product Management
Sarah Raymond
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