YouTrip Raises $25 Million for a Digital Wallet: Travel Startup Funding This Week

YouTrip Raises $25 Million for a Digital Wallet: Travel Startup Funding This Week

YouTrip's co-founder and CEO Caecilia Chu. The startup, founded in Hong Kong, helps travelers save money when making purchases in a foreign currency. It has raised $25.5 million in pre-Series A funding. YouTrip



Skift Take: This week's travel startups, including YouTrip, GetYourGuide, Away, and Anyplace, announced more than $611 million in funding.

— Sean O'Neill

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