Software:Busbud
Busbud is a travel website specializing in intercity bus tickets as well as travel by trains, shuttles, ferries and carpooling.[1] As of 2017 Busbud covered services in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Asia.[2]
History
Busbud was founded in 2011 by Louis-Philippe Maurice, Michael Gradek, and Frederic Thouin after Maurice identified a lack of centralized digital booking options while traveling in South America. The company was established in Montreal, Canada.[3]
In May 2013, Busbud completed a seed round financing of $1.2 million US dollar.[4] In February 2022 Busbud announced an US$11 million funding round.
Still in 2022 Busbud merged with Recorrido, an intercity bus marketplace based in Santiago[5] and acquired Betterez, a reservation and ticketing management platform for ground transportation operators.[6]
In March 2024, the company acquired Buson, a bus booking marketplace in Brazil. This was noted as their largest M&A transaction at the time.[7] In May of the same year, Busbud acquired the South African software provider Ratality.
References
- ↑ "Revolution co-leads investment in Busbud, an online portal to purchase bus tickets". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/revolution-co-leads-investment-in-busbud-an-online-portal-to-purchase-bus-tickets/2014/07/08/eebc844c-06ba-11e4-8a6a-19355c7e870a_story.html.
- ↑ "Busbud Opens Platform to Asia with Launch of Routes Connecting 600 Cities" (in en-US). 2017-07-19. https://techvibes.com/2017/07/19/busbud-opens-platform-to-asia-with-launch-of-routes-connecting-600-cities.
- ↑ "About us" (in en-gb). https://www.busbud.com/en/about.
- ↑ "Busbud, The Kayak For Intercity Bus Travel, Raises $1M Round Led By iNovia Capital And Real Ventures". TechCrunch. AOL. 29 May 2013. https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/29/busbud-the-kayak-for-intercity-bus-travel-raises-1m-round-led-by-inovia-capital-and-real-ventures/.
- ↑ "Busbud expands in Latin America with fresh funding, acquisition" (in en). https://www.phocuswire.com/busbud-expands-in-latin-america-with-fresh-funding-acquisition.
- ↑ Dawes, Justin (2022-11-09). "Bus Ticket Marketplace Busbud Makes 2nd Acquisition of 2022" (in en-US). https://skift.com/2022/11/09/bus-ticket-marketplace-busbud-makes-2nd-acquisition-of-2022/.
- ↑ Staff, TravelPress (2024-03-19). "Busbud acquires Brazilian bus booking marketplace" (in en-US). https://www.travelpress.com/montreal-based-busbud-partners-with-brazilian-bus-booking-marketplace/.
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