AWS Gründerfonds backs TourRadar

Harriet Bailey
17 February 2015

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Austrian start-up investor AWS Gründerfonds has backed travel comparison platform TourRadar.

Several business angels also invested in the funding round.

AWS Gründerfonds invests up to €3m in Austria-based start-ups.

Company
Headquartered in Vienna, TourRadar is an online marketplace that enables users to compare and book trips. It offers online discounts and does not charge a booking fee. The app also has a communication tool that allows tourists to share travel tips with each other.

The company was founded in 2010 and has 23 employees.

People
Ralf Kunzmann is managing director at AWS Gründerfonds. Travis Pittman is CEO of TourRadar.

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