White Star et al. back €8.9m series-B round for Destygo

Existing shareholders Partech Venture, alongside the investment vehicles of the listed accommodation group AccorHotels and the listed Paris airports operator ADP, also took part in the financing round, according to news channel Frenchweb. The two corporates are clients of the startup.

White Star is currently investing via its White Star Capital II fund, closed on €180m in 2018.

The latest round of funding will help the business offer its service to retail companies, in addition to its transport and tourism businesses, and foster its expansion in the US, French publication Les Echos reported.

In 2017, Partech led a €1m round of startup funding to back Destygo. 

Company
Founded in 2017 and with offices in Paris and Madrid, the startup provides chatbot services using AI technology to companies operating in the tourism and transport industries, such as SNCF, RATP, Vueling, Disneyland Paris, Accor and ADP. The business employs 40 people according to Frenchweb.

People
Accor – Thibault Viort (CEO).
Destygo – Guillaume Laporte, Ilias Hicham, Pierre Pakey (founders).

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