Polaris leads $6m series-A for Boxever
Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures have invested $6m in a series-A round for Boxever, a Dublin-based B2B platform for airlines and travel operators.
The fresh funding will allow Boxever to work towards doubling its staff numbers throughout 2014. The company will also seek to expand further internationally.
The capital injection has been announced in conjunction with the company revealing that it has secured Asian low-cost carrier Tigerair as a client.
Company
Boxever was founded in 2012. It is headquartered in Dublin and currently employs more than 20 staff.
The company provides a marketing platform for airlines and travel operators. Its cloud-based platform is designed to allow travel retailers to build a single customer view. It does so by leveraging data to unify a customer's information from various channels.
Clients include Tigerair, Scandinavian regional airline Widerøe and Atlantic Airways, the national airline for the Faroe Islands.
People
Dave O'Flanagan is the founder and CEO of Boxever. Noel Ruane is a European venture partner at Polaris.
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