Athens-based Welcome Pickups, a global travel transportation startup, announced that it has raised €5.3M in a fresh round of funding.
The company says it survived the COVID pandemic by optimizing operations and achieving “remarkable” growth and financial results in 2022.
The investment came from existing investors including Market One Capital, Flashpoint, and Venture Friends.
Founded in 2015 by Alexandros Trimis and Savvas Georgiou, Welcome Pickups claims to redefine the way people travel by offering personalized and wholesome travel experiences from the moment they start planning their trip until the moment they return home.
The global transportation company operates in 100 destinations across 50 countries, partnering with over 2000 hotels, vacation rentals, airlines, and other travel partners. It serves over 1 million passengers every year.
For hotels, Welcome Pickups offers solutions to automate the transportation of visitors and generate an extra stream of income. Additionally, it gathers useful information about visitors to further enhance the client experience.
The company also offers an online analytics dashboard with a “live” view of the day’s bookings and information on the transfer reservations.
Welcome Pickups’ CEO, Alex Trimis, says, “The additional funding will be used to accelerate the company’s geographical reach with a goal to double its destination network, focusing strongly on launching new destinations in North and South America”.
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