Launchpad finalist Waymate turns to megacities for transport-booking success
Berlin’s Waymate has learned a few lessons since going live earlier this year, chief among them the fact that users need a transport comparison and booking service more for urban situations than for long-distance travel.
Introducing our Structure:Europe Launchpad finalists
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GoEuro takes on the challenge of multi-modal European travel
No-one has yet managed to take the complexity out of searching for and booking journeys across multiple modes of transport and across European borders. But GoEuro is taking a shot, starting with the UK and Germany.
Planes, trains and automobiles: Waymate unveils its ambitious travel comparison app
Presenting a clear comparison of multiple local and long-distance transport options by price and duration is no mean feat. But Waymate has even greater ambitions, allowing trip booking from within its service.
These companies want to take the complexity out of online travel booking, but can they?
Berlin-based GoEuro has just closed a $4 million seed round with impressive backers. Like its neighbour Waymate, the firm wants to make it simpler and clearer to book a multimodal journey. That’s no easy task.