Busbud is a
travel website specializing in
intercity bus tickets as well as travel by trains, shuttles, ferries and carpooling. As of 2017 Busbud covered services in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Asia.
History
In May 2013, Busbud completed a
seed round
Seed money, also known as seed funding or seed capital, is a form of securities offering in which an investor puts capital in a startup company in exchange for an equity stake or convertible note stake in the company. The term ''seed'' suggest ...
financing of $1.2 million US dollar. In February 2022 Busbud announced an US$11 million funding round.
Still in 2022 Busbud merged with ''Recorrido'', an intercity bus marketplace based in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
and acquired ''Betterez'', a reservation and ticketing management platform for ground transportation operators.
References
External links
Official Website{{Travel ticket search engines
Canadian travel websites
Travel ticket search engines
Companies based in Montreal
Travel and holiday companies of Canada
Online travel agencies
Bus companies of the United States