AirPortr Raises $8.6 Million for Luggage Delivery: Travel Startup Funding This Week

AirPortr, which checks in and delivers bags for flyers, has closed its latest round of funding. It raised $8.6 million (£7.1 million) in a Series A.

Stobart Group and Hargreave Hale VCT (part of Canaccord Genuity Funds) led the round. Stobart’s chief operating officer joined AirPortr’s board.

Here’s how Airport’s service works: A passenger checks in online. The company collects the bags from their doorstep after confirming the person’s identity. The driver puts the bag in a coded, tamperproof, and trackable security bag, the company said. The driver delivers the luggage to the airport, where they check in the bag. (READ MORE)