Busbud

Busbud

Type of site	Travel and accommodation services
Founded	2011
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Key people	LP Maurice (CEO)
Industry	Travel
Employees	60+ (2019)
URL	www.busbud.com

Busbud is a travel website specializing in intercity bus tickets as well as travel by trains, shuttles, ferries and carpooling. ^[1] As of 2017 Busbud covered services in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Asia. ^[2]

History

In May 2013, Busbud completed a seed round financing of $1.2 million US dollar. ^[3] 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 ^[4] and acquired Betterez, a reservation and ticketing management platform for ground transportation operators. ^[5]

References

1. "Revolution co-leads investment in Busbud, an online portal to purchase bus tickets". Washington Post.
2. "Busbud Opens Platform to Asia with Launch of Routes Connecting 600 Cities". Techvibes. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
3. "Busbud, The Kayak For Intercity Bus Travel, Raises $1M Round Led By iNovia Capital And Real Ventures". TechCrunch. AOL. 29 May 2013.
4. "Busbud expands in Latin America with fresh funding, acquisition". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
5. Dawes, Justin (2022-11-09). "Bus Ticket Marketplace Busbud Makes 2nd Acquisition of 2022". Skift. Retrieved 2025-05-13.

External links

• Official Website