Busbud is a travel website specializing in intercity bus tickets.
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18 Facts About Busbud
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Busbud covers buses in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
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Busbud is the bus travel booking website with the largest coverage, partnering with over 4,500 bus companies to provide a search engine and a booking platform via its website and mobile app.
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Busbud was founded after CEO and co-founder, LP Maurice, spent 2011 backpacking throughout South America.
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Busbud faced many difficulties finding and booking reliable inter-city buses throughout the continent and began drafting a business plan on a 10-hour bus ride in Argentina.
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Busbud then came back to Montreal and founded Busbud with longtime friends, Michael Gradek and Frederic Thouin.
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In July, 2014, Busbud acquired another round of funding of $9 million, co-led by OMERS Ventures and Revolution Ventures.
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Busbud's plans include growing its in-house team, expanding its route territory, and developing an improved version of their iOS and Android mobile app.
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In January 2018, Busbud announced a US$11 Million Series B round of funding, led by iNovia Capital and included new investors Teralys, Claridge and Plaza Ventures, as well as Real Ventures.
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The Busbud platform is available on desktop, mobile web and through its mobile app, available on iOS through the Apple Store and on Android through the Google Play Store.
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In January 2017, Busbud added 6 more currencies on their platform, bringing the total of available currencies at 30.
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In January 2018, interconnected bus routes were released on the Busbud platforms, allowing travelers to find and book itineraries with multiple bus connections from different operators.
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In 2014, Busbud partnered with Greyhound, the largest North American provider of intercity bus transportation.
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Year later, in 2015, Busbud partnered with Flixbus, Europe's leading bus company.
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In 2017, Busbud expanded to a new region by adding inventory in Southeast Asia with the addition of bus routes in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
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In 2018, Busbud added more inventory in Southern Africa, with partnerships with local bus carriers in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique.
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Busbud was the first international bus booking platform to offer this on the market.
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In November 2018, Busbud acquired Clickbus Turkey, the company which owns and operates Neredennereye.
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