INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Eddy Travels, an AI-powered travel assistant bot which can understand text and voice messages, has closed a pre-seed round of around
$500,000 led by Techstars Toronto, Practica Capital and Open Circle Capital VC funds from Lithuania, with angel investors from the U.S.,
Canada, U.K.Launched in November 2018, Eddy Travels claims to have more than 100,000 users worldwide.Travelers can send voice and text
messages to the Eddy Travels bot and get personalized suggestions for the best flights
bot that is available on Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Rakuten Viber, Line and Slack chat apps.The team is now looking to expand
into accommodation, car rentals and other travel services
Eddy Travels search is powered by partnerships with Skyscanner and Emirates Airline.The founders are from Lithuania: Edmundas Balcikonis,
CEO, (previously founded and led as CEO TrackDuck startup, acquired by Invision), Pranas Kiziela and Adomas Baltagalvis
The company HQ is in Toronto, Canada.
