![[Credit: Stippl] Stippl](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/planner-visual-header.5885f297-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Netherlands: Amsterdam-based travel planner startup Stippl has secured €400,000 from investors including Volvo Capital and Clickpatrol.com.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSA: Virtual reception app Virdee has partnered with dynamic mapping and navigation provider MapsPeople, to offer guests an interactive hotel experience.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Guest engagement platform Akia has announced that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding to scale its automation technology.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Hospitality tech startup CAMO has introduced a virtual room service product, enabling hotels in Anaheim, California to bring dining in house with or without a kitchen.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEU: Revenue management software IDeaS has onboarded a range of luxury, independent, and global branded hotels across Europe.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hospitality design firm Studio Moren has partnered with the Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA) to provide guidance on sustainable architecture and interior design.
![[Credit: The Clermont Victoria] Clermont Hotel Group introduces instant booking platform](https://boutiquehotelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-03-at-12.04.33-800x445.png)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Clermont Hotel Group (CHG) has partnered with MeetingPackage to allow customers instantly book meeting rooms.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Digital check-in and concierge provider Virdee has integrated with operations platform Cloudbeds.

Reading Time: 2 minutesCzech Republic: Hospitality technology provider Mews has raised $185 million in Series C funding led by equity investment company Kinnevik and the growth equity business within Goldman Sachs.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: AIME Studios, a team of 30 interior and graphic designers, has become the new creative entity under Ennismore.
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