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
Busbud was founded in 2011 by Louis-Philippe Maurice, Michael Gradek, and Frederic Thouin after Maurice identified a lack of centralized digital booking options while traveling in South America. The company was established in Montreal, Canada.[3]
In May 2013, Busbud completed a seed round financing of $1.2 million US dollar.[4] 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[5] and acquired Betterez, a reservation and ticketing management platform for ground transportation operators.[6]
In March 2024, the company acquired Buson, a bus booking marketplace in Brazil. This was noted as their largest M&A transaction at the time.[7] In May of the same year, Busbud acquired the South African software provider Ratality.
References
- ^ “Revolution co-leads investment in Busbud, an online portal to purchase bus tickets”. Washington Post.
- ^ “Busbud Opens Platform to Asia with Launch of Routes Connecting 600 Cities”. Techvibes. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ “About us”. Busbud. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ “Busbud, The Kayak For Intercity Bus Travel, Raises $1M Round Led By iNovia Capital And Real Ventures”. TechCrunch. AOL. 29 May 2013.
- ^ “Busbud expands in Latin America with fresh funding, acquisition”. www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Dawes, Justin (2022-11-09). “Bus Ticket Marketplace Busbud Makes 2nd Acquisition of 2022”. Skift. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Staff, TravelPress (2024-03-19). “Busbud acquires Brazilian bus booking marketplace”. TravelPress. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
