Amadeus, a Spain-based travel operator, has launched Amadeus Ventures, a funding programme “which aims to drive strategic value through early stage minority investments in start-ups sitting at the crossroads of travel and technology.”

Katherine Grass, head of Amadeus Ventures, Amadeus IT Group, said in a blog: “The main objective of the fund is to identify and invest in start-up companies that have already developed a working prototype and sit in niche areas of the sector that we believe are…