Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is joining other investors in funding the expansion of the 3D-printed hotel concept Habitas, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Feb. 9). An idea hatched at the Burning Man desert arts festival, the experience-focused hospitality group Habitas was founded in 2014 by Oliver Ripley, Kfir Levy and Eduardo Castillo.

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The startup raised $20 million to take its “3D-printed hotel” idea to new markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The concept has already been tested in Tulum, Mexico, where Habitas opened a lifestyle resort and built by local carpenters and artisans using sustainable materials.

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Aside from Kalanick , other investors included online supermarket Ocado’s chief executive Tim Steiner; Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen; and Indian ad-tech billionaire Div Turakhia. Ripley said Habitas could build modular resort-style hotels in six to nine months versus the four to five years to build a traditional hotel. He […]

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