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Engine: The Billion-Dollar Side Project

November 11, 2026 · 28 min

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Elia Wallen was ready to pull the plug on Hotel Engine, a side project within Travelers Haven. Today, that side project is Engine, a billion-dollar company backed by hundreds of millions in venture capital. So why does Elia still have reservations about VC?

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