StayPlease Raises Funds to Expand 'Slack for Hotels': Travel Startup Funding This Week
Summary
Earlier this week we covered the boutique hotel-style accommodations business Sonder, which has raised $225 million as part of its latest funding round. The total includes $210 million in Series D funding led by Valor Equity, Westcap, and Nicholas Pritzker, through Tao Capital Partners. The Paris-based startup is designed to collect accommodation units from all major platforms including Booking.com, Airbnb, and French OTAs to allow the consumer to browse all in one place. ) >>Bolt, the Estonian startup offering the trifecta of ride-sharing, food delivery, and scooter rental, raised an undisclosed amount of Series C funding, reporting from TechCrunch confirmed. Skift Cheat Sheet: We define a startup as a company formed to test and build a repeatable and scalable business model.