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Tech this out RockSTRz webinar panel announced

RockSTRz

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: The lineup for the next RockSTRz webinar this coming Tuesday 18 May [4pm BST] – Tech this out: Tapping into the traveller psyche – has been announced. In this session, which is sponsored by session sponsor Minut and series sponsor Nuki Home Solutions, four innovators and disruptors from across the short-term rental industry will […]

Bob W raises €10m in seed funding and expands into the UK

Bob

Reading Time: 3 minutesFinland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W has announced that it has secured ten million euros in seed round funding. The investment round was led by byFounders VC and private equity outfit Finnish Industry Investment [Tesi]. Other top European real estate and venture capitalist investors include Kaamos, Superangel, United Angels and NREP through its 2150 investment wing, which just launched […]

STRz podcast 20: Niko Karstikko, Bob W

Niko Karstikko

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFinland: Niko Karstikko, co-founder and CEO of Helsinki-based hospitality startup Bob W, talks to IHM editor-in-chief George Sell in the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the company’s launch and the story behind its name, creating a five-star experience at scale, the brand’s expansion into the UK and more markets, and shifts in […]

Bob W secures €4 million in seed funding round

Bob W

Reading Time: 2 minutesFinland: Helsinki-based hospitality startup Bob W has announced it has raised €4 million in a seed round led by early-stage venture capital firm byFounders. Real estate investors NREP and Kaamos also participated in the round, as well as Baltic venture capital firms Superangel and United Angels, and other German and Nordic angels. The startup, which was founded in 2018 […]