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Steadily secures $30 million Series C funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: US-based landlord insurance provider Steadily has raised $30 million in a Series C funding round led by Two Sigma Ventures, valuing the business at $355 million. The investment brought Steadily’s total funding to $89.5 million, following its $28.5 million Series B round in 2023. Additional investors in the Series C round included Clocktower Technology […]

Campiri secures over €4.5m for EU expansion

Campiri secures over €4.5m for EU expansion

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCzech Republic: Caravan rental platform Campiri has raised funding from Rockaway Ventures and others to support the company’s expansion across Europe. Campiri has a goal of increasing its motorhome inventory to 1,200 vehicles across all markets this year.  The recent funding, led by Rockaway Ventures Fund, injected €2.7 million into the startup. Miton and Purple […]

H2O Hospitality raises US$30 million in funding round

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan: H2O Hospitality, a Japan-based vacation rental management firm, has raised US$30 million in a Series C funding round. The lead investor for the round was Kakao Investment, with other investors including Korea Development Bank, Gorilla Private Equity, InterVest, Nice Investment, and Kejora-InterVest Growth Fund. H2O Hospitality currently operates around 7,500 units in Tokyo, Bangkok, […]

STRz podcast 6: Frontdesk’s Jesse DePinto on the master lease model viability

Jesse DePinto

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Frontdesk co-founder and chief product officer, Jesse DePinto, joins the latest episode of the new ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss his company’s recent $6.8m funding round, the viability of the master lease model post-Covid-19 and the accelerated need for standardisation across the short-term rental industry.

Apartment startup Blueground raises $20m in funding round

Blueground

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Blueground, a startup which provides turnkey flexible rental apartments, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Athens-based VentureFriends. The round was also led with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, Dubai’s Jabbar Internet Group and entrepreneur Kevin Ryan. Ryan, who previously founded MongoDB, Gilt Groupe and Zola, will now join Blueground’s board of directors. At a time when remote work and business […]

BookingPal closes $12m funding round

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: BookingPal has raised $12 million in a funding round led by Valor Capital Group with participation from Altabix, in addition to an incoming strategic investor. The round includes renewed participation of existing investors such as Amadeus Ventures, PAR Capital Management, Plug and Play Ventures and Thayer Ventures. As part of the investment, Antoine Colaco, general […]

$20 million funding boost for Guesty

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIsrael: Guesty, a Tel Aviv-based startup property management platform has raised $19.75 million in Series B funding. The round was led by TLV Partners who joined existing investors Magma VC and Buran VC. Co-founded in 2013 by twin brothers Amiad and Koby Soto, Guesty says it provides the means to manage all aspects of a […]

Airsorted raises £5 million in Series A funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Airsorted, described as “the world’s largest hosting management service” has completed a Series A funding round worth £5 million to support its expansion. The company has previously raised £1.5 million in seed funding, bringing Airsorted’s total funding to date to £6.5 million. Airsorted’s hosts have already pledged to invest close to £1 million, and […]