Operto closes $12m USD Series A funding round

Reading Time: 3 minutesVancouver: Operto Guest Technologies has completed its $12 million USD Series A financing round.
Steadily secures $27.8m in Series A funding round

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Landlord insurance company Steadily has announced that it has raised $27.8 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by private equity firm Matrix Partners and venture capital firm Zigg Capital, with participation from Vesta Ventures and existing investors Peak State Ventures, Nine Four Ventures and Next Coast Ventures. After closing a […]
TurnoverBnB raises $4.5m in Series A funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesHawaii: Proptech SaaS platform TurnoverBnB, which helps vacation rental hosts to automatically schedule and manage cleaning for their properties, has raised $4.5 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by proptech-focused venture capital firm RET Ventures, as well as accelerator Blue Startups. Founded in 2016, TurnoverBnB allows hosts to find local cleaners […]
Van rental startup Cabana raises $10m in Series A funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: ‘Mobile hotel’ and van rental startup, Cabana, has announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding, in a round led by Craft Ventures and Goldcrest Capital. Launch, Gaingels, Castor Ventures, Danish private equity firm Nordic Eye and a number of angel investors and syndicates also participated in the round. The investors […]
NoiseAware raises $8m in Series A funding

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Smart noise monitoring company NoiseAware has announced that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by S3 Ventures and Thayer Ventures. The investment positions the company, which has monitored over one million stays, to accelerate product innovation and market expansion. NoiseAware says its market maker position is being strengthened with a “world class” investment team […]
Laundryheap secures $3.5m in Series A funding round

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: On-demand laundry and dry cleaning platform, Laundryheap, which claims to be the world’s fastest growing platform of its kind, has raised $3.5 million as part of Series A round led by Sova VC, with participation by SidebySide Partnership. Founded in the UK in 2014, Laundryheap offers door-to-door laundry and dry-cleaning services to consumer and business […]
Smart Order raises $10.8m in Series A and A+ funding rounds

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Dingdandao [ Smart Order ], known in China as DingDanLaiLe, an alternative accommodation PMS solution provider for short-term / vacation rentals, has raised $10.8 million [70 million renminbi] in Series A and A+ financing rounds. As reported by local news outlet 36Kr, the rounds were led by Anyi Shengyin and Youzan. It takes the […]
Frontdesk secures $6.8 million Series A funding round

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Tech-enabled short-term apartment rental startup Frontdesk, which aims to transform the way people experience travel, has announced it has completed a $6.8 million Series A raise in a combination of debt and equity. The financing comes on the heels of the company’s $2.75 million bridge round, raised in summer 2019. Frontdesk co-founder and chief executive […]
Lavanda outlines Series A round funding plans and industry convergence insights

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Lavanda founder Guy Westlake and CEO Fred Lerche-Lerchenborg speak to ShortTermRentalz about their plans to use their funding from a $5m Series A round and their opinions on the convergence between the travel, hospitality and real estate industries. For more information, visit the Lavanda website here.
Chengjia finalises $300m Series A funding round

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Hotel-style short-term rental provider Chengjia has announced it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round to grow its rental business across its eight brands. The round was led by Boyu Capital with other participating investors including Yunfeng Capital, Ascott and CCB International; the latter being the investment banking arm of China […]