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Event-booking app Yplan raises $12 million in funding

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    Last-minute event booking is a natural fit for mobile, but we wonder how Yplan will break in when it faces competitors in household names such as Ticketmaster, StubHub and many others.
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    Yplan, the London-based startup that’s building a platform for selling last-minute event-booking on mobile, has closed a $12 million Series A round, led by General Catalyst Partners.

    Existing investors Wellington Partners and Octopus Investments also participated in the round, along with a swathe of co-investors, including A-Grade, Kevin Colleran and David Morin’s SLOW Ventures Fund, and Shakil Khan, investor and advisor to Spotify and Summly.

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