BoatBound Raises $2.5 Million to Build out the Airbnb for Boats


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In the eyes of the boating industry, BoatBound is a gateway drug for early adopters who will hopefully grow attached to the experience and become lucrative customers later in life.
Boatbound, a peer-to-peer marketplace for boat rentals, announced this week that it raised $2.5 million in funding, bringing the startup's total funding to just over $4 million. The latest round was led by Brunswick, a marine industry leader that owns several popular boat brands, with participation from Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd and angel investors. Since launching just over a y