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Each week we create a roundup of travel startups that have received or announced funding that week. The total amount raised this week among companies we tracked was $6 million.
Here are two companies that announced they raised funding this week and see previous roundups here.
>>Roam raised a $3.5 million seed round from new investors CRV, Collaborative Fund, NextView, Corigin and several angel investors and this is the New York City-based startup’s first funding round.
The company was founded in 2015 and is a network of communal living spaces. Currently, travelers pay $500 per week for access to three locations around the world, including Ubud, Indonesia Miami and Madrid. Roam is expanding to Buenos Aires and London in 2016.
>>Bnbsitter raised a $2.5 million Series A round from new investors CapDecisif Management and Frédéric Mazzella bringing the Paris-based startup’s total funding to $3 million.
Bnbsitter is an on-demand marketplace for vacation rental services where property owners and managers can book the services they need for their properties including check-in and check-out assistance for guests, cleaning and laundry and all services cost about $20. About 4,000 property owners have used Bnbsitter since it was founded in 2013. It’s currently available in 12 cities across France, Spain and Italy.
