Rentals United Raises $4 Million for Distribution Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Sean O'Neill
April 26th, 2019 at 12:05 AM EDT
Skift Take
This week’s startup funding announcements reveal broader industry investment themes, such as the need for marketing tools for the owners of short-term rentals and for talent recruitment technology to help fill labor gaps in the tourism industry.
This week travel startups announced more than $109 million in funding.
Earlier this week, we reported that Selina had raised $100 million in fresh financing.
Access Industries led the Series C round. Grupo Wiese and existing investors Colony Latam Partners also participated.
Selina, based in Tel Aviv, runs a network of 46 properties in a dozen Latin American countries and Portugal. It offers private and shared accommodation with coworking facilities, cafes, wellness, and local experiences.
>>Rentals United, which provides a tech platform for vacation rental property managers, has raised $4.25 million.
Stella EOC, a boutique investment bank, invested via its venture capital arm. Howzat Partners, a venture capital investment firm with a specialty in travel, also invested.
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