Cabana Seeks Buyers During Tight Venture Capital Market


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Skift Take

Venture capital is tight for certain types of startups, so those that need help scaling might run into some trouble.

Cabana, a startup platform for booking camper vans as vacation rentals, is seeking buyers to avoid shutting down.  

“Without an acquirer, we're not in a position where we can continue operations,” said Cabana CEO Scott Kubly, in an interview with Skift. “So we do need an acquirer, but somebody that acquires us will acquire a business that is poised to scale.”

Besides camper van bookings, the Cabana platform includes tools for trip planning and itinerary building, and there’s contactless check-in and check-out. 

Cabana started by owning the vans — and still owns several dozen — but has been transitioning to a model where Cabana rents vans on behalf of owners. Cabana’s long-term goal has been to manage bookings marketing and offer the back-office software to van owners. 

Users can book trips in Seattle and Minneapolis – it has cut its thre