Sojo Raises $6.2 Million to Help Vacation Rentals Automate Restocking of Supplies
Photo Caption: Sojo wants to help vacation rental operators refill toiletries for guests.
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About as niche as it gets, Sojo wants to help vacation rental operators automate the refill of products they provide to guests.
Three travel tech startups have raised $9.3 million in the past week.
>>Sojo, a platform that helps short-term rental operators manage amenity item refills, has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding, led by Ballast Point Ventures with participation from Jason Sprenkle, the CEO of Key Data Dashboard.
Texas-based Sojo is meant to help operators automate the refill of supplies at the rental. The platform can connect to reservation calendars and guest data, automating the delivery of relevant bathroom and kitchen items, laundry products, pantry stock, maintenance items, guest gifts, and more.
Property managers can choose from a catalog of products, with the option to customize item sets and packaging labels.
The funding will go toward the tech product and hiring.
Max Farley, founder and CEO of Sojo, said there is a growing demand for this type o