Outdoorsy Raises $50 Million for RV Bookings: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Credit: Here are some sample camper vans that represent the types that can be booked through Outdoorsy, an online booking site and community for recreational vehicle lovers. Outdoorsy
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Outdoorsy, an outdoor recreational vehicle marketplace, has raised $50 million in Series C funding. Plus, more travel startup funding news this week from esports brand ReKTGlobal, social trip-tracking company Polarsteps, and South Africa-based public transport data and technology startup WhereIsMyTransport.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Reporter Justin Dawes at [email protected] if you have funding news.
This week travel startups announced more than $66 million in funding.
>>Outdoorsy, an outdoor recreation booking site and mobile app, has received $50 million in Series C funding. The startup has raised about $75 million to date.
Greenspring Associates led the round. Aviva Ventures, Altos Ventures, AutoTech Ventures, and Tandem Capital also participated.
Consumers can use Outdoorsy, based in Austin, Texas, to rent recreational vehicles (RVs) and campervans, in eight countries where it serves as a peer-to-peer and professional fleet management platform. It offers listings for more than 31,000 vehicles available for rent, the company claimed.
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