Angel Host Raises $5 Million for Vacation Rental Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Credit: The Solara Resort is a vacation rental available in Florida. Tropical Villas Property Management
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Travel startups Angel Host, Thatch, Wanderlog, YouTravel, Margin Fuel, Zo World, and others have raised capital this week. Continued innovation is a bright spot as the travel sector heads into the last quarter of the year.
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 $12 million in funding.
>>Angel Host, a revenue management software provider for property managers that run short-term and vacation rentals, has raised a seed funding round of $5.2 million.
White Star Capital led the round. Desjardins Capital, Panache Ventures, and other investors also took part.
The Montreal-based company, co-founded in 2019 by CEO Eduardo Mandri and Veronique Lalonde, helps 350 property management companies in seven countries create online listings, set rates, and handle customer service.
"Their 24/7 multilingual guest services team has taken a load off our shoulders and their dynamic pricing strategies and implementation has helped produce very strong results for our clients," said Carlson Lisboa, CEO of Tropical Villas in Orlando.
>>Thatch, a U.S.-based mobile app that helps influencers organize their travel knowledge into shareable, interactive, and mon
