Monos Raises $10 Million for Luggage: Travel Startup Funding This Week
Photo Caption: Models hold suitcases made by Monos Travel, which has just raised funding. Source: Monos.
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Travel startups that recently raised money include Monos, a Canadian luggage maker, and Anyplace, a brand that offers furnished housing designed for remote workers and that's backed by investor Jason Calacanis.
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 $20 million in funding.
>>Monos Travel, a gear maker based in Vancouver, said it had raised $10 million (about $12.6 million Canadian) in a Series A funding round.
Venn Growth Partners led the round, with significant participation by Strand Equity.
Monos sells suitcases, bags, and accessories with a sustainability theme. It's profitable, said CEO and co-founder Victor Tam.
>>Anyplace, a marketplace for flexible-term furnished housing, said it had raised $5.3 million in Series A financing.
GA Technologies led the round. Jason Calacanis, Launch Fund, Keisuke Honda, and East Ventures also took part.
