Travel
Company Hipmunk Raises $20
Million to Expand
Hipmunk, the online
Travel company, an**unced the closing of a $20-million ****** C funding round on Friday.
Adam Goldstein and
Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman started
Hipmunk in 2010 with the goal "to take the agony out of travel." The
Company offers search for hotels, commercial airline and charter flights, trains and vacation rentals; partnerships with Airbnb and Homeaway have expanded Hipmunk's offerings. In August, it added
last-minute booking, offering deals for same day hotel booking.
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Since its
founding,
Hipmunk has sought to differentiate itself with features like
visual search. The playing field has become much more crowded in the past four years, though.
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