Uptake on UpTake - UpTake Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Growth |
| Published: September 17, 2008, 1:52 am |
| Tags: travel industry news, uptake news, 1993 world trade center bombings, acquisitions, investment capital, series b financing, shasta ventures, travel planning, travel preferences, travel recommendations, trinity ventures, uptake |
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We launched UpTake to make the entire travel planning process easier and we started with the specific goal of improving the first step in the travel planning process - helping consumers decide where to go, where to stay and what to do. With our new Series B investment led by Trinity Ventures, we will build on the progress we achieved since our Series A investment from Shasta Ventures and accelerate our growth. How do we plan to grow? First, we will expand our search offering beyond UpTake Hotels into new categories including: UpTake Lodging, UpTake Things to Do, UpTake Restaurants and UpTake Beaches. Second, we will improve our ability to deliver travel recommendations based on our analysis and filtering of collective intelligence and on consumers’ specific travel preferences. Lastly, when it makes sense, we will accelerate our growth through acquisitions. We solve information overload to help you make decisions with confidence We know from external research and internal [ Full article ] |
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