Tech Company Financing Transactions

Kayak.com Funding Round

Kayak.com closed a $11.5 million Series C venture capital round on 5/22/2006. Investors included Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Sequoia Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/22/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,500,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Accel Partners (Lead Investor) (Harry Nelis)

General Catalyst Partners (Joel Cutler)

Sequoia Capital

Proceeds Purpose
Kayak.com will use this investment to fund extensive offline and online marketing campaigns launching this June and European expansion scheduled for the fall.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
300 Baker Ave 380
Concord, MA 01742
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Kayak.com, the world's largest travel search engine, scours more than 100 travel sites providing prices and itineraries for hundreds of airlines, more than 135,000 hotels and all leading rental car companies.
Profile
Kayak.com LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Kayak.com Company Twitter Account
Company News
Kayak.com News
Facebook
Kayak.com on Facebook
YouTube
Kayak.com on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Hafner
  Steve Hafner LinkedIn Profile  Steve Hafner Twitter Account  Steve Hafner News  Steve Hafner on Facebook


 

 

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