Overview
Location
United States, California, Santa Monica
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$2.5M
Founded date
2009
Funding Rounds 2
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| Mar 8, 2012 | Funding round | $1M |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| Aug 22, 2012 | CouchSurfing finds another $15M in the cushions | With 5M users, CouchSurfing continues to thrive in a similar space with AirBnb, Triptrotting, Tripl Before there was Triptrotting and Airbnb, there was a nonprofit called CouchSurfing. Founded in 1999 as a project to help travelers find peo... |
| May 24, 2012 | Triptrotting Adds Golden Seeds, Boosts Round To $1.5M | Los Angeles-based Triptrotting, the online site which helps connects travelers with other like-minded, local hosts, has boosted its funding round to $1.5M, and added angel investment group Golden Seeds. The firm, which announced the first c... |
| May 24, 2012 | Triptrotting Adds Golden Seeds to its $1.5M Series A Funding | Triptrotting, Inc., a Santa Monica, California-based global community designed to connect “world travelers with like-minded local hosts for meet-ups and authentic experiences” has added Golden Seeds to its Series A financing investors. The ... |
| May 16, 2012 | Triptrotting Revamps Its Website, Adds Social Activities & Curated Events For Travelers | Fresh on the heels of its $1 million Series A, Triptrotting, a startup that aims to connect travelers with hosts, is relaunching its website with a number of changes. In addition to improved design and functionality, the website also introd... |
| Mar 8, 2012 | Triptrotting snags $1M to match locals with travelers | A young company marries dating algorithms with travel hosting services to enrich globe trotting A traveling community platform, Triptrotting, announced Thursday that it landed a $1 million Series A round of funding. The latest round was inc... |
| Mar 8, 2012 | Triptrotting Raises $1M | Pasadena-based Triptrotting, which operates an online service to help connect travelers with local hosts, has raised $1M in a Series A funding, the firm said this morning.The funding came from Google Ventures, Mark Suster, 500 Startups, WI ... |
| Mar 8, 2012 | Triptrotting Raises $1M To Combat Clueless Tourism | Triptrotting, a startup that connects travelers with hosts, has raised $1 million in a Series A round of funding. The company’s website promises that users will be “not just another clueless tourist.” The idea is that when you’re traveling ... |
| Mar 8, 2012 | Triptrotting Raises Funding | Triptrotting, a Santa Monica, California-based company that operates an international community connecting travelers with like-minded locals, has raised funding. The amount of the deal remained undisclosed. Backers include Google Ventures, ... |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Disruptive Tendencies | 1. The End Is Nigh! Early on Day One of Disrupt SF, Silicon Valley legends Peter Thiel and Max Levchin came out on stage with a grim message of doom: “Innovation in the world today is somewhere between dire straits and dead … outside of com... |
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FAQ about Triptrotting
When was Triptrotting founded?
Triptrotting was founded in 2009.
How much funding has Triptrotting raised?
Triptrotting has raised $2.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Triptrotting raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Triptrotting, among them a funding round of $1M on Mar 8, 2012.
What has the press written about Triptrotting?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Triptrotting, among them “CouchSurfing finds another $15M in the cushions” (Aug 22, 2012) and “Triptrotting Adds Golden Seeds, Boosts Round To $1.5M” (May 24, 2012).
Is Triptrotting still active?
Yes, Triptrotting is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 22, 2013.