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Spend less time planning and more time going. Vamo helps you plan a complex international trip in minutes.
Overview
Location
United States, Washington, Seattle
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$1.6M
Founded date
2012
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Sep 12, 2015 | M&A roundup - week ending 9/12/15 | IBM acquired StrongLoop; INRIX bought ParkMe; IronSource merged with Supersonic Microsoft completed the deal to acquire Adallom, an Israeli cloud security startup. The price of the deal was undisclosed, but is said to be lower than the $320... |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Airbnb acquires the team at vacation planning platform Vamo | Vamo will no longer be accepting registrations, and will remain operating until next month Airbnb has successfully disrupted the hotel industry in a way that, I think, very few people could have anticipated. Now the company is potentially l... |
| Jan 13, 2015 | Vamo Publicly Launches Its Omniscient Multi-Stop Travel Tool | You want to go to Thailand and Vietnam, then stop in Japan on your way home. What stands in your way is sifting the cheapest, most convenient itinerary out of the near infinite permutations of flights, trains, and hotels. Unless you have Va... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Vamo Algorithmically Books You The Cheapest Multi-Stop Vacation | Want to visit London, Paris, and Berlin, then blow off steam in Amsterdam? Expect a logistical nightmare trying to find the optimal route with the cheapest fights, trains, and hotels. Unless you use Vamo, a new multi-stop travel booking ser... |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Former Facebook exec unveils Vamo, helping travelers better plan multi-city trips | Ari Steinberg Ari Steinberg wants to help you discover the perfect trip. And that’s why the former Facebook executive — who previously led the social networking giant’s Seattle operation — formed Vamo. We’ve written in the past about the Se... |
| May 10, 2014 | We’re Still Traveling Like It’s 1996 | John Balen Contributor Editor’s note: John Balen has been involved in the venture capital and technology industries for more than 25 years. At Canaan he focuses on the digital media, enterprise and fintech sectors, and has led investments i... |
| Oct 22, 2013 | Contrarian view: Entrepreneurs say lack of capital in Seattle is actually a healthy thing | Ari Steinberg There’s just not enough money floating around the Seattle startup ecosystem. You’ve heard the arguments before, listened to the debates and seen the raw data. But how do Seattle entrepreneurs feel about the capital situation i... |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Vamo Raises $1.6M in Funding | Vamo, a Seattle, WA-based startup that operates a web platform allowing users to book a full vacation, raised $1.6m in funding. According to TechCrunch, backers included – Adam D’Angelo and Marc Bodnick (Quora), – Aditya Agarwal and Ruchi S... |
| Jul 18, 2013 | U2’s Bono and others invest $1.6 million in secretive online travel startup Vamo | Bono. Photo via Wikipedia A group of two dozen angel investors — including rock star Bono; Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff; and Path founder Dave Morin — have joined forces to bankroll stealthy online travel startup Vamo. The Seattle company — l... |
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FAQ about Vamo
When was Vamo founded?
Vamo was founded in 2012.
How much funding has Vamo raised?
Vamo has raised $1.6M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Vamo?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Vamo, among them “M&A roundup - week ending 9/12/15” (Sep 12, 2015) and “Airbnb acquires the team at vacation planning platform Vamo” (Sep 11, 2015).
Is Vamo still active?
Yes, Vamo is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 13, 2015.