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Hipmunk
eCommerce & Marketplaces · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2010
Cheap Flights, Cheap Hotels, and Travel Search MoreLess
Hipmunk is a travel search engine that simplifies the process of booking flights, hotels, and car rentals by providing comprehensive price comparisons and a user-friendly interface. The company serves individual travelers and business clients, operating primarily in the online travel market. Hipmunk's business model revolves around earning commissions from bookings made through its platform. The company makes money by partnering with airlines, hotels, and car rental agencies, receiving a percentage of the transaction value for each booking. Hipmunk's platform is designed to save users time and money by aggregating travel options and presenting them in an easily navigable format. The service is particularly appealing to tech-savvy travelers looking for efficient and cost-effective travel solutions.
Keywords: travel search engine, flight booking, hotel booking, car rental, price comparison, user-friendly, online travel market, commissions, partnerships, tech-savvy travelers.
Company overview
Hipmunk company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 8
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 64.5
Valuation & funding
Hipmunk funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Sep 2016 | $58M | $58M | SAP Concur | ↗ |
| SERIES COther financing | Apr 2016 | $5.8M | $23M | Amitt Mahajan · Ashton Kutcher · Jim Hornthal · Oak Investment | — |
| EARLY VCOther financing | Jul 2014 | $9M | $36M | Undisclosed | — |
| SERIES COther financing | May 2014 | $20M | $80M | Oak Investment · IVP · Ignition Partners | — |
| SERIES BOther financing | Jun 2012 | $15M | $60M | Ignition Partners · IVP | — |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2011 | Erik Blachford · Glassdoor · Raymond Tonsing · Rob Glaser | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | Oct 2010 | SV Angel · Amitt Mahajan · Raymond Tonsing · Ashton Kutcher | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | Aug 2010 | Amitt Mahajan · Raymond Tonsing · Ashton Kutcher · SV Angel | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | Jun 2010 | Y Combinator | — |
Growth signals
Hipmunk website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Hipmunk is 60 monthly website visits, down 97.9% over the last three months. Hipmunk's team declined 27.3% over the past year.
Comparisons
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Talent graph
Hipmunk's talent
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Investors
21 investors on Hipmunk's cap table
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Global footprint
Where Hipmunk has talent and traffic
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Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Hipmunk
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