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Hipmunk
Business Summary
Hipmunk is a privately-held, venture capital backed online travel company. Unlike competitors, Hipmunk presents search results through a timeline based on time of day and ranked by multiple innovative filters, which keeps its interface clean and streamlined for the user experience. The private company was founded in 2010 by Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Overview & Corporate Organization
Basic Information
| Company Tags: | VC Backed |
| Year Founded: | 2010 |
| Fiscal Year End: | 12/31 |
| 1YR Employee Growth Rate: | View % |
| City: | San Francisco |
| State/Province: | California |
| Country: | United States |
| Website: | www.hipmunk.com |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/@thehipmunk |
| Blog: | http://blog.hipmunk.com |
Corporate Organization
| Founders: | Adam Goldstein Steve Huffman |
Industry Information
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| Internet > E-Commerce > Online Travel Arrangement Services |
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Competitors & Comparables
Competitors
| Travelocity |
| TripAdvisor LLC |
Charts, Financials, and Statistics (Table Format)
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| * | Hipmunk fiscal year end: 12/31 |
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VC/Funding Activity
| Date | Investor | Round | Investor Type | |
| Aug. 2010 | View | Seed | Business Incubator / SBDC | |
| Details | Total Round Seed View | |||
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Venture Capital | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Oct. 2010 | View | Seed | Angel / Individual | |
| Details | Total Round Seed View | |||
| Jan. 2011 | View | A | Private Equity & Venture Capital | |
| Jan. 2011 | View | A | Angel / Individual | |
| Jan. 2011 | View | A | Angel / Individual | |
| Jan. 2011 | View | A | Angel / Individual | |
| Jan. 2011 | View | A | Angel / Individual | |
| Jan. 2011 | View | A | Angel / Individual | |
| Details | Total Round A View | |||
| Jun. 2012 | View | B | Venture Capital | |
| Jun. 2012 | View | B | Private Equity & Venture Capital | |
| Details | Total Round B View | |||
| Total of Funding Shown Above View | ||||
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Detailed Business Description: Hipmunk
Hipmunk is a privately-held. online, consumer-oriented travel company, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Its interface presents search results on a single page within a timeline that shows listings based on time of day. Furthermore, the search engine ranks flights by both typical metrics like "price" and "schedule" and unique criteria like "agony" and "ecstasy". The private company was co-founded by Adam Goldstein and Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman in 2010.
Business Model
Hipmunk was designed to help people who want to plan trips but are overwhelmed by pages of irrelevant search results. Flight results are presented in a visual "timeline" that allows people to select the best flight for them at a glance. Hotel results are shown on a map so that users can view where in a destination they will be staying and the landmarks near them. Instead of a wall of text that spans several pages, Hipmunk provides one simple clean interface to see all the flights and compare them with one… Continue Reading →
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