CouchSurfing Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Funding Round

  • Feed Type
  • Date
    8/22/2012
  • Company Name
    CouchSurfing
  • Mailing Address
    PO Box 7775 ECM #86600 San Francisco, CA 94120
  • Company Description
    Imagine having an interesting friend wherever you go — whether that’s 2,000 miles away, or right in your hometown. The CouchSurfing Project is a free, Internet-based, international hospitality service.
  • Website
    http://www.couchsurfing.org
  • Transaction Type
    Venture Equity
  • Transaction Amount
    $15,000,000
  • Transaction Round
    Series B
  • Proceeds Purposes
    The additional funding brings the company’s total funds raised in the past year to $22.6 million and will help expand product management and engineering teams to enable faster innovation across its mobile and online platforms.
  • M&A Terms
  • Venture Investor
    General Catalyst Partners
  • Venture Investor
    Menlo Ventures
  • Venture Investor
    Benchmark Capital
  • Venture Investor
    Omidyar Network