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| 17.07.2025 | Finland's tech ecosystem: Growth, green tech, and global reach | The technology ecosystem of Finland stands as a compelling example of innovation, resilience, and strategic transformation. Long known for its industrial and telecommunications legacy, the country has, in recent years, emerged as a dynamic ... |
| 03.03.2024 | Tech-powered Hospitality Operator Bob W Secured €40 million Series B Funding | Helsinki — In a stride towards revolutionizing the European hospitality sector, Finnish tech-enabled hospitality operator Bob W has announced its Series B funding of EUR 40 million. This round, led by Evli Growth Partners and joined by grow... |
| 17.02.2024 | Velocys Raises $40 Million for Jet Fuel Tech: Startup Funding Roundup | Three travel startups have announced fundraises of nearly $90 million over the last week.
>>Velocys, which develops tech to enable renewable jet fuel production, has raised $40 million from a new group of owners and investors.
The com... |
| 14.02.2024 | Финский конкурент Airbnb привлек €40 млн от Flashpoint Александра Коноплястого и других | Bob W — это цифровая платформа по управлению гостиничным бизнесом. Ее запустили в 2018 году в Хельсинки. Стартап предлагает альтернативу традиционным отелям и квартирам для краткосрочной аренды. Компания управляет апарт-отелями с полным спе... |
| 13.02.2024 | Finnish Short-Term Rental Brand Bob W Raises $45 Million | Finnish short-term rental brand Bob W, raised €40 million ($45 million) in a series B funding round to expand in Europe and enhance its technology.
Finnish venture capital firm Evli Growth Partnership led the round. Taavet+Sten, the investm... |
| 13.02.2024 | Finnish tech-enabled hospitality operator Bob W raises €40M from Taavet+Sten, Supercell’s co-founder, others | Read this article in:
Helsinki-based Bob W (Best Of the Both Worlds), a tech-enabled hospitality operator, announced on Tuesday that it has secured €40M in a Series B round of funding led by Evli Growth Partners.
A group of growth capital i... |
| 13.02.2024 | Helsinki-based Bob W lands €40 million Series B to spread sustainable alternative to short-term rentals | - |
| 13.02.2024 | Evli Growth Partners Leads €40M Investment in Hospitality Startup Bob W | Bob W, a Helsinki-based better-than-a-hotel hospitality platform, has raised €40 million in a Series B investment round. The new capital is aimed at fueling further growth at the startup, now amassing in excess of €71 million since mid 2020... |
| 13.02.2024 | Finland’s Bob W raises €40M in a Series B funding | Finland’s Bob W raises €40M in a Series B funding
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| 13.02.2024 | Bob W Raises €40M in Series B Funding | Bob W, a Helsinki, Finland-based hospitality company, raised €40M in Series B funding.
The round was led by Evli Growth Partners and joined by growth capital investors and European entrepreneurs, including Taavet+Sten, the investment firm o... |
| 12.02.2024 | Bob W, a European short-stay apartment rental marketplace, raises $43M | Bob W, a marketplace for premium short-term apartment rentals, has raised €40 million ($43 million) in a Series B round of funding.
Founded out of Finland in 2018, Bob W touts itself as a “tech-enabled hospitality operator,” with some 3,000... |
| 30.01.2024 | Slättö grows in Finland with second Helsinki CBD hotel | Slättö grows in Finland with second Helsinki CBD hotel
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The acquisition is Slättö’s second in the hospitality sector in Finland. The new aparthotel will meet the needs of different groups of tr... |
| 21.08.2023 | Nordic real estate investor Slättö expands in Finland by partnering with Bob W in hospitality segment | Nordic real estate investor Slättö expands in Finland by partnering with Bob W in hospitality segment
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 09:28 CET Report this content
Slättö continues its growth in Finland and expands its portfolio within the hospitality se... |
| 15.12.2022 | Niche Short-Term Rental Startups Are Saturating the Market: It Can’t Last | Just about everyone has heard of Airbnb.
What about Vacasa? Bob W.? Ukio? Raus?
The likely answer for most people, particularly those who do not work in the travel industry, would be no. All five of them are startups with their own niche po... |
| 28.10.2022 | Canary Technologies Raises $30 Million to Boost Hotel Software Biz: Travel Startup Funding This Week | Travel startups announced nearly $188 million in funding this week.
>> Canary Technologies has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Insight Partners with continued participation from F-Prime Capital, Y-Combinator, Thayer Ven... |
| 26.10.2022 | Finnish rental platform Bob W raises €21M in Series A | Finnish rental platform Bob W raises €21M in Series A
26 October, 2022, 10:07
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| 26.10.2022 | Finland-based Bob W raises EUR 21 million in Series A funding | Finland-based tech-driven hospitality provider, Bob W, raised EUR 21 million in Series A funding. IDC Ventures, Elevator Ventures, Verve Ventures and Flashpoint led the financing for the firm. The Series A round took place on October 25, 20... |
| 25.10.2022 | Bob W Raises EUR21M in Series A Funding | Sebastian Emberger (L) and Niko Karstikko (R), co-founders of Bob W (photo credit: Bob W)
Bob W, a Helsinki, Finland- and Tallinn, Estonia-based tech-driven hospitality provider, secured €21m in series A funding.
The round was led by IDC Ve... |
| 25.10.2022 | Helsinki’s Bob W checks in with €21 million new guests | Helsinki-based better-than-a-hotel hospitality platform Bob W has raised €21 million in a Series A round. The new capital is aimed at fueling further expansion into new markets and augmenting existing ones, as well as scaling the startups’ ... |
| 25.10.2022 | Nordic hospitality innovator Bob W raises €21 million to expand across Europe | - |
| 19.05.2022 | Helsinki-based Bob W acquires Estonishing Stay to expand its short-stay rental platform | Helsinki-based Bob W acquires Estonishing Stay to expand its short-stay rental platform
19 May, 2022, 14:34
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| 09.04.2021 | Bob W Raises $11 Million for Apartment Hotels: Travel Startup Funding This Week | Let’s be real. How could you not be curious about an apartment hotel that’s branded Bob W? Plus, other travel startup funding news.
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| 07.04.2021 | This Finnish hospitality provider raises €10M after performing 3x better than hotels during pandemic | Helsinki, Finland-based Bob W is a tech-driven hospitality provider that offers a smart and sustainable alternative to hotels and short-stay rentals. In a recent development, the company has raised €10M in its Seed round of funding.
The com... |
| 06.04.2021 | Bob W, the ‘tech-driven’ hospitality provider, raises €10M in seed funding | Bob W, the self-described “tech-driven” hospitality provider that offers an alternative to traditional hotels and short-stay rentals, is disclosing €10 million in seed funding.
Leading the round, which included a first tranche of €4 million... |
| 06.04.2021 | Helsinki-based autonomous hosptech platform Bob W raises €10 million in seed funding | Helsinki-based better-than-a-hotel hospitality platform Bob W has raised a total of €10 million in seed funding. The company raised €4 million in the first round of seed funding last year, and has closed and addition €6 million more as of t... |
| 06.04.2021 | Helsinki-based Bob W raises €10 million to expand its ‘ridiculously clean’ hotel alternative across Europe | Today Bob W, the tech-driven hospitality provider offering a smarter and more sustainable alternative to hotels and short-stay rentals, has secured €10 million seed funding. Throughout the pandemic, the company has continued to expand as th... |
| 18.08.2020 | Finnish startup Bob W raises $4.7 million to expand its “ridiculously clean standard” hotel across the Nordics, Baltics, and the UK | Finnish startup Bob W raises $4.7 million to expand its “ridiculously clean standard” hotel across the Nordics, Baltics, and the UK
18 August, 2020, 08:52
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| 17.06.2020 | Airbnb’s new rival from Finland touts one advantage: It’s ‘ridiculously cleaner,’ snaps €4M funding | Bob W announces a €4 million seed funding round led by Founders VC (Copenhagen, Denmark, and Silicon Valley, CA) with participation from leading Nordic and Baltic real estate investors like NREP and Kaamos. Additional investors include the ... |
| 15.06.2020 | Helsinki hospitality startup Bob W raises €4 million for tech-enabled apartment hotels with custom sanitisation process | Bob W, a Helsinki-based hospitality startup, has raised €4 million in a seed round led by byFounders and joined by real estate investors NREP and Estonian firm Kaamos. Additional investors include Baltic VCs Superangel and United Angels, an... |
| 15.06.2020 | Helsinki-based Bob W raises €4 million to expand its ‘ridiculously clean’ hotel alternative across the Nordics, Baltics, and the UK | In the midst of trying times for the hospitality industry, Helsinki-based startup Bob W has announced a €4 million seed round led by byFounders, with participation from leading Nordic and Baltic real estate investors NREP and Kaamos, among ... |
| - | Bob W: Hospitality Provider Company Raises €40 Million In Series B | Finnish tech-enabled hospitality operator Bob W announced its Series B funding of €40 million to revolutionize the European hospitality sector. This funding round – which was led by Evli Growth Partners and joined by growth capital investor... |
| - | Bob W | “Book the smartest alternative to hotels and random rentals. Climate-neutral and locally designed apartments in handpicked districts. Stay days, weeks or months.” |
| - | Helsinki-based autonomous hosptech platform Bob W raises €10 million in seed funding | Helsinki-based better-than-a-hotel hospitality platform Bob W has raised a total of €10 million in seed funding. The company raised €4 million in the first round of seed funding last year, and has closed and addition €6 million more as of t... |
