Founded in 1999, SideStep sought to simplify search for travel products in the highly fragmented online travel space by creating software that could search and filter online travel products. The Company enables comparison shopping for travel products via a proprietary vertical search engine.
Location: United States
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $15M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Tenaya Cap... | tenayacapi... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.02.2007 | - | $15M | - |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.10.2010 | Why are travel sites like Expedia desperate to keep Google grounded? | Expedia.com and a number of other travel websites are attempting to block Google’s acquisition of ITA Software, a buyout that would give Google access to real-time flight data. Google is looking to acquire the flight data provider for aroun... |
| 09.11.2008 | Mobile language learning and travel miles | Guy Kawasaki helps us evaluate UrbanPlanetMobile and Travelfli Sponsored by: This Vator Box is brought to you by Liquid Scenarios. During times of economic crisis, a system that squeezes out free airline flights from unmanaged frequent flie... |
| 17.04.2008 | Microsoft buys travel site Farecast for $115M | Microsoft has acquired travel website Farecast for a rumored $115 million. The Seattle startup’s technology will likely be incorporated into the software giant’s site MSN Travel — even before the deal, Farecast had already partnered with MS... |
| 21.12.2007 | Kayak, SideStep Will Travel Together in Rare East-Buys-West Acquisition | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints In one of the largest venture-backed deals of the year, discount travel search site Kayak.com, based in Norwalk, CT, has raised $196 million to purchase rival SideStep of Sant... |
| 20.12.2007 | Travel sites Kayak and Sidestep merge, aim to become market leader | Updated Travel search engine Kayak has taken on $196 million in additional funding from a prominent group of investors. It has separately purchased main rival SideStep for $180 million, as well as $20 million in the company’s bank account f... |
| 20.12.2007 | Breaking: Kayak Raises $196 Million, Buys Rival SideStep | Discount travel site Kayak has acquired rival SideStep for $200 million. This story was set to be announced tomorrow but word is leaking all over the place after Sidestep CEO Rob Solomon told his company employees the news at an all hands m... |
| 18.12.2007 | Kango makes travel search personal and raises $4mm | Kango, a travel search engine that finds lodging and activities that match your personal preferences, is launching a closed testing version and announcing that it raised $4 million from Shasta Ventures earlier this year. This area is extrem... |
| 28.07.2007 | TechCrunch 9 At August Capital: Thank You for Coming | http://www.viddler.com/player/4a41a3d2/ Well, it’s over. TechCrunch 9 At August Capital last night was a blast, with 900 or so people demo’ing products, drinking wine and, if the video above is any indication, looking for the man of their d... |
| 18.07.2007 | Tripology, for your far-out vacations | If you want to take an off-beat vacation and have no idea where to turn, consider Tripology. The company, which connects you to travel agents who know the less traveled roads throughout the world, has just raised $1.25 million in its first ... |
| 11.07.2007 | Sidestep expands into social networking, buys TripUp | Travel search company SideStep, of Santa Clara, Calif., has acquired social networking site TripUp, of Los Angeles, for an undisclosed amount TripUp is a travel social network launched last year, that includes things like blogs, review, map... |
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