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Research Outline
Prepared for danielalopez12 | Delivered September 22, 2020
Investors: Camping, Van Rentals, and Curated Communities
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Goals
To find information on potential investors for a seed-stage startup that offers services in:
1. Camper van rentals, leasing, and/or manufacturing such as Airbnb, and Outdoorsy, 2. Camping space rentals and reservations, such as Turo, and 3. A curated in-person travel-based community like hostels and BeUnsettled.co
. An additional goal is to find the top technology startups in the three categories.
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Early Findings
An example of a technology startup in the camper
van rentals space is Cabana,
an organization that is based in Seattle.
The tech startup was founded by former Seattle Department of Transportation
head Scott Kubly.
Cabana's business model revolves around the
renovation of cargo vans
into campers that can be rented using a mobile app.
The company recently closed a
$3.5 million
seed funding round that was led by
Craft Ventures
with participation from
Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden
and
Ford X President Sunny Madra.
Craft Venture's portfolio can be
accessed here.
Outdoorsy also landed capital during a funding round that was led by
Aviva Ventures
and
Altos Ventures
, with participation from
Tandem Capital
and
Autotech Ventures
.
Autotech Ventures' portfolio can be
accessed here.
Campanda
is another example of a camper van rental startup.
In 2019, AutoCamp announced a
$115 million
round of investment. The investment round was led by
Whitman Peterson.
Whitman Peterson's portfolio can
be accessed here.
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