Affirm files its draft S-1 for an IPO; in its fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, Affirm's revenue was $509.5M, up ~93% YoY, while net losses fell to $112.6M
Affirm Holdings, Inc. is offering shares of Class A common stock. TechCrunch : Roblox files to go public JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider : Max Levchin's Fintech Affirm Files S-1 to Go Public Da...
Trump admin demands that Beijing-based Shiji Group unwind its acquisition of StayNTouch, a cloud platform for hotels, because it threatens US national security
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Filings show Oyo had a net loss of $332M on revenue of $900M in the year through March 2019; operations in China account for ~40% of its losses worldwide
Oyo has disclosed a surge in losses in documents related to its $1.5 billion in new funding. The hospitality company claims … Tweets: @drorpoleg , @sean_oneill , @skift , and @hkanji Tweets: Dror Pol...
Travel reservations giant Sabre acquires Radixx, which sells passenger service systems to small and budget airlines, in a deal worth ~$110M
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Airbnb has acquired Denmark-based startup Gaest, which helps businesses book off-site spaces for meetings and events
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UK-based travel software company Travelport says private equity companies Siris Capital and Elliot Management will take it private for ~$4.4B in cash
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Evolve Vacation Rental Network raises $80M to expand its rental properties management service, bringing total capital raised to $103M
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Hilton testing its “Connected Room” in Tennessee, which lets guests set preferences for lights, thermostat, and TV via app, rolling out to US hotels in 2018
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Expedia leads $26M Series B in Alice, a hotel operations software provider, becoming a majority shareholder in the startup
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Vacation rental network RedAwning raises $40M Series A to expand to Europe and Asia
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