HomeAway.com Vs. Free-Rentals.com
July 23rd, 2007The HomeAway Inc. portfolio consists of the following properties; HomeAway.com, VRBO.com, CyberRentals.com, A1Vacations.com, GreatRentals.com, TripHomes.com, Holiday-Rentals.co.uk, HolidayRentals.fr, FeWo-direkt.de, Rentors.org and perhaps a few more.
Since the HomeAway Inc.’s inception in February 2005, they have received more than $200 million in venture funding, $160 million of which was raised in November 2006. The latest round of funding represents the largest financing of an Internet software and services company worldwide in 2006.
HomeAway is based in Austin, TX and is funded by leading venture capital firms Austin Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, American Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and Trident Capital
Free-Rentals.com was founded in July 2003 and has received $0 in venture funding. Revenues at Free-Rentals.com for the first quarter of FY07 are up to a couple hundred bucks and change.