BizWireTV Accelerator Report: Finding a Place to Live, or Vacation Goes High Tech and the Last Remote You’ll Ever Need
Featuring Roofstock, Sevenhugs, Vacasa and xAd
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AIZ #BizWireTV–On the latest BizWireTV
Accelerator Report, Roofstock, the leading online marketplace and
transaction platform in the $2 trillion single-family rental (SFR)
sector, announces $20 million in Series B financing.
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Also featured in the episode is this week’s startup standout, Sevenhugs,
announcing the launch of Smart Remote on Kickstarter, allowing users to
control any device simply by pointing at it.
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This week’s episode features:
Real
estate marketplace Roofstock raises funds to support growth of on-line
investment platform
On the VC Watch:
Nation’s
second largest vacation rental company, Vacasa, expands Series A to $40M
(NYSE:AIZ)
xAd
raises funds and acquires WeatherBug, accelerates location tech for
consumer habits
This week’s startup standout:
Sevenhugs
launches breakthrough Smart Remote on Kickstarter
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