San Francisco – 23 March 2017 –
Last-minute US hotel booking app HotelTonight raises US$37 million in a funding round as it seeks to expand its international hotel network and invest in marketing campaigns.
The Series E funding round, which was led by venture capital firm Accel Partners and valued the profitable San Francisco-based company at roughly US$500 million, brings it one step forward to an eventual initial public offering, though the company has yet to outline such plans, Reuters reported.
Users of HotelTonight can use the app to book hotels up to a week in advance, often at a discount. It has 25,000 hotel partners in more than 30 countries, which unload their unused rooms onto the platform.
HotelTonight is counting on its sleek mobile interface to compete against its much larger booking competitor, Expedia.