Former Facebook Director Of Engineering Ari Steinberg Raises $1.6 For Travel Startup Vamo
Former Facebook Director of Engineering Ari Steinberg, who headed the social network’s Seattle office, left the company last October, saying that he planned to launch a travel startup. That travel startup is Vamo, which raised $1.6 million in capital, according to TechCrunch.
Former Facebook Director of Engineering Ari Steinberg, who headed the social network’s Seattle office, left the company last October, saying that he planned to launch a travel startup. That travel startup is Vamo, which raised $1.6 million in capital, according to TechCrunch.
Steinberg told TechCrunch he does not envision Vamo as a direct competitor to travel sites such as Priceline, Expedia, and TripAdvisor, adding that his difficulty booking his own trips to Brazil, India, Japan, China, and Italy drove his thinking behind Vamo.
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