Airbnb acquiresVamo, the trip planning tool.
Q. Airbnb has acquired which trip planning tool for an undisclosed amount on 12th September 2015?- Published on 14 Sep 15a. Vamo
b. Jamo
c. Camo
d. Bamo
ANSWER: Vamo
Airbnb is a peer to peer accommodation platform which has acquired trip planning tool Vamo. The staff and technology of Vamo will be taken on by Airbnb in what is known as a Acqui-Hire. The tool that uses Big Data for finding travel deals will be shut w.e.f October 1st 2015. The founder and CEO of Vamo is former Facebook exec Ari Steinberg. California based Airbnb raised USD 1.5 billion in new capital this year with a value of USD 25.5 billion. Company was launched in 2008 and currently has 40 million users internationally.