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NileGuide Buys Travel Q&A Site Localyte

May 11, 2010 12:05 PM

Even more deal activity in the question and answer website market. Travel review aggregator NileGuide has bought up Localyte, a site that lets travelers ask locals questions (Sample: “Where is the best place to kite in Casablanca?” Consensus answer: Near the beach). Localyte claims a community of “tens of thousands”…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Social Media, Community, Nanopublishing, localyte, nileguide

Travel Recommender NileGuide Raises $8 Million Second Round

Jun 5, 2008 8:00 AM

Travel reviews aggregator NileGuide has secured an $8 million second round, the company tells us. Austin Ventures led the round, with additional backing from Lehman Brothers Venture Partners and existing investors Draper Richards and KPG Ventures. This brings NileGuide’s total funding to over $9.5 million. Two-year-old, San Francisco-based NileGuide is…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, draper richards, kpg ventures, lehman brothers venture partners, nileguide

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