Social travel websites were appearing on the scene in 2007 at a similar rate to flash sale startups – in other words: perhaps one or two every month.
Minube has managed to buck the trend of those that arrived and disappeared within just a few years (or even less) and claims to attracted one million registered users since its launch six years ago.
Some 45 million visits a year to its desktop and mobile applications has obviously stirred something in the investment world as the Spain-base has attracted $1.4 million (Euro 1 million) from existing investor Sputnik Ventures alongside new partners Kibo Ventures and Bonsai Venture Capital.
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