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Website: http://kayak.com/

Blog: http://wp.kayak.com/us/

Kayak is a travel search engine. It indexes hundreds of global travel sites to help you find the right flight, hotel, rental car or cruise line. Once you've found the way you want to travel, Kayak allows you to choose from which site you want to make your purchases.

Address: 27 Ann Street, Suite 300 Norwalk, CT 06854 Map it »

Phone: 203-899-3100

Founded: 01/2004

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Shopping / eCommerce

Ownership: Private

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Steve Hafner [x]

Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
Unknown	Series A	8.5M	Unknown	AOL, General Catalyst Partners
12/2004	Series B	7M	Unknown	AOL, General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia Capital
05/2006	Series C	11.5M	Unknown	Accel Partners
12/2007	Series D	196M	Unknown	Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners, GoldHill Capital, Lehman Brothers, Norwest Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Trident Capital

Name:	Kayak
Product URL:	http://kayak.com/
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Bullish Opinions (23)	Author/Date	Do you agree?
Excellent comparison features... Add Comment	gidgetmaster 11/25/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
A very nice interface with multiple discount comparisons. Add Comment	gidgetmaster 11/25/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
This first place I go when looking for cheap flights Add Comment	sanchez42 11/13/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Lots of recent site improvements keep me using the site Add Comment	pinksplash 11/12/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
best site i think! Add Comment	hilko 09/17/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Very very good interface, one of the best travel site around Add Comment	fpeyre 09/03/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Better user experience than most similar sites. Honest, reliable service. Add Comment	willsurvive 09/03/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
great idea, great product execution. Add Comment	jimmynail 08/26/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
best resource for international flights Add Comment	sherpa22 08/10/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Tons of VC's Should do well Add Comment	bbrunelle 08/09/2008		67% 3 votes 2 33% 1
features are so intuitive and easy to use Add Comment	alexdao 08/08/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
when all is said and done, I use it. That should be the biggest endorsement. Add Comment	chigdon 08/06/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
unlike the other travel sites, you buy directly from airlines, minimizing costs Add Comment	yuxin9303 08/05/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
getting some mainstream cred. has huge stockpile of cash. oh yeah, the site is great, too. Add Comment	tecarmona 08/04/2008		100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
very simple to use, great tools, best way to find cheap plane tickets Add Comment	irpip 07/24/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Unbeatable simplicity. Since I discovered Kayak I use nothing else. 1 comment Add Comment	sundancer 07/23/2008		100% 6 votes 6 0% 0
Yup, I'm a convert as well.	winnyk	07/23/2008
Has become a portal for travel search for many Add Comment	green33 06/04/2008		100% 7 votes 7 0% 0
For consumers, Kayak helps simplify the crowded world of online travel Add Comment	bobfet1 04/26/2008		100% 8 votes 8 0% 0
Got some run on The Today Show...going main stream Add Comment	boonkoo 04/26/2008		100% 7 votes 7 0% 0
Kayak is backed by tier A VC firms Add Comment	steve 03/27/2008		100% 6 votes 6 0% 0
Allows searching by additional criteria Add Comment	kryan 03/03/2008		100% 10 votes 10 0% 0
Great features like fare charts to help you get the best deal Add Comment	mwwalsh 02/05/2008		100% 10 votes 10 0% 0
Helps pull together info from all the available travel sites Add Comment	mwwalsh 02/05/2008		100% 11 votes 11 0% 0

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Bearish Opinions (5)	Author/Date
Travel companies are going to be cutting out middle men as profits drop, Kayak could be in trouble Add Comment	tommyb 11/11/2008	50% 2 votes 1 50% 1
Sounds like American Airlines dropped Kayak, could spell trouble if this spreads Add Comment	brianv 07/31/2008	86% 7 votes 6 14% 1
great concept but Kayak has poor user interface and performance terrible Add Comment	sean.w.oquin 04/21/2008	12% 8 votes 1 88% 7
Search engine is a little slow Add Comment	mwwalsh 02/05/2008	38% 8 votes 3 62% 5
Lots of competition Add Comment	mwwalsh 02/05/2008	43% 7 votes 3 57% 4