Mobissimo

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Mobissimo
Type of business Privately held company
Type of site
Travel Metasearch engine
Available in English (US, UK, Indian), French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Indian, Japanese, Portuguese (BR)
Founded2004;17 years ago (2004)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Béatrice Tarka
Lucia Carniglia

Svetlozar Nestorov
[1]
IndustryTravel, Internet
Revenue Private
Employees10 (2010)
URL www.mobissimo.com
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedJanuary 1st, 2004

Mobissimo is a travel metasearch engine website based in San Francisco, California. It allows consumers to compare prices on flights, hotels, and car rentals. The company offers country-specific websites in North America, Brazil, Mexico, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, Germany, the UK, India and Japan. [2]

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History

The site was founded in 2004 with $1 million of seed money from Benhamou Global Ventures, Cambrian Ventures and Index Ventures.

Recognition

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References

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