Boop launches an invite-only mobile app that turns travelers’ trips into bookable itineraries friends can copy and personalize with AI. The app uses permitted location data and photo metadata to capture stops and reservations, then lets users adapt real-world recommendations to their interests. Travel creators can share itinerary links containing affiliate bookings, with Boop returning half of commissions to them; the company raised $3.2 million in May.
Bling Capital raises another $270 million for its fourth flagship fund, with roughly half earmarked for an opportunity fund supporting follow-on investments in portfolio winners. Founded by Ben Ling in 2018, the firm says it has invested in 170 companies; its previous fund, launched about two years earlier, totaled $212 million and was split nearly evenly between seed and opportunity funds. The new fund’s Product Council adds advisors from Notion, OpenAI, Scale AI, and Stripe.
Nov 2024 · TechCrunchNews article
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Bling Capital: A San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in diverse tech sectors.