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Kayak Overview
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.
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Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Series A | 8.5M | Unknown | |
| 12/2004 | Series B | 7M | Unknown | |
| 05/2006 | Series C | 11.5M | Unknown | |
| 12/2007 | Series D | 196M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | Kayak |
| Product URL: | http://kayak.com/ |
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Competitors
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07/23/2009 07:01AM by bigboy
User Opinions
Bulls vs. Bears (29)
| Bullish Opinions (23) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Excellent comparison features... |
gidgetmaster 11/25/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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A very nice interface with multiple discount comparisons. |
gidgetmaster 11/25/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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This first place I go when looking for cheap flights |
sanchez42 11/13/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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Lots of recent site improvements keep me using the site |
pinksplash 11/12/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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best site i think! |
hilko 09/17/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Very very good interface, one of the best travel site around |
gameon323 09/03/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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Better user experience than most similar sites. Honest, reliable service. |
willsurvive 09/03/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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great idea, great product execution. |
jimmynail 08/26/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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best resource for international flights |
sherpa22 08/10/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Tons of VC's Should do well |
bbrunelle 08/09/2008 |
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67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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features are so intuitive and easy to use |
alexdao 08/08/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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when all is said and done, I use it. That should be the biggest endorsement. |
chigdon 08/06/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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unlike the other travel sites, you buy directly from airlines, minimizing costs |
yuxin9303 08/05/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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getting some mainstream cred. has huge stockpile of cash. oh yeah, the site is great, too. |
tecarmona 08/04/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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very simple to use, great tools, best way to find cheap plane tickets |
irpip 07/24/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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Unbeatable simplicity. Since I discovered Kayak I use nothing else.
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sundancer 07/23/2008 |
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100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
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Has become a portal for travel search for many |
green33 06/04/2008 |
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100% 7 votes 7 0% 0 |
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For consumers, Kayak helps simplify the crowded world of online travel |
bobfet1 04/26/2008 |
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100% 8 votes 8 0% 0 |
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Got some run on The Today Show...going main stream |
boonkoo 04/26/2008 |
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100% 7 votes 7 0% 0 |
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Kayak is backed by tier A VC firms |
steve 03/27/2008 |
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100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
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Allows searching by additional criteria |
kryan 03/03/2008 |
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100% 10 votes 10 0% 0 |
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Great features like fare charts to help you get the best deal |
mwwalsh 02/05/2008 |
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100% 10 votes 10 0% 0 |
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Helps pull together info from all the available travel sites |
mwwalsh 02/05/2008 |
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100% 11 votes 11 0% 0 |
Yup, I'm a convert as well.
| Bearish Opinions (6) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Less travel = less site traffic, plain and simple |
sanchez42 01/05/2009 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Travel companies are going to be cutting out middle men as profits drop, Kayak could be in trouble |
tommyb 11/11/2008 |
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50% 2 votes 1 50% 1 |
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Sounds like American Airlines dropped Kayak, could spell trouble if this spreads |
brianv 07/31/2008 |
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86% 7 votes 6 14% 1 |
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great concept but Kayak has poor user interface and performance terrible |
sean.w.oquin 04/21/2008 |
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12% 8 votes 1 88% 7 |
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Search engine is a little slow |
mwwalsh 02/05/2008 |
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38% 8 votes 3 62% 5 |
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Lots of competition |
mwwalsh 02/05/2008 |
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43% 7 votes 3 57% 4 |
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