Hostel Hunting Sdn Bhd announced that it has received series A round of funding on June 8, 2017. The round included participation form new investors, Startia, Inc. (TSE:3393), Accord Ventures, Inc., Hoop Partners Inc and existing investor KK Fund Pte. Ltd.
Startia Holdings Inc is a Japan-based company that supports information aggregation and monetization by providing Web applications, primarily e-book creation software, and information technology (IT) infrastructure, including cloud solutions. It operates through three business segments. IT Infrastructure Related Business segment sells, installs, and maintains office automation equipment and business phones and builds IT infrastructure and provides security measures. It also provides comprehensive support for office IT infrastructure, including Internet service providers and others. Digital Transformation (DX) Solutions Related Business segment offers Cloud CIRCUS, an integrated software-as-a-service tool, RoboTANGO, a robotic process automation tool, and JENKA, an integration platform as a service tool. Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Related Business segment invests in IT venture companies, while also supporting the growth of the investee companies.