Coupa Software, a publicly traded company that helps businesses track their spending, has acquired Seattle corporate travel pricing startup Yapta. Yapta’s technology tracks ever-changing costs for airline and hotel reservations… Read More
When James Filsinger took over as president and CEO of Yapta, the Seattle-based online travel company had 15 employees. Seven years later, Yapta has grown more than fourfold, expanding to… Read More
SEEVA, a Seattle startup creating new technologies for autonomous vehicles, tapped Intellectual Ventures veteran Geoff Deane to serve as its first chief technology officer. Deane is most well known as the… Read More
There’s plenty of data in mobile technology and games, but the mobile games world struggles to translate it into insightful knowledge. Microsoft and Razorfish marketing vet Kevin Urie is hoping… Read More
Outdoor and fitness gear retailer REI has appointed retail veteran Christine Putur as the company’s new Chief Information Officer, GeekWire has learned. REI confirmed that Putur started in her new role… Read More
Seattle price tracking startup Yapta confirmed on Friday it has raised $1.8 million as it looks to grow the business one year after launching a new tool to help corporate travelers snag cheaper hotel… Read More
Yapta has raised an additional $2 million in a series D funding round, led by Amadeus Ventures and supported by existing investor Concur. That brings total funding in the 15-person… Read More
Seattle online travel startup Yapta has reeled in $4.2 million in fresh funding, with an option to raise an additional $2 million later this summer. Existing investor Concur led the… Read More
Seattle travel startup Yapta has received a $1.1 million bridge loan, money that the company will use to continue operations as it looks to raise its next round of capital.… Read More
Online travel upstart Yapta continues on its new course today with the appointment of James Filsinger as CEO. A former executive at Sabre Holdings who most recently served as CEO… Read More
Paying too much for corporate travel? Yapta today is unveiling a new product called FareIQ that’s designed to notify corporations when airfares drop, saving money and time. That’s a similar… Read More
Yapta has named GameHouse president Matt Hulett to the board, part of an ongoing transformation of the Seattle startup from a consumer travel company to one focused on business-to-business services.… Read More
Yapta chief executive Tom Romary is leaving the online travel company that he co-founded in 2006 to take a new job in Silicon Valley as senior vice president of consumer… Read More
Concur Technologies has been making a number of strategic bets in the online travel business in recent months, gobbling up TripIt for $120 million and making a $40 million investment… Read More