REDWOOD CITY, CA - Ua hoʻolaha ʻo cFares i kēia lā i ke koho ʻana iā Tom Kalinske ma ke ʻano he Luna Nui, a me ka pani ʻana o ke kālā kaulike hou no ka huina o $7.6 miliona, alakaʻi ʻia e Oakland, California-based Claremont Creek Ventures a me Garage Technology. ʻOihana.
"ʻOliʻoli wau i ka lilo ʻana i ʻāpana o kahi hui e hoʻoponopono i kahi pilikia koʻikoʻi no nā mea kūʻai aku, wahi a Tom Kalinske, Luna Nui o cFares. "I kēia mau manawa paʻakikī, ʻo ka loaʻa ʻana o nā kuʻikahi maikaʻi loa a me ka hana ʻana me ka liʻiliʻi he mea nui ia, a hauʻoli nui mākou i ka loaʻa ʻana o ke kākoʻo mai kā mākou mea hoʻopukapuka e hoʻomau i ke kōkua ʻana i nā mea kūʻai aku e loaʻa i nā kumukūʻai haʻahaʻa loa."
Hoʻokomo ʻo Tom i ka cFares mai Leapfrog kahi i lawelawe ai ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he Luna Nui a kōkua i ka hōʻailona kaulana i kēia manawa e ulu mai kahi hui niche liʻiliʻi i ka makahiki 1997 a i ka mea hoʻolako nui loa o nā huahana hoʻonaʻauao a me nā mea pāʻani no nā keiki ma ka honua. Ma mua o kēlā, ʻo Tom ka Luna Nui o Knowledge Universe; Nā pāʻani wikiō Sega; Pahu Kokoke, Inc.; a me Mattel, Inc. Loaʻa iā ia ka ʻike nui i ke kūkulu ʻana i nā hōʻailona mea kūʻai aku a ke kakali nei i ka hoʻokiʻekiʻe ʻana i ka brand cFares ma ke ʻano he kumu kumu no ka mea kūʻai aku a me ka huakaʻi ʻoihana ma ka pūnaewele.
ʻO cFares kahi kahua hulina meta-huakaʻi huakaʻi e ʻimi ana i ka Pūnaewele a hoʻopili pololei i nā huakaʻi leʻaleʻa a me nā ʻoihana liʻiliʻi i ka mokulele a me nā pūnaewele hui huakaʻi pūnaewele e kōkua iā lākou e loaʻa nā makana maikaʻi loa. Hiki iā cFares ke ʻike i nā kumukūʻai haʻahaʻa loa, hāʻawi i nā uku no kāna mau lālā Platinum, a hāʻawi i nā mea kōkua e kānana a hoʻokaʻawale i nā hopena, no laila hiki i ka poʻe huakaʻi ke loaʻa ka lele maikaʻi loa no lākou.
"Hoʻokaʻawale ʻo cFares iā ia iho i ka mākeke me kahi ala ʻenehana hou a me ka loaʻa ʻana o nā kumukūʻai ma lalo o ka mākeke, e pane ana i nā pono o ka mea kūʻai aku a me ka ʻoihana mokulele," wahi a Nat Goldhaber, ka hoʻokele ʻana i ka hoa hana nui mai Claremont Creek Venture Partners. "Me kēia mau pōmaikaʻi a me ka hui hoʻokele hōʻoia o ka hui, ke hele nei ʻo cFares e lilo i kumu alakaʻi a hilinaʻi i ka huakaʻi pūnaewele."
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Tom joins cFares from Leapfrog where he served as CEO and helped the now well-known brand grow from a small niche company in 1997 to the largest supplier of educational products content and toys for children in the world.
- cFares is a travel meta-search site that searches the Internet and connects leisure and small business travelers directly to airline and online travel agency sites to help them find the best deals.
- “In these tough economic times, finding the best deals and doing more with less is a huge priority, and we’re very pleased to have the support from our investors to continue helping consumers easily find the cheapest fares.
