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  • March 11th, 2013

    Concur’s Travel Shopping Spree Continues, Buys conTgo For Its Travel-Based Messaging Platform

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    Concur, the same folks who handle many of our corporate travel and expense systems, has quietly acquired conTgo, a cloud-based mobile communications and messaging platform aimed at the global travel industry.

    The terms of the deal were not disclosed. → Read More

    November 12th, 2012

    TripIt Owner Concur Launches $150 Million “Perfect Trip Fund” To Invest In Travel Startups; Invests $2 Million In Evature’s Virtual Travel Agent

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    Concur, a travel and expense management solutions provider, and owner of popular mobile trip planning app TripIt, is announcing today the launch of a $150 million fund called the “Concur Perfect Trip Fund,” which will be used to invest in startups focused on innovations in the travel and expense space. Specifically, Concur is looking to fund companies which could integrate with its own Concur→ Read More

    February 2nd, 2012

    TripIt Owner Concur Backs Personalized Travel Search Engine Room 77

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    Travel and expense management company Concur revealed in its earnings today that it made an undisclosed investment in Room 77, a comprehensive and personalized search engine and review site focused exclusively on finding and booking hotel rooms.

    Room 77, which officially launched in public beta in February, has collected and indexed data on more than 500,000 hotel rooms in 2,500 properties and… → Read More

    July 20th, 2011

    TripIt Owner Concur Invests $5 Million In Flight Price Tracker Yapta

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    Travel and expense management company Concur, which earlier this year acquired TripIt and GlobalExchange, has invested $5 million in Yapta, a provider of airfare and hotel rate tracking services. The investment brings the total of capital raised by Yapta to $13.8 million. → Read More

    June 7th, 2011

    Concur buys London-based GlobalExpense for up to £14 million

    Concur, a provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and recent purchaser of TripIt, has acquired London-based GlobalExpense, a company that specializes in Web-based end-to-end expense management solutions.

    Concur has agreed to cough up £12 million for the acquisition of the privately held company, plus a performance-based earn-out of up to £2 million. → Read More

    April 18th, 2011

    Concur Partners With, Invests $40 Million In India's Online Travel Site Cleartrip

    Concur, a publicly listed provider of travel and expense management solutions, is teaming up with Cleartrip, one of India’s leading online travel portals. The deal encompasses both a strategic marketing partnership and a $40 million investment for a minority stake in the online travel company.

    Concur recently acquired travel organization and sharing service TripIt for up to $120 million. → Read More

    January 13th, 2011

    TripIt Bags An ExIt – Acquired By Concur For Up To $120 Million

    Concur, a publicly-listed provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, this morning announced it has agreed to acquire TripIt, which helps travelers easily organize and share travel plans.

    Concur is initially paying approximately $82 million in upfront cash, stock and unvested restricted stock units – additional consideration over time could bring the total value to $120… → Read More

    March 11th, 2009

    Expensify's Free Expense Report System Takes The Hassle Out of Reimbursements

    Expensify, the startup that took second place at TC50′s demo pit last year, has launched the public beta version of its business expense tracking and reimbursement system. Expensify has created a bigger and better version of its system, which we reviewed last fall.

    Expensify still offers the “electronic payment card,” which is essentially an Expensify-branded MasterCard that is linked to… → Read More