{"id":1208,"date":"2019-09-09T18:21:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T18:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubyventures.wpengine.com\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2020-06-18T15:27:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T15:27:34","slug":"atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atlas Obscura raises $20M in Series B funding to expand trips and local experiences businesses<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW YORK \u2014 September 10, 2019 \u2014 Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round\nled by Airbnb. Other major investors included A+E Networks and New Atlantic Ventures. Atlas Obscura\nannounced a $20 million Series B financing round led by Airbnb. In addition to the investment, the\nBrooklyn-based experiences and media company will partner with Airbnb to make its popular trips and\nlocal experiences available to Airbnb\u2019s global community. Begun 10 years ago as an online database of\nthe world’s most curious places and hidden wonders, Atlas Obscura has built a community of 7 million\nmonthly unique visitors, 630,000 contributors, and almost a million buyers of its best-selling books.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding began in 2015 with a $2 million seed round secured from several strategic investors including\nNew York Times Co. After a $2.7 million venture round in 2016, A+E Networks led a $7.5 million Series A\nin 2017.7 to fund video growth and expand trips and local experiences.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAtlas Obscura’s users are hungry for incredible, authentic travel experiences, which is why we’re thrilled\nto have the chance to create more trips and local events for them. Our collaboration with Airbnb\u2014and\nour chance to host Airbnb guests on our trips and experiences\u2014will accelerate our growth,” said Atlas\nObscura CEO David Plotz.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlas Obscura creates unique trips and experiences by leveraging local experts and leaders from within\nthe Atlas Obscura community. From an authority on Eastern European brutalist architecture to an avian\nbiologist who has spent over a decade gathering long-term nesting data on flammulated owls, Atlas\nObscura offers the unique experiences travelers are seeking. Trips are kept small, usually to 12 travelers\nor fewer, and typically start around $1,300 per person while rarely exceeding $5,000. Local experiences\nare usually limited to 10 guests or fewer, and typically cost $20-$60 per person.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAtlas Obscura has excelled at providing the kind of unique and memorable experiences that travelers\nare seeking and this partnership will make our companies and our community even stronger,\u201d said\nAirbnb Vice President and Head of Experiences Joe Zadeh. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to introduce our global\ncommunity to some of these amazing adventures and experiences.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about Atlas Obscura, its \u200btrips\u200b, or \u200blocal experiences\u200b, visit \u200bwww.atlasobscura.com\u200b.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Atlas Obscura <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atlas Obscura is an experiences and media company based in Brooklyn. Founded in 2009 by Joshua\nFoer and Dylan Thuras, Atlas Obscura has a mission to inspire wonder and curiosity about the world. As\nthe definitive guide to the world\u2019s hidden wonders, Atlas Obscura chronicles hidden places, incredible\nhistories, scientific marvels, and unique food and drink. It has published two New York Times bestselling\nbooks. Atlas Obscura creates hundreds of unique global trips and local experiences every year, bringing\nour community with us to visit the world’s most unusual places and try the world’s most extraordinary\nfoods. \u200bwww.atlasobscura.com\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atlas Obscura raises $20M in Series B funding to expand trips and local experiences businesses. NEW YORK \u2014 September 10, 2019 \u2014 Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round led by Airbnb. Other major investors included A+E Networks and New Atlantic Ventures. Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round …<\/p>\n

Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[23,24,22],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAtlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses - Ruby Website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses - Ruby Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Atlas Obscura raises $20M in Series B funding to expand trips and local experiences businesses. NEW YORK \u2014 September 10, 2019 \u2014 Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round led by Airbnb. Other major investors included A+E Networks and New Atlantic Ventures. Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round … Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses Read More »\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ruby Website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-09T18:21:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-06-18T15:27:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-9.24.34-PM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"235\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"347\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rubyadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rubyadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/\",\"name\":\"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses - Ruby Website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-09T18:21:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-06-18T15:27:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b4bd75cb7dcc8588a4010da8b26f5fdb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/\",\"name\":\"Ruby Website\",\"description\":\"Custom Website (Project B) - Ruby Website\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b4bd75cb7dcc8588a4010da8b26f5fdb\",\"name\":\"rubyadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56127c87cfd3531f8a58895ed37a0ecb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56127c87cfd3531f8a58895ed37a0ecb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"rubyadmin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/author\/rubyadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses - Ruby Website","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses - Ruby Website","og_description":"Atlas Obscura raises $20M in Series B funding to expand trips and local experiences businesses. NEW YORK \u2014 September 10, 2019 \u2014 Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round led by Airbnb. Other major investors included A+E Networks and New Atlantic Ventures. Atlas Obscura announced a $20 million Series B financing round … Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses Read More »","og_url":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/","og_site_name":"Ruby Website","article_published_time":"2019-09-09T18:21:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-06-18T15:27:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":235,"height":347,"url":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-09-09-at-9.24.34-PM.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"rubyadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rubyadmin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/","url":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/","name":"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses - Ruby Website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-09-09T18:21:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-06-18T15:27:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b4bd75cb7dcc8588a4010da8b26f5fdb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/atlas-obscura-raises-20m-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-trips-and-local-experiences-businesses\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Atlas Obscura Raises $20M in Series B Funding to Expand Trips and Local Experiences Businesses"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/","name":"Ruby Website","description":"Custom Website (Project B) - Ruby Website","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b4bd75cb7dcc8588a4010da8b26f5fdb","name":"rubyadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56127c87cfd3531f8a58895ed37a0ecb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/56127c87cfd3531f8a58895ed37a0ecb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rubyadmin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/author\/rubyadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rubyventures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}