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Seattle startup Cabana pitches vanlife vacations as travel alternative during pandemic - Geek Wire
With summer around the corner, many Americans are considering what vacation will look like in 2020 with the coronavirus threat looming. Communities across the country are beginning to re-open but air travel remains a risky prospect.
A handful of tech startups are pitching camping as a low-risk alternative, including a new venture launched by former Seattle Department of Transportation head Scott Kubly. He and the rest of the team at Cabana have been quietly renovating cargo vans into Instagram-friendly campers that can be rented using an app.
Cabana recently closed a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Craft Ventures with participation from Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden and Ford X President Sunny Madra.
With summer around the corner, many Americans are considering what vacation will look like in 2020 with the coronavirus threat looming. Communities across the country are beginning to re-open but air travel remains a risky prospect.
A handful of tech startups are pitching camping as a low-risk alternative, including a new venture launched by former Seattle Department of Transportation head Scott Kubly. He and the rest of the team at Cabana have been quietly renovating cargo vans into Instagram-friendly campers that can be rented using an app.
Cabana recently closed a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Craft Ventures with participation from Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden and Ford X President Sunny Madra.