# WhyHotel funding: rounds and investors

> WhyHotel has raised $34M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include MetaProp Ventures, Geolo Capital and Mendacre. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/whyhotel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *WhyHotel*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Proptech Real Estate

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$34M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources

**$3.9M** Seed **$10M** Series A **$20M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $20M Dec 2019
- **Led by:** Harbert Growth Partners
- **Step-up i:** 2×
- **Investors:** 12 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2019

**$3.9M** Seed

**$10M** Series A

**$20M** Series B

- **First round:** Seed, $3.9M
- **Biggest round:** $20M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Dec 2019** Series B **$20M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Harbert Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbert-growth-partners) Lead [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) [Geolo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geolo-capital) [Mark Nunnelly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-nunnelly) [Working Lab Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/working-lab-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Nov 2019
- **Dec 2018** Series A **$10M** *2 new* *2 returning* [MetaProp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaprop-ventures) [Geolo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geolo-capital) [Mendacre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mendacre) Highland Capital Partners/ Camber Creek Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Nov 2018
- **Jun 2018** Seed **$3.9M** *6 new* [MetaProp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaprop-ventures) [Mendacre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mendacre) [Working Lab Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/working-lab-capital) Camber Creek/ Rise of the Rest Mitchell Schear Vornado/Charles E. Smith Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $3.9M sold, first sale Jun 2017

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Bao Vuong** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Jason Fudin** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Casey Berman* *Cathy Ross* *Craig Driscoll* *Thomas D. Roberts*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2018 **Series A** 2018 **Series B** 2019 [MetaProp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaprop-ventures) [Geolo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geolo-capital) [Mendacre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mendacre) [Working Lab Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/working-lab-capital) [Harbert Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbert-growth-partners) L [Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) [Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) [Mark Nunnelly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-nunnelly) Camber Creek/ Rise of the Rest Highland Capital Partners/ Camber Creek

## Everyone who backed them

[MetaProp Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metaprop-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Geolo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geolo-capital) Family office **2** rounds

[Mendacre](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mendacre) VC firm **2** rounds

[Working Lab Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/working-lab-capital) Family office **2** rounds

[Harbert Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harbert-growth-partners) Asset manager **1** round, led 1

[Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Camber Creek](https://millionrounds.com/fund/camber-creek) VC firm **1** round

[Mark Nunnelly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-nunnelly) Angel **1** round

Camber Creek/ Rise of the Rest no record of our own yet **1** round

Highland Capital Partners/ Camber Creek no record of our own yet **1** round

Mitchell Schear no record of our own yet **1** round

Vornado/Charles E. Smith no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=whyhotel).

## Quick answers about WhyHotel

### Who invested in WhyHotel?

WhyHotel's investors include MetaProp Ventures, Geolo Capital, Mendacre, Working Lab Capital and Harbert Growth Partners, and 7 more on record. Harbert Growth Partners led its latest round.

### How much has WhyHotel raised?

WhyHotel has raised $34M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did WhyHotel last raise?

WhyHotel's most recent round was a Series B of $20M in Dec 2019, led by Harbert Growth Partners.

### What was WhyHotel's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $20M in Dec 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed WhyHotel first?

WhyHotel's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by MetaProp Ventures, Mendacre and Working Lab Capital and 3 others.

### What stage is WhyHotel at?

WhyHotel's latest named round is a Series B, in Dec 2019.

### Where is WhyHotel based?

WhyHotel is based in the United States.

### Who led WhyHotel's rounds?

Harbert Growth Partners led the Series B in 2019.

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