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Funding
P2P craft marketplace Etsy raises $40 million for international expansion
London-based P2P currency transfer start-up TransferWise raises $1.3M from Index
London taxi app Hailo raises $17m to bring cabs and passengers together in real time
VentureBeat reports steady increase in number of P2P companies receiving investment
European ride-sharing platform BlablaCar raises $10m round led by Accel Ventures
Local services marketplace Thumbtack raises $4.5m Series A round
RelayRides raises an additional $3m in Series A funding from GM Ventures
Ride-sharing platform Zimride raises $6m Series A round led by Mayfield Fund
Rentcycle raises $1.4m seed round from Collaborative Fund, Andreessen Horowitz and others
Union Square Ventures leads $25m investment round for P2P lending platform Lending Club
BMWi Ventures invests in ParkatmyHouse p2p parking space marketplace
Airbnb acquires Accoleo: opens official European office
P2P space marketplace iStopOver acquires Vacapedia vacation rentals site
P2P space marketplace Airbnb valued at $1billion+ as it closes next funding round
Dubbed Netflix-for-Art, TurningArt raises $750k in seed funding led by NextView Ventures
Zipcar shares increase by 50% after $174m IPO
Ridesharing platform Tickengo receives seed funding from Kima Ventures
‘Netflix for toys’ Toygaroo gets $200k investment on ABC’s Shark Tank
One Fine Stay receives $3.7M from Index Ventures for Global Expansion of High-End P2P Travel
SolarCity receives $40M funding from Citi
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