Migoa
Online rentals platform that enables users to find, book, and pay for vacation homes and apartments.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| - | investor | €0.0 | round |
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| N/A | €400k | Angel | |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
Migoa, operating under the legal name Professional Holiday Rentals S.L., was established in Barcelona, Spain, and emerged as an online platform for vacation rentals. The company was founded by Oriol Blasco. Sources differ on the founding year, citing both 2011 and 2014. Migoa secured approximately $504.8K in total funding, with Highgrowth Partners listed as a key investor.
The firm positioned itself not as a simple listing site but as a comprehensive booking platform. It aggregated professionally managed holiday homes, allowing users to search, book, and pay for properties within a single interface. The business model focused on providing a secure experience for travelers by ensuring all listed properties were managed by professionals, thereby mitigating risks associated with private rentals such as last-minute cancellations. For property managers, Migoa offered access to an international audience through an automated information extraction and indexing technology that uploaded their listings to the platform.
A notable feature launched in 2012 was a simplified map-based search tool that allowed users to draw one or more specific zones on a map to narrow down their property search, a technological advancement for user experience at the time. In July 2015, the short-term rental specialist Only-apartments acquired Professional Holiday Rentals, including the Migoa brand. The acquisition was a strategic move for the Barcelona-based Only-apartments to expand its inventory from predominantly city-based apartments to a wider range of holiday destinations. The Migoa website is no longer active, and the domain appears to be for sale.
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