Investors bet $15 million more on CouchSurfing's sharing economy
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If Airbnb- and CouchSurfing-type accommodations cause concern about their legalities and risks, these issues are not dissuading important investors.
Some high-profile investors want to share in hoped-for profits from the sharing economy as CouchSurfing closed on $15 million in funding in a round led by General Catalyst Partners.
General Catalyst Partners -- which has backed Kayak, ITA Software, Airbnb, and Sabre -- is the new lead investor, supplanting Benchmark Capital, which participated in the Series B round along with existing investor Om
