{"id":7345,"date":"2014-10-20T10:40:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T17:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=7345"},"modified":"2018-11-28T01:03:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T09:03:40","slug":"tech-startup-news-week-october-20-miguel-amaros-startup-uniplaces-raised-3-5m-series-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/tech-startup-news-week-october-20-miguel-amaros-startup-uniplaces-raised-3-5m-series-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Amaro Raises $3.5M in Series A Funding for UniPlaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2014\/10\/tech-startup-news-week-october-20-miguel-amaros-startup-uniplaces-raised-3-5m-series-funding\/uniplaces-rent-student-accommodation-rooms-residences-housing-2014-10-20-09-48-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7346 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Uniplaces-Rent-student-accommodation-rooms-residences-housing-2014-10-20-09-48-01-1024x426.jpg\" alt=\"Tech Startup News headlines: Uniplaces raises $3.5M in funding\" width=\"676\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Uniplaces-Rent-student-accommodation-rooms-residences-housing-2014-10-20-09-48-01-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Uniplaces-Rent-student-accommodation-rooms-residences-housing-2014-10-20-09-48-01-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Uniplaces-Rent-student-accommodation-rooms-residences-housing-2014-10-20-09-48-01-676x281.jpg 676w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Uniplaces-Rent-student-accommodation-rooms-residences-housing-2014-10-20-09-48-01.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<a title=\"Founders Network\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Founders Network<\/a>\u00a0members making tech startup news headlines in this week\u2019s member news roundup. Founders Network offers peer mentorship for over 500 tech startup founders. To learn more about FN, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.foundersnetwork.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2013\/04\/introducing-the-april-13-cohort-of-tech-startup-founders\/3a5458a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4651 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Miguel Amaro\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/3a5458a.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/423\/?tab=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miguel Amaro<\/a>&#8216;s Startup UniPlaces <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2014\/10\/08\/uniplaces-series-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raises $3.5M in Series A funding<\/a>\u00a0(via Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uniplaces.com\/#london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UniPlaces<\/a> is the fastest-growing international website for booking student accommodations online.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2012\/11\/this-week-at-founders-network-6\/michaelmeinhardt\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3736 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/michaelmeinhardt-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Meinhardt\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/michaelmeinhardt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/michaelmeinhardt.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/391\/?tab=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Meinhardt<\/a>, Founder of Cloudwords announces they are the 1st marketing globalization platform to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/cloudwords-introduces-marketing-globalization-platform-for-oracle-eloqua-2014-05-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">integrate with Oracle\u00a0Marketing Cloud<\/a>\u00a0(via\u00a0Marketwired). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloudwords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudwords<\/a> accelerates content globalization at scale, dramatically reducing the cost, complexity and turnaround time required for the localization of all marketing content.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2012\/10\/introducing-the-november-12-cohort-of-tech-startup-founders\/stacychapman\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3439\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3439 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/StacyChapman-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Stacy Chapman\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/StacyChapman-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/StacyChapman.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/201\/?tab=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stacy Chapman<\/a>, Founder of SwoopTalent announces a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2014\/10\/prweb12233997.htm\">strategic partnership with TalentCircles<\/a>\u00a0(via PRWeb).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swooptalent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SwoopTalent<\/a> is a subscription based sourcing platform which semantically searches a range of social platforms to identify, match and rank quality passive candidates for recruiters, and then uses the social networks of employees to connect, reference check and refer these candidates for faster, more effective hiring.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2014\/09\/news-week-september-22-solomon-hykes-startup-docker-raised-40m\/taylor-umphreys\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7114\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7114\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/taylor-umphreys-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"taylor umphreys\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/taylor-umphreys-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/taylor-umphreys-32x32.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/taylor-umphreys-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/taylor-umphreys-96x96.jpeg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/taylor-umphreys-128x128.jpeg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/230\/?tab=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Umphreys<\/a>, Founder of Zuli announces that they have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcadvisor.co.uk\/news\/pc-peripheral\/3579761\/the-zuli-smartplug-a-surprising-new-take-on-lighting-control-in-the-smart-home\/?olo=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simplified the smart home<\/a> (via Michael Brown, PC Advisor).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zuli.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zuli<\/a> is creating a brand new experience for the home, in which the home adapts to who you are, what room you&#8217;re in, and what your preferences are to make you more comfortable and energy efficient.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/2014\/10\/tech-startup-news-week-october-20-miguel-amaros-startup-uniplaces-raised-3-5m-series-funding\/alec-matias\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6470\" src=\"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias--150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Alec Matias\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias--32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias--64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias--96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias--128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alec-Matias-.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/profile\/859\/?tab=posts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alec Matias<\/a>&#8216; startup Pawzii\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitsapsun.com\/kpbj\/edg3-fund-winner-is-seattle-pet-licensing-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wins the Edg3 Fund competition<\/a>\u00a0(via Kitsapsun Peninsula Business Journal). <a href=\"https:\/\/pawzii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pawzii<\/a> is on a pet-focused mission to rescue the lost, rehabilitate the injured, and rehome the abandoned.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you are interested in learning more about our approval process, please click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundersnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out\u00a0Founders Network\u00a0members making tech startup news headlines in this week\u2019s member news roundup. Founders Network offers peer mentorship for over 500 tech startup founders. 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