Q: How is HomeAway, Inc. funded?
A: HomeAway is a privately-held company funded by leading venture capital firms Austin Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Technology Crossover Venture and Trident Capital. In November 2006, HomeAway secured $160 million in financing for continued expansion initiatives throughout the world.  The funding represented the largest financing of an Internet software/services company in the world for the year.  In November 2008, HomeAway secured an additional $250 Million in series-D funding, which was the largest minority investment of a U.S. Internet company in the last eight years, according to Venture Source.