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Hipcamp is a consumer-oriented online travel company designed to help people discover and book camping experiences.〔http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hipcamp〕 It was founded in San Francisco, California in 2013 by Alyssa Ravasio and Eric Bach. Hipcamp enables users to search for available campsites based on location, natural landscape, activities offered, and amenities.〔Prisco, J. (2014). Booking a Campsite Just Got Way Easier. ABC News. Retrieved from: http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/booking-camping-site-easier/story?id=24528408〕〔Adimando, S. (2014). Camping in California: How to Plan The Perfect Trip. Conde Nast Traveler. Retrieved from: http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-09-05/camping-in-northern-california-how-to-plan-the-perfect-trip〕〔Aschim, H. (2014). Campsite Booking Made Easy with Hipcamp. Cool Hunting. Retrieved from: http://www.coolhunting.com/travel/hipcamp-easy-campsite-booking〕 Since its launch, the company has worked toward national expansion and creating an engaged community of campers. ==History== Founder Ravasio grew up camping and adventuring in Northern California, where she was born.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Team )〕 In 2012, Ravasio was concerned when it was announced that 70 of California's state parks were potentially closing due to lack of funding.〔Ravasio, A. (2014) Open Data: Balancing Civic Responsibility with Civic Privilege. Mind Mixer. Retrieved from:http://blog.mindmixer.com/the-impact/open-data-balancing-civic-responsibility-with-civic-privilege〕 If discovering and booking campsites were easier, Ravasio believed the California State Park system would benefit from an increase in traffic and funding. This idea came to a head when Ravasio was attempting to find a nearby campsite on the beach for New Years Eve in 2013. In her search, she found the online research process tedious and scattered.〔Shueh, J. (2013). Looking For Better Camping Info? Ideation Nation Winner Can Help. Government Technology. Retrieved from: http://www.govtech.com/local/Ideation-Nation-Offers-Help-for-Campers.html〕 Eventually, she found a campground on the coast, but had neglected to bring her surfboard because none of the online data mentioned this particular beach was a popular surfing spot.〔Marshall, D. (2014). New Life for Old Experiences. Forbes Magazine. Retrieved from: http://www.forbes.com/sites/drewmarshall/2014/08/14/new-life-for-old-experiences/〕 Ravasio then enrolled in Dev Bootcamp, a 12-week coding crash course in order to launch her web company idea.〔Ravasio, A. (2013). Node.js Code Review - The BEST Money Spent in our First 6 Months. AirPair. Retrieved from:http://www.airpair.com/node.js/node-js-code-review〕〔Lewinoct, T. (2014). Web-Era Trade Schools, Feeding a Need for Code. The New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/us/web-era-trade-schools-feeding-a-need-for-code.html?_r=2〕 In Spring 2013, she took a Lean Product Development course through Femgineer and was awarded their Github scholarship in June 2013 to fund Hipcamp's launch.〔Vijayashanker, P. (2013). Technical Founders: Learn How to Validate Customers. Femgineer. Retrieved from:http://femgineer.com/2013/07/technical-founders-learn-how-to-validate-customers/〕 After learning to code, Ravasio was able to create the beta version of Hipcamp by herself that went live in June 2013.〔Fenn, D. (2014). Girl Power: The Next Generation of Women in Tech. American Express Open Forum. Retrieved from: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/girl-power-the-next-generation-of-women-in-tech/〕 Bach joined Ravasio as co-founder in July 2013. The two bonded over the outdoors and a desire to solve the "camping problem." In 2011, Bach, an avid backpacker and world traveler, won ABC News's wilderness competition Expedition Impossible (TV series).〔Becnel, T. (2011). Sarasota 'gypsy' Eric Bach wanders into 'Expedition Impossible'. Ticket Sarasota. Retrieved from:http://www.ticketsarasota.com/2011/06/22/sarasota-gypsy-wanders-into-adventure-reality-show/ 〕 He then worked with Jeff Church to develop Nika Water, a start-up which leads clean water projects in developing countries.〔 In December 2013, after winning the Ideation Nation's "civic hacking" competition, sponsored by Code for America and MindMixer in search of the best idea to improve government use of technology, Ravasio was given a cash award to continue the development of Hipcamp.〔 MindMixer felt Ravasio's idea was a clear solution to the proposed problem and that it could easily be expanded across the nation.〔Karol, G. (2013). 'Civic Hacker' Wins Grant to Fix Outdoor Recreation Sites. FOX Business. Retrieved from:http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/finance-accounting/2013/12/04/civic-hacker-wins-grant-to-fix-outdoor-recreation-site/ 〕 In September 2014, Hipcamp raised $2M in seed funding led by O'Reilly Media's AlphaTech Ventures and Slow Ventures, with participation from Dave Morin, Sam Shank, Gregg Brockway, AngelList's Syndicate Fund and Maiden Lane Ventures.〔Crook, J. (2014). Hipcamp Cooks Up $2M Seed To Get People Camping. Tech Crunch. Retrieved from: http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/30/hipcamp-cooks-up-2m-seed-to-get-people-camping/〕〔Garland, R. (2014) Hipcamp Hits Trail with $2Million, With Help From Path's Dave Morin. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from: http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/09/30/hipcamp-hits-trail-with-2-million-with-help-from-paths-dave-morin/〕 The current version of the site launched in February 2015. Hipcamp now has eight full-time employees, a data team, a team of freelance writers, and several interns.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hipcamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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