Spottago

Founded by four recent graduates of the University of Washington, Spottago is an online service that shows apartment listings near college campuses on an online map. It also displays how close those apartments are to bars, restaurants and grocery stores, and offers a business directory and a roommate finder service. The company has raised $100,000 in seed financing and has expanded to over five campuses in the Seattle Area. In urban environments especially, one of the biggest factors in housing decisions is neighborhood. Location, Location, Location. Spottago does a great job of not only showing you the physical location of apartment listings, but also surrounding local businesses such as bars, restaurants, coffee shops and grocery stores:


Think FlyRig meets PhatDeals. This service is trying to tap the market for targeted local listings (FlyRig) and monetize with local business advertising and coupons. We've talked quite a bit about this market and the potential that it is has (According to Lee, 13 million students live off campus, representing a $23 billion market that turns over every year), but we have yet to seeContinue Reading...