Google Ventures has snapped up a stake in vacation rental marketplace, HomeAway for an undisclosed amount. The deal was an opportunity for investors to take money off the table. According to HomeAway’s Director of PR, Eileen Buesing m, the startup? which has already raised $470 million in five years? sold stock from current shareholders to Google Ventures. Given Homeaway’s trajectory and rumors of an upcoming IPO, Google may get its own cash out very soon. 
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