Palo Alto-based Kango, an aggregator of online travel info, has raised a $4 million first round from Shasta Ventures. The service uses semantic search technology to bring together travel reviews and recommendations from over 1000 sites, including blogs and community sites, allowing travelers to research their plans. Founder Yen Lee was previously GM at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Travel. With the announcement, Kango is now entering beta status. Release.
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