Expedia joined travel expense software provider Concur Technologies and former executives Rich Barton and Erik Blanchford in US-based hotel search engine Room 77's $30.3m series C round.

Room 77, a US-based hotel search engine, has raised $30.3m in its series C round from a consortium including US-listed travel reservation provider Expedia as a new investor.

Expedia joined travel expense software provider Concur Technologies and venture capital firms Sutter Hill Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Par Capital Management, Pilot Group and Felicis Ventures in the C round.

Business angels in the round included Expedia and real estate company Zillow founder Rich Barton, former Expedia chief executive (CEO) Erik Blachford,…