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Overview
Update- Headquarters:
- San Francisco, California
- Description:
- Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations around the world.
- Founders:
- Nathan Blecharczyk, Joe Gebbia, Brian Chesky
- Categories:
- Marketplace, Travel, Travel Accommodations, Sharing Economy, Hospitality
- Website:
- http://airbnb.com
- Social:
Company Details
UpdateAirbnb is a community marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique spaces around the world through mobile phones or the internet. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences at any price point, with over 2M listings in 34K cities and 192 countries.
With a growing community of users, Airbnb also provides an easy way for people to monetize their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions.
Founded in August 2008, Airbnb has acquired several of its competitors, including Accoleo, CrashPadder, NabeWise, and Localmind.
Airbnb was founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.
Funding Rounds (10) - $3.95B
Update| Date | Amount / Round | Valuation | Lead Investor | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep, 2016 | $555.46M / Private Equity | — | 5 | |
| Jun, 2016 | $1B / Debt Financing | — | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 4 |
| Nov, 2015 | $100M / Private Equity | — | FirstMark Capital | 1 |
| Jun, 2015 | $1.5B / Series E | — | 14 | |
| Apr, 2014 | $475M / Series D | $10B | — | 6 |
| Oct, 2013 | $200M / Series C | — | Founders Fund | 5 |
| Jul, 2011 | $112M / Series B | — | Andreessen Horowitz | 8 |
| Nov, 2010 | $7.2M / Series A | — | Greylock Partners | 8 |
| Apr, 2009 | $600k / Seed | — | Sequoia Capital | 2 |
| Jan, 2009 | $20k / Seed | — | Y Combinator | 1 |
Investors (43)
Acquisitions (12)
Update| Date | Acquired | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | Luxury Retreats | $200M (terms undisclosed) |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Trip4real | Cash |
| Apr 13, 2016 | ChangeCoin | Unknown |
| Sep 29, 2015 | Lapka | Unknown |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Vamo | Unknown |
| Dec 2, 2014 | Pencil Labs | Unknown |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Localmind | Unknown |
| Oct 3, 2012 | Fondu | $575k (terms undisclosed) |
| Jul 24, 2012 | DailyBooth | Cash |
| Jul, 2012 | NabeWise | Unknown |
Investments (2)
| Date | Invested In | Round | Partner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan, 2017 | Resy | $13M / Series A (Lead) | — |
| Oct, 2013 | Airbnb | $200M / Series C | Reid Hoffman |
Current Team (92)
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Brian Chesky
Co-Founder & CEO
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder & CTO
Joe Gebbia
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer & Executive staff
Joe Zadeh
Director - Product
Chip Conley
Head - Global Hospitality & Strategy
Board Members and Advisors (7)
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Joel Cutler
Co-Founder & Managing Director @ General Catalyst
Joe Gebbia
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer & Executive staff @ Airbnb
Reid Hoffman
Partner @ Greylock Partners
Jeff Jordan
General Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz
Funds (1)
Update| Announced | Name | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2016 | Airbnb Series F Fund | $153M |
Products (1)
Update
Airbnb
Rent unique places to stay from local hosts in 190+ countries.
News (12,721)
Update| Date | News |
|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2017 | Sydney Morning Herlad - Surgery to Snappr: how graduate doctor Matt Schiller caught the start-up bug |
| Feb 19, 2017 | Canberra Times - Fraudulent Airbnb listings increasing, with $88,000 lost to consumers last year |
| Feb 18, 2017 | TechCrunch - A big apartment management company is suing Airbnb |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Business Insider (tech) - Uber just tried to bury the hatchet with angry drivers — but it dug a deeper hole instead |
| Feb 17, 2017 | WSJ - ATD - Big Apartment Landlord Sues Airbnb |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Business Insider Australia - Airbnb is officially getting into the luxury vacation home business |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Business Insider Australia - Uber just tried to bury the hatchet with angry drivers -- but it dug a deeper hole instead |
| Feb 17, 2017 | CNet - Airbnb buys Luxury Retreats, an upscale vacation rental site |
Competitors (24)
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9flats
9flats is a private community of people renting and letting short term accommodation to each other.
Alterkeys
Alterkeys is a community marketplace where people list and book unique accommodations around the world.
atraveo TUI Group
TUIvillas.com is TUI's international vacation rental portal serving travellers and rental owners in Europe and elsewhere
Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing is a travel community connecting a network of travelers, adventure seekers, and lifelong learners to share their experiences.
Flat4Day
Flat4Day provides vacation rentals, holiday homes, furnished apartments, and villas in Europe, Turkey.
FlatClub
FlatClub is a marketplace for trusted medium term stays - from a few weeks to a few months
FlipKey
FlipKey is a vacation rental marketplace that enables users to find and book a place to stay through its web platform.
HomeAway
HomeAway offers a platform in which travelers can browse and book vacation homes, and rental owners can advertise and manage bookings.
Partners (1)
Update
SolarCity
SolarCity provides solar energy services to homeowners, businesses, government, and non-profit organizations.
Offices/Locations (1)
UpdateHeadquarters
888 Brannan Street
San Francisco, California 94103
United States
Past Team (49)
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Aubrey Andel
Co-founder @ Ryne
Brian Armstrong
Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Coinbase
Katrin Arrubla Ocampo
Head of Talent @ Wunder Carpool
Steph Bain
Co-Founder & Partner @ TM
Event Appearances (11)
Upcoming Event Appearances (1)
Lisbon Investment Summit 2017
June 06, 2017 - June 07, 2017
Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Lisbon Investment Summit is Europe’s surprisingly informaland slightly unexpected startup conference
Past Event Appearances (10)
Tech Inclusion 2016 on Oct 26, 2016
PyCon SG 2016 on Jun 23, 2016
Awards (1)
- Best Design | WinnerAwarded at: 8th Annual Crunchies Awards on Feb 5, 2015
