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Airbnb, Inc. (/ ˌ ɛər ˌ b iː ɛ n ˈ b iː / AIR-BEE-en-BEE) is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays and experiences in various countries and regions. The company acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking. Airbnb was founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky, Nathan ...
January. Funding. Airbnb is accepted into Y Combinator 's Winter 2009 batch and receives $20,000 in funding. [9][10] Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham says that even though he is not a fan of Airbnb's idea, he is impressed by their creative methods for bootstrapping their funding situation by selling cereal. [8][11] 2009.
Occupation (s) Airbnb CEO and co-founder. Brian Joseph Chesky (born August 29, 1981) is an American businessman and industrial designer and the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Chesky is the 355th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $7.8 billion, [1] mostly due to his ownership of 67 million shares of Airbnb.
When shares in Airbnb opened at $144.71 on the Nasdaq Stock Market in December 2020, it marked one of the most successful IPOs in history.. The rental platform’s shares skyrocketed on their ...
Vacation rental company Airbnb sees a huge opportunity to grow its long-term rental business as short-term rentals are under growing scrutiny in tourist hot spots like Athens and Barcelona. The ...
Joseph Gebbia Jr. (born August 21, 1981) is an American designer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of home rental company Airbnb.Gebbia is the 386th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $7.4 billion, [1] mostly due to his ownership of 53 million shares of Airbnb.
Airbnb wants more renters, and not just homeowners, to be able to become hosts on its short-term rental platform. The company on Friday announced that it is doubling down on efforts to work with ...
Nathan Blecharczyk (born 1983) is the co-founder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb, and chairman of Airbnb China. [1] Blecharczyk was also the company's first chief technology officer. [2] Blecharczyk is the 203rd richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $9.4 billion, [3] mostly due to his ownership of 62 million ...