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Airbnb

Travel marketplace launched by three founders in 2008 after an initial hosting experiment in 2007.

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Travel marketplace launched by three founders in 2008 after an initial hosting experiment in 2007.

Funding events

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  1. Airbnb ↗

    Airbnb · Seed · 2009

    Source assertionCurated researchFinancing event
    Date · basis unspecified
    Date not recorded
    Stage
    Seed
    Financing
    Type not specified
    Closing status
    Closed

    Source context: Sequoia’s first-person transcript says the seed financing closed in 2009. It does not explicitly designate a lead investor; the earlier lead label is narrowed.

    No amount recorded in this event’s evidence.

    Event reference: funding:airbnb:seed-2009

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Organizations and connections

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  1. Brian Chesky→Airbnb

    Co-founded

    foundedFrom 2008 · end not recordedCurated evidence
  2. Joe Gebbia→Airbnb

    Co-founded

    foundedFrom 2008 · end not recordedCurated evidence
  3. Nathan Blecharczyk→Airbnb

    Co-founded

    foundedFrom 2008 · end not recordedCurated evidence
  4. Sequoia Capital→Airbnb

    Backed the 2009 seed financing

    invested in2009Curated evidence
    Stage
    Seed
    Investor role
    Investor role not specified
    Financing
    Type not specified
    Closing status
    Closed

    Source context: Sequoia’s first-person transcript says the seed financing closed in 2009. It does not explicitly designate a lead investor; the earlier lead label is narrowed.

    No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

    Event reference: funding:airbnb:seed-2009

  5. Nathan Blecharczyk→Airbnb

    Affiliated with

    affiliated withDates not recordedWikidata statement
  6. Brian Chesky→Airbnb

    Chief executive of

    leadsFrom 2008 · end not recordedWikidata statement
  7. Chris Lehane→Airbnb

    Works or worked for

    employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
  8. Joe Gebbia→Airbnb

    Works or worked for

    employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
  9. Brian Chesky→Airbnb

    Founded

    foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
  10. Brian Chesky→Airbnb

    Works or worked for

    employed byFrom 2008 · end not recordedWikidata statement
  11. Brian Chesky→Airbnb

    Affiliated with

    affiliated withDates not recordedWikidata statement
  12. Laphonza Butler→Airbnb

    Works or worked for

    employed by2020–2021Wikidata statement
  13. Nathan Blecharczyk→Airbnb

    Works or worked for

    employed byFrom 2008 · end not recordedWikidata statement
  14. Nathan Blecharczyk→Airbnb

    Founded

    foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
  15. Joe Gebbia→Airbnb

    Founded

    foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement