Joe Gebbia

Co-founder of Airbnb.

Organizations and connections

Affiliations retain their dates and sources. Roles may be historical; a missing end date does not establish a current role. Machine classifications need review; a co-mention alone does not establish a relationship.

1. Joe Gebbia→Airbnb

   Co-founded

   foundedFrom 2008 · end not recordedCurated evidence
   • Airbnb: founding and financing history ↗Sequoia Capital
2. Joe Gebbia→Rhode Island School of Design

   Educated at

   educated atDates not recordedWikidata statement
   • Wikidata: Joe Gebbia ↗Wikidata · P69 · Statement Q19560551$8DDBEDE3-5053-4F23-87C8-3524DC6E6C4BNo external reference recorded in this Wikidata statement
   • Wikidata: Joe Gebbia ↗Wikidata
3. Joe Gebbia→Airbnb

   Works or worked for

   employed byDates not recordedWikidata statement
   • Wikidata: Joe Gebbia ↗Wikidata · P108 · Statement Q19560551$7d247c11-46e8-905b-4486-4aa893550a39No external reference recorded in this Wikidata statement
   • Wikidata: Joe Gebbia ↗Wikidata
4. Joe Gebbia→Brookwood High School

   Educated at

   educated atDates not recordedWikidata statement
   • Wikidata: Joe Gebbia ↗Wikidata · P69 · Statement Q19560551$8FD8E9BD-EE26-4A2A-A452-EDCEFF98AB5F1 reference record retained in the source statement
   • Wikidata: Joe Gebbia ↗Wikidata
5. Joe Gebbia→Airbnb

   Founded

   foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
   • Wikidata: Airbnb ↗Wikidata · P112 · Statement Q63327$8a639e1d-4048-4df0-1e5f-1c437f25c7ac1 reference record retained in the source statement
   • Wikidata: Airbnb ↗Wikidata
6. Brian Chesky↔Joe Gebbia

   Reported colleagues

   colleague ofDates not recordedMachine-classified · review needed

   This relationship type was extracted automatically from the cited reporting and needs review.

   • The story behind Mashape ↗www.businessinsider.com · 2017-03-23
7. Joe Gebbia↔Nathan Blecharczyk

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

   co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • An Open Letter to Airbnb The pitchforks are coming ↗survivingtomorrow.org · 2021-08-27
   • For Airbnb employees, dream turns into disillusionment ↗www.sfgate.com · 2019-09-22
   • The $99B Idea: How Uber and Airbnb Won ↗www.bloomberg.com · 2017-01-28
   • How Airbnb took over the world ↗www.theguardian.com · 2019-05-05
   • Airbnb co-founder: 'We believe it's time for our invention, and it appears the world agrees' ↗www.theguardian.com · 2013-06-05
8. Joe Gebbia↔Paul Graham

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

   co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • Airbnb: The Ebay for the Entire House ↗www.forbes.com · 2010-11-18
   • Tim Ferriss on Y Combinator and the Art of Pitch: 'Always Be Closing' ↗www.fourhourworkweek.com · 2012-09-25
   • How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb Into a Billion Dollar Business ↗firstround.com · 2014-08-07
9. Joe Gebbia↔Mark Kelly

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

   co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • Musk defends Doge and cuts on Fox News: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’ ↗www.theguardian.com · 2025-03-27
10. Joe Gebbia↔Yuri Milner

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Airbnb bags $112 million in Series B From Andreessen, DST And General Catalyst ↗techcrunch.com · 2011-07-25
11. Joe Gebbia↔Martín Casado

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The story behind Mashape ↗www.businessinsider.com · 2017-03-23
12. Joe Gebbia↔Jeff Weiner

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Why everything breaks at 25 employees ↗getlighthouse.com · 2015-03-06
13. Elon Musk↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Tesla directors agree to return $735M following claims they were overpaid ↗www.engadget.com · 2023-07-18
    • We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did ↗www.theguardian.com · 2025-12-30
    • Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk’s Government Initiative ↗www.nytimes.com · 2025-02-14
    • ‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-06-28
    • ‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule ↗www.theguardian.com · 2025-11-23
14. Joe Gebbia↔Kevin Systrom

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Founders that came from wealthy backgrounds ↗news.ycombinator.com · 2022-06-08
15. Ben Horowitz↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Airbnb bags $112 million in Series B From Andreessen, DST And General Catalyst ↗techcrunch.com · 2011-07-25
16. Drew Houston↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Tim Ferriss on Y Combinator and the Art of Pitch: 'Always Be Closing' ↗www.fourhourworkweek.com · 2012-09-25
17. Bill Gates↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Founders that came from wealthy backgrounds ↗news.ycombinator.com · 2022-06-08
    • We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did ↗www.theguardian.com · 2025-12-30
18. Joe Gebbia↔Pierre Omidyar

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth ↗abovethecrowd.com · 2019-03-01
19. Chris Sacca↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Airbnb Acqui-Hires Brian Pokorny And The Batch/DailyBooth Team ↗techcrunch.com · 2012-07-24
20. Joe Gebbia↔Andrew Grove

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Why everything breaks at 25 employees ↗getlighthouse.com · 2015-03-06
21. Brian Chesky↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Airbnb: The Ebay for the Entire House ↗www.forbes.com · 2010-11-18
    • How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world ↗www.theverge.com · 2016-08-03
    • Airbnb Acqui-Hires Brian Pokorny And The Batch/DailyBooth Team ↗techcrunch.com · 2012-07-24
    • The story behind Mashape ↗www.businessinsider.com · 2017-03-23
    • Airbnb is making life hell for young renters in tourist hotspots ↗www.dazeddigital.com · 2023-05-16
22. Joe Gebbia↔Reid Hoffman

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Airbnb: The Ebay for the Entire House ↗www.forbes.com · 2010-11-18
23. Joe Gebbia↔Mark Zuckerberg

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Founders that came from wealthy backgrounds ↗news.ycombinator.com · 2022-06-08
    • Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk: ‘A body? It’s unusual, but it wasn’t as if it was in the front yard’ ↗www.theguardian.com · 2016-03-04
24. Joe Gebbia↔Phil Libin

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Why everything breaks at 25 employees ↗getlighthouse.com · 2015-03-06
25. Joe Gebbia↔Chris Lehane

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • For Airbnb employees, dream turns into disillusionment ↗www.sfgate.com · 2019-09-22
    • Airbnb faces worldwide opposition. It plans a movement to rise up in its defence ↗www.theguardian.com · 2016-10-29
    • 'Whole trip' service makes Airbnb bigger than ever, but many want tougher rules ↗www.theguardian.com · 2016-11-18
26. Joe Gebbia↔Douglas Leone

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • For Airbnb employees, dream turns into disillusionment ↗www.sfgate.com · 2019-09-22
27. Joe Gebbia↔Travis Kalanick

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The story behind Mashape ↗www.businessinsider.com · 2017-03-23
    • Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth ↗abovethecrowd.com · 2019-03-01
28. Joe Gebbia↔Evan Spiegel

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Founders that came from wealthy backgrounds ↗news.ycombinator.com · 2022-06-08
29. Joe Gebbia↔Marc Andreessen

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Airbnb bags $112 million in Series B From Andreessen, DST And General Catalyst ↗techcrunch.com · 2011-07-25
30. Joe Gebbia↔Jack Dorsey

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Founders that came from wealthy backgrounds ↗news.ycombinator.com · 2022-06-08
31. Arash Ferdowsi↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Tim Ferriss on Y Combinator and the Art of Pitch: 'Always Be Closing' ↗www.fourhourworkweek.com · 2012-09-25
32. Jeff Bezos↔Joe Gebbia

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Founders that came from wealthy backgrounds ↗news.ycombinator.com · 2022-06-08
33. Joe Gebbia↔Bret Baier

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Musk defends Doge and cuts on Fox News: ‘Almost no one has gotten fired’ ↗www.theguardian.com · 2025-03-27
34. Joe Gebbia↔Steve Jobs

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • 'Whole trip' service makes Airbnb bigger than ever, but many want tougher rules ↗www.theguardian.com · 2016-11-18