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VC-backed Sonder beefs up executive suite
By E.B. Solomont | January 12, 2021 05:00PM
Sonder, a VC-backed hospitality startup, is beefing up its C-suite as it looks to move past a volatile few months for the travel industry. The San Francisco-based company, which leases apartments and turns them...
VC-backed Sonder beefs up executive suite
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Vacasa hires new CFO to lead “next stage of growth”
By E.B. Solomont | January 12, 2021 03:30PM
Vacation rental startup Vacasa has hired a new CFO with IPO experience, as the company lays the groundwork for...
Vacasa hires new CFO to lead “next stage of growth”
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Proptech’s winners and losers in 2020
TRD Staff | December 31, 2020 04:00PM
It’s been a year of extreme highs and extreme lows in the proptech industry. While startups offering catering to digital transactions surged, co-working and flex-office spaces struggled with a sharp drop in business, as...
Proptech’s winners and losers in 2020
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Brian Chesky reacts to IPO pop, a distressed-home platform nabs $36M
By E.B. Solomont | December 14, 2020 08:45AM
We’re all Brian Chesky Eyebrows raised and stammering. That’s how the Airbnb CEO reacted on live TV when he...
Brian Chesky reacts to IPO pop, a distressed-home platform nabs $36M
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Airbnb share price more than doubles on first day of trading
By Sylvia Varnham O'Regan | December 10, 2020 04:30PM
UPDATED, Dec. 10 2020, 5:50 p.m.: Airbnb’s stock shot up on the short-term rental company’s first day of trading,...
Airbnb share price more than doubles on first day of trading
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Airbnb now targeting $42B valuation for IPO
TRD Staff | December 07, 2020 11:00AM
Airbnb is going even bigger for its IPO. The home-rental company wants to boost the proposed share price, which would give it a valuation of as much as $42 billion, according to Bloomberg. Airbnb...
Airbnb now targeting $42B valuation for IPO
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Airbnb targets as much as $33B valuation for IPO
TRD Staff | November 30, 2020 12:30PM
Airbnb executives plan to target a higher-than-expected valuation range of as much as $33 billion for its initial public...
Airbnb targets as much as $33B valuation for IPO
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Airbnb is offering hosts company shares. But millions may miss out
By Sylvia Varnham O'Regan and E.B. Solomont | November 18, 2020 02:02PM
Airbnb is inviting hosts to enjoy in its success following a bumpy year of breakups and makeups. The startup...
Airbnb is offering hosts company shares. But millions may miss out
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Short-term rental operator Domio shuts down
TRD Staff | November 18, 2020 01:30PM
Short-term rental operator Domio is reportedly going out of business. The startup, which was founded in 2016, will shut down and sell its assets through an assignment for the benefit of creditors, with Sherwood...
Short-term rental operator Domio shuts down
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Inside Airbnb’s IPO pitch
By E.B. Solomont and Sylvia Varnham O'Regan | November 16, 2020 08:22PM
Airbnb is pitching investors with a story of resilience, despite steep losses and an uncertain path to profitability. The S-1 prospectus of the home-share startup was made public Monday, 12 years after the company...
Inside Airbnb’s IPO pitch