Would You Fund It?

2008 · Seed

Would you have funded Airbnb?

Rent an air mattress in a stranger's apartment

Two designers rented air mattresses on their floor to conference-goers when local hotels sold out. Now they want a website where anyone can rent out space in their home to travellers. They have few users so far.

  • Joined a startup accelerator for a small seed investment
  • Few listings outside big events
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🦄 Breakout

Airbnb It became a public company in December 2020, raising $3.5 billion in its IPO.

A startup accelerator invested.

Sources: Airbnb (Wikipedia)

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