Alan Burns named as CFO of Spotahome
London: Spotahome has appointed Alan Burns as its latest chief financial officer [CFO], having started in the role this month. The former Photobox Group CFO joins the Spanish proptech company as it completes its C-Suite leadership team in anticipation of fast global growth. Burns was recognised for his wide-ranging experience in high growth international e-commerce […]
Stasher raises $2.5m in funding for global expansion strategy
UK: Luggage storage network for the sharing economy, Stasher, has announced that it has raised $2.5 million in a funding round. The round was led by VentureFriends, along with various angels including Johan Svanstrom, former president of Expedia-owned OTA giant Hotels.com, who rejoins the illustrious team of backers supporting Stasher. The funding comes after a landmark year […]
Airbnb hires Jesse Stein as global head of real estate
US: Airbnb has announced its hiring of Jesse Stein, former senior VP at KHP Capital Partners, to serve as its global head of real estate. The move shows continued interest by Airbnb in direct real estate investment, eyeing up more traditional hotel and housing style properties. KHP Capital is a real estate private equity firm […]
AirDNA partners with real estate data platform Cherre
US: Short-term rental data provider AirDNA has partnered with New York-based real estate data platform Cherre. Cherre will integrate AirDNA’s findings into its database, allowing New York real-estate investors to connect the short term rental market with possible investment decisions. AirDNA sales director Sarah Dupre said in the announcement: “Our partnership with Cherre puts AirDNA […]
Airbnb pledges pre-IPO commitment to stakeholders
US: Airbnb has announced its intention to publish annual reports for its stakeholders in addition to financial reports, after stating its commitment to creating positive good as part of its mission to be a successful business. These will serve as an internal judgement to how Airbnb identifies what it believes to be its three major […]
Short Term Rentalz · STRz podcast 2021: City Relay Solutions
Short Term Rentalz · STRz podcast 2021: City Relay Solutions