Bob W continues acquisition drive with KOTI Hotel addition
Finland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W has acquired Finnish serviced apartment operator KOTI Hotel.
Bob W acquires Estonishing Stay in Estonia
Finland / Estonia: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality startup Bob W has acquired Estonia’s largest short stay serviced apartment operator, Estonishing Stay Apartments.
Tech this out RockSTRz webinar panel announced
Worldwide: The lineup for the next RockSTRz webinar this coming Tuesday 18 May [4pm BST] – Tech this out: Tapping into the traveller psyche – has been announced. In this session, which is sponsored by session sponsor Minut and series sponsor Nuki Home Solutions, four innovators and disruptors from across the short-term rental industry will […]
Bob W raises €10m in seed funding and expands into the UK
Finland: Helsinki-based tech-driven hospitality provider Bob W has announced that it has secured ten million euros in seed round funding. The investment round was led by byFounders VC and private equity outfit Finnish Industry Investment [Tesi]. Other top European real estate and venture capitalist investors include Kaamos, Superangel, United Angels and NREP through its 2150 investment wing, which just launched […]
STRz podcast 20: Niko Karstikko, Bob W
Finland: Niko Karstikko, co-founder and CEO of Helsinki-based hospitality startup Bob W, talks to IHM editor-in-chief George Sell in the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss the company’s launch and the story behind its name, creating a five-star experience at scale, the brand’s expansion into the UK and more markets, and shifts in […]