Airbnb: $7.2M VC investment turned into $35B

Airbnb is an American online marketplace and hospitality service brokerage company. Members can use the service to arrange or offer lodging, primarily homestays, or tourism experiences.

The company does not own any of the real estate listings, nor does it host events; it acts as a broker, receiving commissions from each booking.

How Airbnb looked like in the early days

AirBnB's first website, 2008
AirBnB’s first website, 2008
AirBnB's website at IPO, 2011
AirBnB’s website at IPO, 2011
AirBnB's website in 2013
AirBnB’s website in 2013

Airbnb Further Investment From Initial Pitch Deck

Sep 5, 2018Secondary Market – Airbnb
Sep 1, 2017Secondary Market – Airbnb
May 10, 2017Secondary Market – Airbnb
Mar 9, 2017Series F – Airbnb$447.8MCapitalG, TCV
Oct 17, 2016Secondary Market – Airbnb
Sep 22, 2016Series F – Airbnb$555.5MCapitalG, TCV
Jun 16, 2016Debt Financing – Airbnb$1BJP Morgan Chase
Nov 20, 2015Series E – Airbnb$100MFirstMark
Jun 28, 2015Series E – Airbnb$1.5BGeneral Atlantic,Hillhouse Capital Group, Tiger Global Management
Apr 1, 2015Secondary Market – Airbnb
Apr 16, 2014Series D – Airbnb$475M
Oct 28, 2013Series C – Airbnb$200MFounders Fund
Jul 25, 2011Series B – Airbnb$112MAndreessen Horowitz
Nov 10, 2010Series A – Airbnb$7.2MGreylock Partners
Apr 1, 2009Seed Round – Airbnb$600KSequoia Capital
Jan 1, 2009Seed Round – Airbnb$20KY Combinator

Airbnb’s Acquisitions

Mar 7, 2019HotelTonight acquired by Airbnb
Jan 25, 2019Gaest.com acquired by Airbnb
Dec 11, 2018Luckey acquired by Airbnb
Nov 16, 2017AdBasis acquired by Airbnb
Nov 16, 2017Accomable acquired by Airbnb
Jun 16, 2017Trooly acquired by Airbnb
May 2, 2017Deco Software acquired by Airbnb
Feb 23, 2017Tilt acquired by Airbnb
Feb 10, 2017$200MLuxury Retreats acquired by Airbnb
Sep 19, 2016Trip4real acquired by Airbnb
Apr 13, 2016ChangeCoin acquired by Airbnb
Sep 29, 2015Lapka acquired by Airbnb
Sep 11, 2015Vamo acquired by Airbnb
Dec 2, 2014Pencil Labs acquired by Airbnb
Dec 1, 2012Localmind acquired by Airbnb
Oct 3, 2012Fondu acquired by Airbnb
Jul 24, 2012DailyBooth acquired by Airbnb
Jul 2012NabeWise acquired by Airbnb
Mar 20, 2012Crashpadder acquired by Airbnb
Jun 1, 2011Accoleo acquired by Airbnb

Airbnb growth stats

Airbnb valuation

  • Jun 2016: $30 billion
  • Nov 2015: $26 billion
  • Oct 2014: $13 billion
  • Apr 2014: $10 billion
  • Oct 2012: $3 billion
  • Jul 2011: $1 billion

Airbnb Valuation, compared to hotel industry giants

2019

  • Airbnb: $35 billion
  • Hilton Hotels: $24 billion
  • Hyatt Hotels: $7.5 billion
  • Marriott: $46 billion

2018:

  • Airbnb: $31 billion
  • Hilton Hotels: $25 billion
  • Hyatt Hotels: $9 billion

2011

  • Hilton Hotels: $19 billion
  • Hyatt Hotels: $7 billion
  • Airbnb: $1 billion

2009

  • Marriott: $8 billion
  • Airbnb: $2.4 million

2008

  • Hilton Hotels: $26 billion
  • Hyatt Hotels: $6 billion
  • Airbnb: $0 (launch year)

Airbnb’s number of guests on New Year’s Eve

  • 2018: 3.7 million
  • 2017: 3 million
  • 2016: 2 million
  • 2015: 1.1 million
  • 2014: 540,000
  • 2013: 250,000
  • 2012: 108,000
  • 2011: 31,000
  • 2010: 6,000
  • 2009: 1,400

Source: Crunchbase.com and Jon Erlichman

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