Airbnb plans funding round at $10bn valuation March 20, 2014 Airbnb is in advanced talks to raise funds that’d value it at more than $10bn, reports the Wall Street Journal. The round would see the online property-rental marketplace valued above some of the largest hotel operators with whom it competes. Private equity firm TPG is in the running to lead it, said two people who [...]
Airbnb doubles bookings June 19, 2012 US home rental site Airbnb said yesterday it had seen a dramatic rise in bookings in the last five months. The number of nights booked on its site has doubled to 10m as the number of properties listed also doubled to 200,000. Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive, has highlighted international expansion as the reason for [...]