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Hostaway

Hostaway is a Toronto company whose software runs short-term and vacation rental operations — listing distribution, guest messaging, pricing and payments in one system. Marcus Räder co-founded it in 2015 and bootstrapped it for years; it has since raised $175 million and then $365 million USD.

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The people

Marcus RäderCo-founder & CEO · 1 TechTO talk
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Saber KordestanchiCo-founderprofile coming
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Mikko NurminenCo-founderprofile coming

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About

Marcus Räder, Saber Kordestanchi and Mikko Nurminen founded Hostaway in 2015 to automate the work of managing short-term rental properties, and bootstrapped it for years before taking outside money. Its platform handles listing distribution across Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com along with guest messaging, pricing and payments. PSG led a $175-million investment in 2023, and in December 2024 General Atlantic led a $365-million US growth investment with PSG participating. Räder presented lessons from building startups in Toronto and Finland at TechTO in January 2019.

Backers

General Atlantic led the 2024 growth round; PSG led the 2023 $175M investment and participated in 2024

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Quick answers

What does Hostaway do?

It is management software for short-term and vacation rental operators, covering listing distribution, guest messaging, pricing and payments.

Who founded Hostaway?

Marcus Räder, Saber Kordestanchi and Mikko Nurminen, in 2015. Räder is CEO.

How much has Hostaway raised?

$175 million led by PSG in 2023, then a $365-million US growth investment led by General Atlantic announced in December 2024.

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