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Did Mikko Nurminen co-found Hostaway?
Yes. Hostaway's own leadership page, checked on 2026-09-22, lists "Mikko Nurminen — Co-Founder" alongside Marcus Rader and Saber Kordestanchi. FiBAN's member interview of November 7, 2023 states that the company "was founded in late 2015 by Marcus Rader, Saber Kordestanchi, and Mikko Nurminen," and the trade outlet Tech.eu reported on May 31, 2023 that Hostaway was "established in 2015" by the same three people.
What is Hostaway?
Hostaway sells software for running short-term and vacation rental businesses. Tech.eu reported on May 31, 2023 that it provides "an all-in-one solution for vacation property managers" and had secured "$175 million in growth capital" in a round "led by PSG." Hostaway's own site, checked on 2026-09-22, describes a property-management and channel-manager platform plus a marketplace of more than 100 partner solutions.
What did Mikko Nurminen do before Hostaway?
Greenstep's article of November 5, 2025 says his first company, Kotisivukone, "had 12,000 customers before it was sold to Fonecta," his first exit, and that he then built AddSearch, "a search technology company that worked with big clients like the European Central Bank, Tesla, and Finland's S Group," later sold to a German SaaS company. In FiBAN's interview of November 7, 2023 he says he was selling AddSearch while the Hostaway round was closing.
What does Mikko Nurminen do now?
Hostaway's leadership page, checked on 2026-09-22, still lists him as Co-Founder, with no operating title attached. FiBAN's interview of November 7, 2023 describes him as an angel investor and a FiBAN member since 2013, and an episode of the Tuloksen takana podcast released on April 10, 2025 discusses his Hostaway funding rounds and the setting up of a family office.