Houst
Short-term rental hosting services
- 101-200 employees
- Property
- Hospitality
- B2B
- Renting
- Outsourcing
- Haggerston, London, UK
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Company mission
To empower clients to rent their properties and create more opportunities for Airbnb users to explore new areas and adventures.
50% female employees
Our take
The property sharing market has exploded in the last few years, driven primarily by Airbnb. Host management services are trying to make it easier for consumers that want to let out their properties, by taking the hassle of it away charging a cut of the rental fees.
Formerly known as Airsorted, Houst was one of the first companies in this space, which enabled it to expand quickly and capture a large portion of the market. Hostmaker, a rival to Houst, went bust and Houst acquired a portion of Hostmaker’s non-UK operations, mainly in France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, as well as the UK accounts.
These are operationally complicated businesses, so scaling will be challenging. After a difficult few years, re-establishing itself and moving forward will be the main focus of the company. Houst is currently active in 23 cities with more than 8,000 listings.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Wellbeing. A hub with fitness, nutrition, mediation, talking therapy. Betterhelp coverage for mental health support.
- Employee Discounts. Money off at a whole range of restaurants, cafes, gyms and cinemas with the Perkbox app
- Snacks. The lauded snack cupboard. And no, it’s not all bananas and apples (although we have them too!)
- Culture. From team social events to 5-a-side, we’ve put time into getting our work culture just right
- Parental Leave. Family comes first. We offer enhanced leave to spend time with your new child, regardless of your gender
- Pawternity. We encourage proud parents of new pets to work from home to help their new member settle in
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jun 2020
$3.3m
CONVERTIBLE
Jun 2019
$1.9m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $22.9m
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Leadership
James Jenkins-Yates
(CEO)Airbnb Host and Entrepreneur. They are a Chairman & Investor of UnderstockMe and Chairman of the Board of Property Services Company. They are also a Certified Mortgage Advisor.