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Zeus Living
Flexible, furnished home provider
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Property
- B2B
- Renting
- Real Estate
- SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
Zeus Living's mission is to provide anyone with the ability to live comfortably, stylishly, and reliably.
27% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Property management company Zeus Living is one of the many companies looking to fit themselves into the dependably growing US rental market. Backed by Airbnb, the company leases and manages pre-furnished properties to companies and students.
Zeus Living’s plans for US metropolitan expansion in 2019 were scuppered by COVID-19, followed by layoffs, a valuation nosedive, cancelled contracts, and disputes with landlords. They pivoted, however, to target customers either displaced or travelling for work over the pandemic, and added an online marketplace for third party listings, like Airbnb (who have subsequently made additional investment in the company). This astute move has helped the company get back to turning a profit, and could prove attractive for further investors looking to see the sector redefined post-pandemic.
Zeus Living weathered a rough storm, and its newly diversified set of offerings is likely to see it enjoy more success going forward. Certainly, it has demonstrated an agility and market sense that is likely to benefit it as the rental industry develops.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 12 company holidays, up to 20 paid days off per year, plus sick, bereavement, and volunteer days
- Vision and dental insurance
- 401k plan plus matching
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- We build trust and put our teams first through transparency
- We get it done and learn while doing it
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Oct 2021
$55m
SERIES C
May 2020
$15m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $139.1m
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Leadership
Kulveer Taggar
(CEO)Having studied at Oxford, Kulveer worked for almost 5 years as a Deutsche Bank Analyst, before co-founding Boso.com and Auctomatic. Alongside being a startup investor, they co-founded Zeus Living in March 2011.
Srini Panguluri
(Co-founder)Srini took a Computer Science and Economics Degree at Stanford prior to 2 years at Oracle and founding WebShaka. They left their role as Director of eHarmony.com in March 2011 to co-found Zeus Living with Joe and Kulveer.
Joe Wong
(CTO)Joe worked at Oracle for over a year after an MIT degree, before co-founding WebShaka and serving as an eHarmony Director. They left with Srini to co-found Zeus Living, serving as CTO since 2014.