Airbnb was founded in 2008 and has since grown to be valued at $10 billion after raising $475 million in 2014. It now has over 25 million guests staying in listings across 190 countries annually. Airbnb takes a 9-12% commission on each booking, splitting it between a 3% host fee and 6-9% from the guest. While facing some competition from hotels and similar homestay sites, Airbnb's large global network and funding positions it for continued strong growth.

1. Siddharth Suresh (sisuresh)

2. Sample Products

3. Financial Info
• Valued at $10 billion from $475 million raised in April 2014
• Current funding round will value it at around $20 billion
• Over 25 million guests in 190 countries
• Airbnb makes 9%-12% on every transaction
• 3% from host, 6-9% from buyer

4. Company History
• October 2007 – Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia come up
with idea.
• August 2008 - Airbnb launches
• January 2009 - Accepted into Y Combinator with 20k
funding
• November 2010 - Raised $7.2 million
• February 2011 - 1 million nights booked
• July 2011 - Raised $112 million
• June 2012 - 10 million nights booked
• April 2014 – Raised $475 million

5. What’s Hot

6. Secret Sauce
• Availability around the world
• Over 34,000 cities
• Customers with extra space can easily make money.
• Host Protection Insurance
• Due to bad publicity

7. Story

8. Competition
• Large hotel chains
• Wyndam Hotel Group, Best Western, Hilton, Marriot
• Sites similar to Airbnb
• Homeaway, Roomorama, 9flats

9. Prediction
• Weak competition will lead to even more growth
• Large amount of funding
• Needs to watch out for Regulations