Type of site | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010, Launch: March 2011 |
| Headquarters | Singapore[1] |
| Owner | eVentures, Redpoint, T-Ventures, Founders |
| Founder(s) | Stephan Uhrenbacher Roman Bach |
| Key people | Stephan Uhrenbacher, Chairman |
| Industry | Lodging |
| URL | www |
| Part of a series on |
| Homestays |
|---|
| Hospitality exchange services |
| Hospitality for work |
| Hospitality for money |
| Home exchange and others |
9flats is an online marketplace enabling people to lease or rent short-term lodging. The company does not own any lodging; it is merely a broker and receives commissions from both guests and hosts in conjunction with every booking.[2]
The site competes with Airbnb.[3]
It has over 50,000 members and 30,000 hosts in 104 countries.[4]
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- ^ Couts, Andrew (23 May 2011). "Travel hotel-free by finding unique lodging online". Digital Trends.
- ^ Palmer, Maija (28 October 2011). "Berlin emerges as technology challenger". Financial Times.
- ^ "9flats.com". 9flats LinkedIn page. LinkedIn.