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Airbnb Founders

Brian Chesky
Brian Chesky
Co-founder, CEO @ Airbnb

YC Companies Founded by Airbnb Alumni

72 YC-backed companies founded by former Airbnb employees

Direct - 47 companies

Airbnb β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/redir/suspicious-page?url=Line%2eBuild
Dasha Cherepennikova Dasha Cherepennikova (Product Lead) Stephanie Grewal Stephanie Grewal (Product Manager, Financial Fraud)
InspectMind AI YC W24
inspectmind.ai
Airbnb β†’ InspectMind AI
Shuangling YinπŸ‘·β€β™€οΈ Shuangling YinπŸ‘·β€β™€οΈ (Senior Software Engineer)
Instrumentl YC S16
instrumentl.com
Airbnb β†’ Instrumentl
Gauri Manglik Gauri Manglik (Product Manager, Discovery and Last-minute Booking)
Instant YC S22
instantdb.com
Airbnb β†’ Instant
Joe Averbukh Joe Averbukh (Senior Software Engineer)
Invert YC S14
invertbio.com
Airbnb β†’ Invert
Martin Tromp Permin Martin Tromp Permin (Partnerships & Marketing Specialist)
Malama Health YC S22
heymalama.com
Airbnb β†’ Malama Health
Orlando (Zongsheng) Li Orlando (Zongsheng) Li (Senior Software Engineer)
Marr Labs YC W24
marrlabs.com
Airbnb β†’ Marr Labs
Han Shu Han Shu (Data Science Lead, Growth & Traffic Platform)
Modal YC W16
modalup.com
Airbnb β†’ Modal
Aaron Krane Aaron Krane (Investor)
moonrepo YC W23
moonrepo.dev
Airbnb β†’ moonrepo
James Pozdena James Pozdena (Engineering Manager, Service Excellence) Miles Johnson Miles Johnson (Senior Software Engineer)
Moonshot Brands YC W21
moonshotbrands.com
Airbnb β†’ Moonshot Brands
Craig I. Craig I. (Senior Manager)
Noya YC W23
noya.io
Airbnb β†’ Noya
Devin Abbott Devin Abbott (Software Engineer) David E. Chen David E. Chen (Lead Design Technologist)
Numeral YC W23
numeral.com
Airbnb β†’ Numeral
Sam Ross Sam Ross (Growth Marketing & Product)
OpenFoundry (YC W24) YC W24
openfoundry.ai
Airbnb β†’ OpenFoundry (YC W24)
Tyler L. Tyler L. (Product Strategy)
Outschool YC W16
outschool.com
Airbnb β†’ Outschool
Nick Grandy Nick Grandy (Lead Engineer)
ProhostAI
prohost.ai
Airbnb β†’ ProhostAI
Bill Ulammandakh Bill Ulammandakh (Staff Data Scientist, Algorithms)
Pulley YC W20
pulley.com
Airbnb β†’ Pulley
Grant Oladipo Grant Oladipo (Director of Engineering)
Pylon YC W23
usepylon.com
Airbnb β†’ Pylon
Marty Kausas Marty Kausas (Software Engineer)
Rainforest
rainforest.life
Airbnb β†’ Rainforest
Jia Jih Chai Jia Jih Chai (Managing Director, SE-Asia & India. Head of APAC Host Operations)
Riveter YC F24
riveterhq.com
Airbnb β†’ Riveter
Erica Clark Erica Clark (Software Engineer)
Roame (YC S23) YC S23
roame.travel
Airbnb β†’ Roame (YC S23)
Ziyuan (Zi) L. Ziyuan (Zi) L. (Engineering)
SafetyKit YC S23
safetykit.com
Airbnb β†’ SafetyKit
Alex Rosenblatt Alex Rosenblatt (Fraud and Risk Analyst, Project Manager)
sFOX YC S14
sfox.com
Airbnb β†’ sFOX
Akbar Thobhani Akbar Thobhani (Head of Growth / BD / Payments)
Shepherd YC W21
shepherdinsurance.com
Airbnb β†’ Shepherd
Mo El Mahallawy Mo El Mahallawy (Senior Software Engineer)
Simple Circa
simplecirca.com
Airbnb β†’ Simple Circa
Derek Dahmer Derek Dahmer (Senior Software Engineer)
Talc YC S23
talc.ai
Airbnb β†’ Talc
Matt Lee Matt Lee (Senior Software Engineer, Samara)
Topkey YC W21
topkey.io
Airbnb β†’ Topkey
Jonathan Sukhia Jonathan Sukhia (Head of Management Partnerships, Hotels)
Twenty YC S23
twenty.com
Airbnb β†’ Twenty
FΓ©lix Malfait FΓ©lix Malfait (Product Lead)
VaultPay (YC S23) YC S23
vaultpay.io
Airbnb β†’ VaultPay (YC S23)
Ntambwa Basambombo Ntambwa Basambombo (Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead)
Ventures Together
venturestogether.com
Airbnb β†’ Ventures Together
Tom Savage Tom Savage (Self-Builder)
Zip YC S20
ziphq.com
Airbnb β†’ Zip
Rujul Zaparde Rujul Zaparde (Product Manager, Trips & Search) Lu Cheng Lu Cheng (Engineering Manager)
Abel YC W24
tryabel.com
Airbnb β†’ Abel
Sean Safahi Sean Safahi (Product + Partnerships, Payments)
AirAngels YC S13
angel.co
Airbnb β†’ AirAngels
Rehan A. Rehan A. (BD Lead, Global Host Growth) Daniel Rumennik Daniel Rumennik (Global Operations)
Berbix (now part of Socure) YC S18
berbix.com
Airbnb β†’ Berbix (now part of Socure)
Eric Levine Eric Levine (Engineer) Steve Kirkham Steve Kirkham (Product Lead)
Blaze AI YC W22
withblaze.app
Airbnb β†’ Blaze AI
Chirag Mahapatra Chirag Mahapatra (Engineering Leader)
Carbonfact YC S21
carbonfact.com
Airbnb β†’ Carbonfact
Martin D. Martin D. (Data Science Lead)
Centauri AI YC W24
centauri-ai.tech
Airbnb β†’ Centauri AI
Milan Shen Milan Shen (Data Science Manager)
Cheqout YC W21
cheqout.com
Airbnb β†’ Cheqout
Jamie Sunderland Jamie Sunderland (Software Engineer) David Rincon-Cruz David Rincon-Cruz (Software Engineer)
Clay YC W21
clay3d.io
Airbnb β†’ Clay
Phillippe Siclait Phillippe Siclait (Software Engineer)
Coinbase YC S12
coinbase.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase
Brian Armstrong Brian Armstrong (Technical Product Manager)
Collate
collate.com
Airbnb β†’ Collate
Jigish Patel Jigish Patel (Staff Software Engineer)
coil YC W23
trycoil.com
Airbnb β†’ coil
Ryan Hall Ryan Hall (Software Engineer)
Curious Fictions YC W18
curiousfictions.com
Airbnb β†’ Curious Fictions
Tanya Breshears Tanya Breshears (Design Engineer)
Dear Brightly YC W18
dearbrightly.com
Airbnb β†’ Dear Brightly
Amy Chiu Amy Chiu (Product Manager, Growth)
Emerge Tools YC W21
emergetools.com
Airbnb β†’ Emerge Tools
Noah Martin Noah Martin (Software Developer Intern)
extend YC W23
extend.ai
Airbnb β†’ extend
Hari Anbarasu Hari Anbarasu (Senior Software Engineer)
FleetWorks YC S23
fleetworks.ai
Airbnb β†’ FleetWorks
Quang Tran Quang Tran (Software Engineer)
Glow Energy YC W22
glowenergy.com
Airbnb β†’ Glow Energy
Greg Sirotek Greg Sirotek (Head of Home Experience, Airbnb Lux)

Level 1 - 24 companies

rift YC W23
rift.com
Airbnb β†’ Pulley β†’ rift
Edvard Eriksson Edvard Eriksson (Growth Lead)
Affil.ai (YC S24) YC S23
affil.ai
Airbnb β†’ Roame (YC S23) β†’ Affil.ai (YC S24)
John Ta John Ta (Founding Growth Strategy Associate)
Codes Health YC S24
getcodeshealth.com
Airbnb β†’ Pulley β†’ Codes Health
Austin M. Austin M. (Lead Product Manager)
Coursedog YC W19
coursedog.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Coursedog
Chris Rec Chris Rec (Engineering Manager, Security Engineering)
Decent YC W22
decent.xyz
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Decent
Will Kantaros Will Kantaros (Software Engineer Intern)
Denormalized YC S22
denormalized.io
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Denormalized
Amey Chaugule Amey Chaugule (Staff Software Engineer - Data & Machine Learning Platform)
Dharma YC S17
dharma.io
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Dharma
Nadav Hollander Nadav Hollander (Software Engineer)
Dili (YC S23) YC S23
dili.ai
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Dili (YC S23)
Anand Chaturvedi Anand Chaturvedi (Product Manager) Stephanie Song Stephanie Song (Corporate Development & Ventures) Brian Fernandez Brian Fernandez (Software Engineer)
Elph YC W19
elph.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Elph
Tanooj Luthra Tanooj Luthra (Senior Crypto Engineer)
Flyflow (YC S24) YC S24
flyflow.ai
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Flyflow (YC S24)
Pritee Tembhekar Pritee Tembhekar (Product Manager)
Fuzzbuzz YC W19
fuzzbuzz.io
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Fuzzbuzz
Everest Munro Everest Munro (Contractor)
Infinite YC W25
infinite.dev
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Infinite
Nikhil Srinivasan Nikhil Srinivasan (New Assets & Ventures)
LiteLLM (YC W23) YC W17
github.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ LiteLLM (YC W23)
Ishaan Jaffer Ishaan Jaffer (Software Engineer)
Observee
observee.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Observee
Chris Hailey Chris Hailey (Engineering)
Peg YC W20
paymobil.co
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Peg
Daniel Nordh Daniel Nordh (Design Manager, Consumer Products)
PearAI
trypear.ai
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ PearAI
Nang Ang Nang Ang (Software Engineer Intern)
Pierre YC W23
pierre.co
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Pierre
Ian Ownbey Ian Ownbey (Staff Software Engineer)
PoplarML (YC W23) YC W23
poplarml.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ PoplarML (YC W23)
Danna Liu Danna Liu (Backend Software Engineer)
RecipeUI YC S23
recipeui.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ RecipeUI
Samuel S. Samuel S. (Product Manager)
Rowboat (YC S24) YC S24
rowboatlabs.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Rowboat (YC S24)
Akhilesh Sudhakar Akhilesh Sudhakar (Product Lead) Arjun Maheswaran Arjun Maheswaran (Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer)
Sweetspot (YC S23) YC S23
sweetspot.so
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Sweetspot (YC S23)
Sachin S. Sachin S. (Software Engineer) Philip Kung Philip Kung (Software Engineer)
Vibe Code Go (YC S25)
vibecodego.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Vibe Code Go (YC S25)
Chris Nolet Chris Nolet (Senior Software Engineer)
Ziina Ψ²ΩŠΩ†Ψ© YC W21
ziina.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Ziina Ψ²ΩŠΩ†Ψ©
Andrew Gold Andrew Gold (Software Engineer)
Alphawatch.AI YC W23
alphawatch.ai
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Alphawatch.AI
Varun V. Varun V. (Software Engineer)

Level 2 - 1 companies

Brevy Care YC S20
brevy.com
Airbnb β†’ Coinbase β†’ Coursedog β†’ Brevy Care
Mohamed Malik Mohamed Malik (Director of Artificial Intelligence)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who founded Airbnb?

Airbnb was founded by Brian Chesky.

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