Habyt Raises $42 Million for Home and Hotel Rental Platform: Startup Funding Roundup
Photo Credit: Habyt recently opened The Waterfront hotel in Berlin. Habyt / Habyt
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Three tech-enabled property managers — typically less affected by increasing short-term rental regulations — have announced fundraises recently.
Travel Startup Funding This Week
Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Reporter Justin Dawes at jd@skift.com if you have funding news.Twelve travel tech startups announced more than $147 million in fundraises in the past two weeks.
>>Habyt, an apartment and short-term rental manager and booking platform, has raised $42.4 million (€40 million) in series C funding.
This round is led by Korelya Capital and Deutsche Invest, with support from Exor Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst, P101, ITALIA500-Azimut, HV Capital, Vorwerk Ventures, Norwest, Kinnevik, Burda Principal Investments, and Inveready.
Berlin-based Habyt said its platform offers rentals in co-living spaces, homes, and hotels for locals and travelers, particularly digital nomads.
The company has now raised nearly $74 million, according to Crunchbase. Since its series B in 2021, Habyt has expanded to North America and Asia via acquisitions of Common Living and Hmlet.
Habyt has grown from 5,000 units in 18 cities last year to 30,000 units in more than 50 cities on three continents.
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