Articles about vacasa

Vacasa founder raises $10.1M for new startup that targets vacation rental property owners

The founder and former CEO of Vacasa is leading a new, Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental platform called Fairly, which emerged… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly CFO will step down; OfferUp hires former Kellogg exec; and more

— Susanna Morgan is stepping down as CFO of Remitly. Morgan joined the Seattle-based digital remittance company in 2018, following finance… Read More

Vacation rental giant Vacasa to go public via SPAC at $4.5B valuation, reveals revenue projections

Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental platform Vacasa is going public. The company announced Thursday that it will merge with TPG Pace… Read More

Vacasa acquires competitor TurnKey to bolster vacation rental platform

Portland, Ore.-based vacation rental company Vacasa said Thursday it plans to acquire Austin-based TurnKey Vacation Rentals, one of its primary… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

— George “Skip” Battle, the former CEO of AskJeeves, has resigned from Expedia Group’s board of directors. He originally joined… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s new executive VP; Puppet preps for IPO; Vacasa adds tech vets to board

— Microsoft added to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Christopher Young as executive vice president of business… Read More

GeekWire 200 Update: Seattle and Pacific NW startups raise big funding rounds amid pandemic

The leading privately-held companies across the Pacific Northwest are raising giant swaths of cash and increasing their valuations despite the… Read More

Silver Lake makes another travel bet, leads $108M investment in vacation rental platform Vacasa

Silver Lake is betting big on the travel industry despite the ongoing global pandemic. The top Silicon Valley tech investment… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Nintendo president joins GameStop board; Vacasa hires OpenTable vet; and more

— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board… Read More

Pacific Northwest startups well-represented in new Andreessen Horowitz top 100 marketplace list

Six Pacific Northwest startups made Silicon Valley venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz’s new ranking of the 100 top consumer marketplaces. … Read More

GeekWire 200 update reveals trending startups in edtech, consumer tech, B.C. and more

There’s a growing cohort of education tech companies across the Pacific Northwest. A flurry of up-and-coming startups are sprouting up… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet taps leader for new Sydney office; Payscale adds CMO; Vulcan names CFO; and more

—Former Microsoft general manager Adrianna Burrows is now chief marketing officer at Seattle-based compensation startup PayScale. Burrows is one of… Read More

As Google moves further into travel, Expedia Group CEO calls for level playing field in search results

Expedia Group is staring down Google as a looming giant in the field of travel, with the built-in advantage of… Read More

A new world for unicorns: What the WeWork flop means for Seattle’s top startups and IPO prospects

WeWork’s dramatic fall from grace, which saw its valuation fall from $47 billion to a reported $8 billion amid an… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb

Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach… Read More

Vacasa integrates with Google to bring its vacation rental properties to the top of search results

Vacasa users can now search for and book vacation rentals on Google, thanks to a new integration with the search… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa will pay $162M to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals

Update: Vacasa finalized its purchase of Wyndham Vacation Rentals on Oct. 23 — see more details here. Vacasa is expanding its… Read More

Tech Moves: Vacasa adds chief financial and information security officers; Likewise hires UX director

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa named two new C-suite executives: Jim Grube is the new chief financial officer and Jeff… Read More

Vacasa to acquire Seattle-based vacation rental company Sea to Sky Rentals

Vacasa today announced that it will acquire Sea to Sky Rentals, a Seattle-based vacation rental operator. Founded in 2003 by… Read More

Tech Moves: Vacasa names ex-OpenTable CEO to board; Pixvana brings on sales VP; and more

— Vacation home rental company Vacasa added former OpenTable CEO Matt Roberts to its board of directors. Roberts led OpenTable… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa moves deeper into big cities with new apartment leasing offering

Vacasa today unveiled a new program to add apartments and condos in big cities to its growing vacation rental platform.… Read More

Fast-growing Vacasa raises another $64M as vacation rental company preps for IPO

Investors continue to bet big on Vacasa. The Portland-based vacation rental management company today raised another $64 million from existing… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa acquires Hyatt-backed Oasis Collections

Vacasa today announced the acquisition of Oasis Collections, a short-term home-sharing company backed by Hyatt Hotels. Founded in 2009, Oasis… Read More

Vacasa jumps into vacation home sale process with new network connecting buyers, sellers and agents

When Portland startup Vacasa raised $103 million last year, it set the stage for a flurry of new products, and… Read More

GeekWire 200 June update: Bezos’ Blue Origin is No. 1 as dust settles following another IPO

For all of Jeff Bezos’ accomplishments, one accolade he hadn’t attained was leading a company sitting atop the GeekWire 200, our… Read More

Vacasa hires chief legal officer as vacation rental company prepares for IPO

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa today announced the hiring of Lisa Jurinka as its new chief legal officer in preparation for an… Read More

Look who’s atop the GeekWire 200 now, as DocuSign and Smartsheet graduate via IPOs

DocuSign’s long reign atop the GeekWire 200 ranking of the top Pacific Northwest startups is over. The digital signature giant… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa doubles Portland office space, plans to hire 100 employees in 2018

Fresh off a $103 million investment round, vacation rental management company Vacasa is moving into a new 61,000 square-foot office… Read More

Top Pacific Northwest startup funding rounds of 2017: Remitly, Rover, Vacasa lead the way

Plenty of Pacific Northwest startups raised big funding rounds this year to fuel their growth in 2017 and beyond. The… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa raises $103M, takes on giants Airbnb and HomeAway with unique approach

Even a decade ago, finding and renting a vacation home online wasn’t always a smooth process. It was equally difficult… Read More