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Airbnb

Venture-backed company · Stage unknown· San Francisco, CAairbnb.com

Get an Airbnb for every kind of trip → 8 million vacation rentals → 2 million Guest Favorites → 220+ countries and regions worldwide

Rounds on record
5
Latest round
Jul 28, 2016
Form D equity offering
Latest round size
$1.0B
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Form D industry: Other Technology

Public company. Publicly listed (ABNB); its private filings are not venture rounds.

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As of · the latest observation of this company; each round carries its own date

11 additional officers and directors, 11 additional relationships, 33 of the 36 investors

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

What matters now

  1. Public
    observed

    Initial public offering (seen on or before Sep 12, 2026).

    seen on or before Sep 12, 2026 · A later owner ends or changes the venture chapter: new decision makers, new lenders, returns for the investors on record.

    Factpress and portfolio pagesFor Investors, acquirers, lenders, service providersOwnership and outcomes →
  2. 36 investors
    named

    36 investors on record.

    The investors already on the cap table shape who leads the next round.

    Factfunding announcements, portfolio pages and Form DFor Investors, foundersInvestors →
  1. 7 directors
    board

    7 directors on record from Form D filings and board-seat attributions.

    The board is who decides on the next round and on a sale.

    FactSEC Form D related personsFor Investors, acquirersPeople →
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Facts

Year of incorporation
unknown
Revenue range (Form D)
Decline to Disclosesec.gov
Rounds on record
5
Disclosed raised
unknownsum of rounds with a disclosed amount only
Named investors
36includes 10 listed in its own portfolio

Timeline

4 events
  1. seen on or beforeSep 30, 2026
    Airbnb no longer listed on 137 Ventures Management, LLC's portfolio page
    Removed from portfolio page Inference Firm website
  2. seen on or beforeSep 16, 2026
    G Squared Equity LLC lists Airbnb as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-16 (no date published), on the portfolio page
    Listed as exited on a portfolio page Fact Firm website
  3. seen on or beforeSep 12, 2026
    Airbnb: went public by IPO on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per CapitalG's portfolio page and 1 more
    IPO Fact Firm website
  4. Dec 1, 2020
    Airbnb: listed (NASDAQ: ABNB) in 2020-12, per Firstmark Capital, LLC's portfolio page and 1 more
    Listed as public on a portfolio page Fact Firm website

Financing history

5 rounds
  1. Jul 28, 2016
    Form D equity offering · $1.0B (form d sold) · 40 investors
    Fact Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-271140 (2 filing(s) 2016-09-22 to 2017-03-09), $1,003,312,065 sold of $1,003,312,065, equity, Other Technology”
  2. Jul 14, 2015
    Form D equity offering · $1.5B (form d sold) · 115 investors
    Fact Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-252528 (1 filing(s) 2015-12-07 to 2015-12-07), $1,499,937,904 sold of $1,499,937,904, equity, Other Technology”
  3. Apr 16, 2014
    Form D equity offering · $475M (form d sold) · 97 investors
    Fact Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-222171 (1 filing(s) 2014-08-01 to 2014-08-01), $475,000,000 sold of $475,000,000, equity, Other Technology”
  4. Dec 5, 2012
    Form D equity offering · $200M (form d sold) · 22 investors
    Fact Form D
  5. Jul 22, 2011
    Form D equity offering · $117M (form d sold) · 27 investors
    Fact Form D

Capital evidence

where each capital claim on this record came from
Capital on filea primary record (a sworn filing, or the investor's or program's own page), or published records from two independent sources, show it raised outside capital.
First dated raise
Jan 1, 2009
Latest dated raise
Jul 28, 2016
Equity sold on record
$3.3B
  1. Jul 28, 2016
    form d sale (sold) · $1.0B (sold) · equity
    Tier A, primary record Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-271140 (2 filing(s) 2016-09-22 to 2017-03-09), $1,003,312,065 sold of $1,003,312,065, equity, Other Technology”
  2. Jul 14, 2015
    form d sale (sold) · $1.5B (sold) · equity
    Tier A, primary record Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-252528 (1 filing(s) 2015-12-07 to 2015-12-07), $1,499,937,904 sold of $1,499,937,904, equity, Other Technology”
  3. Apr 16, 2014
    form d sale (sold) · $475M (sold) · equity
    Tier A, primary record Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-222171 (1 filing(s) 2014-08-01 to 2014-08-01), $475,000,000 sold of $475,000,000, equity, Other Technology”
  4. Dec 5, 2012
    form d sale (sold) · $200M (sold) · equity
    Tier A, primary record Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-211488 (1 filing(s) 2014-02-07 to 2014-02-07), $200,000,012 sold of $200,000,012, equity, Other Technology”
  5. Jul 22, 2011
    form d sale (sold) · $117M (sold) · mixed
    Tier A, primary record Form D · “Airbnb, Inc.: Form D offering 021-185997 (1 filing(s) 2012-10-24 to 2012-10-24), $117,051,696 sold of $117,051,696, mixed, Other Technology”
  6. Jan 1, 2009
    accelerator investment (invested) · Y Combinator
    Tier A, primary record accelerator portfolio airbnb · “Airbnb: YC Winter 2009; status Public; San Francisco, CA, USA; Book accommodations around the world.”
  7. undated
    investor portfolio listing (listed) · Section Partners Management, LLC
    Tier A, primary record investor portfolio page… · “outbound link on https://www.sectionpartners.com/portfolio: airbnb.com”
  8. undated
    investor portfolio listing (listed) · Swan & Legend
    Tier A, primary record investor portfolio page… · “outbound link on https://www.swanandlegend.com/portfolio/: airbnb.com”

Showing 8 of 48 evidence rows, strongest tier and newest first.

Tier A is a primary record (a sworn filing, or the investor's or program's own page), B a published record, C a signal that is not confirmed capital. Amounts keep their kind: sold, offered, announced and debt principal are never added together.

Who would invest

36 investors on record, then the firms most like them

Already invested

36 investors on record

    10 more investors listed in its own portfolio, named with a plan.

    Strong comparable investors

    20 firms

    Firms that backed two or more of the companies this company's own investors also back.

    1. Institutional Venture
      • Backed 24 companies this company's investors also back
      • Co-invested 96 times with 15 of this company's investors
      • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
      • 1 new company dated in the last 12 months, latest Jul 29, 2026
      • 6 funds raising or deploying (newest vintage 2024)
    2. Khosla Ventures, LLC
      • Backed 18 companies this company's investors also back
      • Co-invested 88 times with 14 of this company's investors
      • Has joined rounds of over $150M (17 on record)
      • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
      • 18 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Nov 9, 2026
    3. Alkeon Capital Management, LLC
      • Backed 22 companies this company's investors also back
      • Co-invested 77 times with 15 of this company's investors
      • Has joined rounds of over $150M (4 on record)
      • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
      • 1 new company dated in the last 12 months, latest Nov 19, 2025

    +17 more comparable investors

    Broader fit

    20 firms

    Firms that co-invest repeatedly with this company's investors and dated a new company in the last 12 months.

    1. Wing Venture Partners
      • Co-invested 18 times with 4 of this company's investors
      • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
      • 3 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Oct 5, 2026
      • Led 75% of 4 rounds whose lead is known
      • 2 funds raising or deploying (newest vintage 2024)
    2. R136 Ventures
      • Backed 1 company this company's investors also back
      • Co-invested 4 times with 1 of this company's investors
      • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
      • 1 new company dated in the last 12 months, latest May 22, 2026
      • 4 funds raising or deploying (newest vintage 2024)
    3. Grdnt LLC
      • Backed 1 company this company's investors also back
      • Co-invested 11 times with 3 of this company's investors
      • Invests in Hardware and deep tech and Software
      • 2 new companies dated in the last 12 months, latest Mar 27, 2026
      • 1 fund raising or deploying (newest vintage 2025)

    +17 more broader-fit firms

    People

    10 officers, 7 directors
    Show 1 more officers and directors (6 in all)

    Customers, products and partners

    3 on record
    Buyer profile (3)
    3 named on record, shown to members.

    Ownership and outcomes

    14 on record, from the private equity graph and exit reports
    Outcome stated by investors

    Public, as 5 of 25 firm portfolio pages state it.

    The pages disagree: public 5, exited 1. The page leads with the strongest stated outcome.

    Date basis: the firm’s page was read Nov 9, 2026; DFX first saw this outcome Sep 12, 2026. This is when the page said it, not when the deal happened.

    Evidence: 25 listingseach firm's own card, as read

    23 more listings counted above; the firms are named with a plan.

    • Public listing · already an investor on record
      Dec 1, 202025 venture investors on record at exitFactfirstmark.com
      “Airbnb: listed (NASDAQ: ABNB) in 2020-12, per Firstmark Capital, LLC's portfolio page and 1 more”
    • Listed in the portfolio of Investx Asset Management LLC
      seen on or before Nov 2, 2026Private equity recordFactinvestx.com
      “portfolio card on https://investx.com/portfolio/: Airbnb | Airbnb is an online hospitality marketplace that has connected 1.4 billion travelers with unique lodging options for personalized stays in ho”
    • Listed in the portfolio of Brookside Equity Partners LLC
      seen on or before Nov 1, 2026Private equity recordFactbrooksideequity.com
      “portfolio card on https://www.brooksideequity.com/representative-exited-companies: AirBnB | Technology, Media, Telecommunications | Learn More”

    Credit relationships

    none on record
    No lender position matched to this company.

    Evidence

    91 observations
    Every observation on this company
    • Description: Sep 25, 2026 Fact
    • Form D industry group: Aug 9, 2019 Fact Form D
    • Revenue range (Form D): Decline to Disclose Aug 9, 2019 Fact Form D
    • Jurisdiction: Delaware Aug 9, 2019 Fact Form D
    • Office address: Aug 9, 2019 Fact Form D
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 10, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Band of Angels Acorn Fund, LLC Nov 10, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 10, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 10, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 9, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 9, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 9, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 4, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 4, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 3, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 3, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 3, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Tcv Nov 2, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Nov 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 20, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 20, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 19, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 19, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Band of Angels Acorn Fund, LLC Oct 19, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 18, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 18, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 18, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 18, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Tcv Oct 17, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 17, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 15, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 3, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 3, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 2, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Band of Angels Acorn Fund, LLC Oct 2, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Tcv Oct 1, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Oct 1, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 30, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Band of Angels Acorn Fund, LLC Sep 16, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 16, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 15, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Band of Angels Acorn Fund, LLC Sep 14, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 14, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 13, 2026 Fact
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 12, 2026 Fact Firm website
    • Listed on portfolio page: Sep 12, 2026 Fact
    • Website status: ok Sep 25, 2026 Fact
    • Site title: Sep 25, 2026 Fact
    Company-intelligence sources (40)
    • wikidata 2023-09-01 wikidata · wikidata-1
    • sec form d 2017-03-09 sec_form_d · form-d-history-1
    • sec form d 2012-10-24 sec_form_d · form-d-history-1
    • sec edgar 2026-09-30 sec_edgar · sec-submissions-1
    • company site 2026-11-05 company_site · website-status-1
    • investor site 2026-10-26 investor_site · press-ma-1
    • accelerator 2026-10-02 accelerator · industry-map-ci2-1
    • sec form d 2019-08-09 sec_form_d · formd-location-ci2-1
    • firm website 2026-11-03 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-09 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-10 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-09-17 firm_website · pe_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-09-17 firm_website · pe_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-10-21 firm_website · pe_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • sec form d 2026-10-02 sec_form_d · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-01 firm_website · pe_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-09 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-04 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-03 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-09 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-09-13 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-10 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · pe_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-03 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-10-31 firm_website · pe_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • dfx research 2026-10-02 dfx_research · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN
    • firm website 2026-11-02 firm_website · vc_relationship.INVESTED_IN

    Connected records

    Investors

    33 more on this record

    Relationships across DFX

    on 3 other DFX graphs
    Across the graphs

    Airbnb is the same institution as 3 records in Private Equity, Family Offices and Independent Sponsors.

    Private Equity1Family Offices1Independent Sponsors1

    DFX found 3 relationships across 3 datasets

    Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.

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    Record history

    6 identity changes, 8 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
    • Merged in
      2026-10-01
    • Merged in
      2026-10-01
    • Event retracted
      2026-09-30

    +11 more changes on this record's ledger

    The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.