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Frontdesk lays off staff and faces collapse

Frontdesk

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Milwaukee-based short-term rental property management startup Frontdesk has reportedly laid off all of its staff and is facing imminent closure, according to a TechCrunch report.

DePinto steps up to CEO role at Frontdesk

Frontdesk

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Jesse DePinto is stepping up to the role of CEO at short-term rental property management startup Frontdesk, succeeding current CEO and fellow co-founder, Kyle Weatherly.

Frontdesk raises $7m in venture round funding

Frontdesk

Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Milwaukee-based tech-enabled short-term rental startup Frontdesk has announced the closing of a $7 million “oversubscribed” venture round of funding led by Stormbreaker Ventures. The latest investment brings the brand’s total funding to date to $18 million. Joining the advisory board of the company as an advisor and investor will be Sean Conway, former co-founder and CEO […]

Frontdesk takes over former Stay Alfred units in New Orleans

Frontdesk

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Milwaukee-based short-term apartment rental startup Frontdesk is adding units in New Orleans that were previously operated by defunct hospitality startup Stay Alfred to its portfolio, marking its entry into a 29th market since launching in 2017. Frontdesk will also take over former Stay Alfred short-term rental units in Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, where it already […]

Frontdesk introduces Flex platform

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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rental startup Frontdesk has introduced Frontdesk Flex, a new suite of solutions aiming to change how multifamily real estate owners and managers engage in the market. The company is launching the platform on 16 November. Flex aims to be the most powerful short-term rental management platform on the market, providing a wide range of […]

RockSTRz webinar two review: Which business models will succeed post-Covid?

RockSTRz

Reading Time: 6 minutesWorldwide: ShortTermRentalz’ hotly-anticipated RockSTRz webinar series continued last week with a timely discussion on “Which business models will succeed in a post-Covid world?”. Host Paul Stevens, editor of ShortTermRentalz, was joined for the second discussion of the series by Graham Donoghue, CEO of Sykes Holiday Cottages, Henrik Kjellberg, CEO of Awaze, Anna Skigin, CEO and co-founder of Frank Porter, […]