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Sign up for second RockSTRz webinar today [4pm BST]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Registrations remain open for the second highly-anticipated session in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz webinar series, which takes place today at 4pm BST [1 October] The webinar will centre around “Which business models will succeed in a post-Covid world?” , a topic that has taken on increased significance as the short-term rental industry collectively seeks to navigate extended […]
Expert contributors announced for second RockSTRz webinar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: The expert contributors for the second session in ShortTermRentalz’ new RockSTRz webinar series on Thursday 1 October 2020 at 4pm BST have been announced. Joining host and editor of ShortTermRentalz, Paul Stevens, for the session on “Which business models will succeed in a post-Covid world?” will be: Graham Donoghue, CEO, Sykes Holiday Cottages Henrik Kjellberg, […]
STRz podcast 6: Frontdesk’s Jesse DePinto on the master lease model viability
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Frontdesk co-founder and chief product officer, Jesse DePinto, joins the latest episode of the new ShortTermRentalz podcast to discuss his company’s recent $6.8m funding round, the viability of the master lease model post-Covid-19 and the accelerated need for standardisation across the short-term rental industry.
Frontdesk secures $6.8 million Series A funding round
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Tech-enabled short-term apartment rental startup Frontdesk, which aims to transform the way people experience travel, has announced it has completed a $6.8 million Series A raise in a combination of debt and equity. The financing comes on the heels of the company’s $2.75 million bridge round, raised in summer 2019. Frontdesk co-founder and chief executive […]
Frontdesk raises $2.75m in latest funding round
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Milwaukee-based short-term rental provider Frontdesk has announced that it has raised $2.75 million in its latest funding round in order to grow its business. Participants in the funding round included Milwaukee’s La Macchia Holdings, Silicon Valley’s Sand Hill Angels and Chicago’s Motivate Ventures, in addition to existing seed round investors. Last year, the startup […]
FrontDesk expands US corporate rental model
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Milwaukee startup and next generation hotel management system FrontDesk is expanding its corporate rental model across 15 cities in the United States. FrontDesk co-founder and chief growth officer, Jesse DePinto, told BizTimes: “We are the boots on the ground that are actually meeting the guests, cleaning the units, furnishing the units, taking customer phone […]
NoiseAware teams up with management system FrontDesk
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Noise monitoring service NoiseAware has partnered with next generation hotel management system FrontDesk to offer securely-managed short-term stays in neighbourhoods across the United States. FrontDesk says that it is aiming to offer guests a “seamless experience with consistent quality, responsive hosts and unrivalled security”. The partnership with NoiseAware will see each FrontDesk suite being […]
Frontdesk receives investment from Milwaukee Bucks’ co-owner
Reading Time: 2 minutesUnited States: Milwaukee corporate housing management startup Frontdesk has received an investment of $250,000 from Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry. The sum will go towards the $1 million+ seed-plus funding round that Frontdesk is currently raising. According to Frontdesk co-founder, Jesse DePinto, the round is now oversubscribed. He said: “We are considering going to the […]