Wimdu

http://www.wimdu.com/

Last activity: 25.05.2024

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Whether you’re looking to stay in a New York loft apartment or a flat in the heart of Berlin, Wimdu has the perfect place for you. Enjoy more space and privacy by staying in authentic local apartments, verified by our strict quality standards.

In addition, you can also rent out your own place on Wimdu and earn money for your next trip away. It’s quick, easy and free to list. Visit www.wimdu.com/offers/new?wt_vi=fb and publish your listing!

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299.22K

Website visits

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Overview

Location

Germany, Berlin

Employees

201-500

Total raised

$90M

Founded date

2010

Funding Rounds 1

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Mentions in press and media 24

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Apr 19, 2023	Startup Showcase: Wimdu – Connecting Travelers with Private Accommodation Hosts Worldwide	Looking for unique accommodations and an opportunity to connect with locals on your travels? Look no further than Wimdu, a central platform that connects travelers with private accommodation hosts around the world. Founded in Augsburg, Germ...
Oct 3, 2018	Tech.eu Podcast #89: Wimdu shuts down; SEBA raises €88M; interviews with TechStars’ Kelly Adam and Silicon Valley Bank’s Oscar Jazdowski; and much more	The Tech.eu podcast hosted by Natalie Novick and Andrii Degeler is a show in which we discuss some of the most interesting stories from the European technology scene and interview leading entrepreneurs and investors from across the region. ...
Sep 27, 2018	Report: Rocket Internet-founded Wimdu shuts down, prepares to lay off more than 100 staff	German startup Wimdu, an “Airbnb killer” generously funded by the venture builder Rocket Internet, is shutting down, Gründerszene reports. The company is said to lay off some 50 employees in Berlin and another 60 in Lisbon by the year’s end...
Sep 27, 2018	Wimdu, Rocket Internet’s Airbnb clone, to shut down this year ‘facing significant business challenges’	They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But it doesn’t guarantee success, and today, an Airbnb clone learned that the hard way. Wimdu, a startup originally hatched out of the Rocket Internet startup factory in Berlin and model...
Oct 15, 2016	M&A roundup - week ending 10/15/16	Googe bought FameBit; Morningstar acquired PitchBook; Innofactor purchased Lumagate Google acquired FameBit, which helps creators and brands find and work with each other through sponsorships and paid promotion. No financial terms of the de...
Oct 10, 2016	European Airbnb rivals Wimdu and 9flats join forces in merger	Rocket Internet -backed Wimdu is merging with its rival accommodation booking platform 9flats in hopes to withstand Airbnb's rise in Europe. The merger will result in Europe's largest p2p accommodation rental marketplace, the companies clai...
Jul 17, 2013	Get Ready To Disrupt Europe With Airbnb Co-Founder And CTO Nate Blecharczyk	Airbnb has seen astounding growth since opening for business in 2008, with the short-term vacation rental service active in 30,000 cities as of December 2012. International business has played a huge part in that story, with some 75% of boo...
Aug 14, 2012	Police Bust Prostitutes Using Airbnb Apartment in Stockholm	The hazards of renting your apartment out to people you don’t actually know remain, whether you use the Internet to do the renting or not. But Airbnb’s runaway success in convincing users to rent their homes via the platform is continuing t...
Jan 25, 2012	GuideHop and iStopOver Team Up To Fuse Local Activity And Rental Discovery (P2P Style)	SXSW 2012 is sneaking up on us; believe it or not, it’s just around the corner. As you may know, Austin’s music/film/tech conference attracts big names, tons of press, and notable companies each year — geeks flock to the event just as they ...
Dec 20, 2011	Airbnb closes Austria operation in battle with Wimdu	Airbnb has been battling Wimdu, it’s arch nemesis clone, in Europe and particular in Germany and surrounding German-speaking countries. However, it looks like it might have over-extended itself. A message from it’s Vienna office has been pa...
Oct 14, 2011	Oliver Samwer walks out of an interview with TechCrunch	The three Samwer brothers (Oliver, Marc and Alexander) founders of the Rocket Internet incubator in Berlin, are a phenomenon. They are far and away the most successful Internet entrepreneurs in Germany. They have launched and exited at leas...
Oct 4, 2011	The good and bad news about the future of European VC	This is a guest post by Paul Jozefak of Neuhaus Partners, commenting on the release of a working paper put out by the European Investment Fund about the performance and prospects for European venture capital. You can follow Paul at his blog...
Aug 29, 2011	Wimdu secures $90 million investment from Kinnevik and Rocket Internet	The online global marketplace for accommodation, Wimdu, has received a $90 million investment from successful venture capitalist companies Rocket Internet and Kinnevik. Wimdu is a new social marketplace that pairs adventurous and discrimina...
Aug 2, 2011	In wake of Airbnb's #Ransackgate nightmare, 9flats offers insurance in Europe	Earlier this evening Airbnb offered an unconditional apology to the victim of #Ransackgate. CEO Brian Chesky wrote a blog post saying company was offering all users “a blanked $50,000 guarantee against damages to hosts.” Well, the response ...
Jul 25, 2011	Massive $112 Million Venture Round Pumps Up Expectations for Airbnb	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Apparently, the world is full of people who own homes or condos but would rather rent them out than actually live in them. And it has an equal number of people (perhaps the sa...
Jul 11, 2011	Tripping officially exits beta, uses $1M for cultural immersion	Culture junkies, get excited. Social travel site, Tripping, has raised $1M in seed funding and officially ends its days of bootstrapping to support backpacking. The round comes from Quest Venture Partners, with an extra $450K angel investme...
Jun 15, 2011	Wimdu Raises $90m in Funding	Wimdu GmbH, a German company that operates a global marketplace for all types of accommodation, has raised $90m in funding. Investors include Rocket Internet and Kinnevik. The company intends to use the funds to grow its network. The websit...
Jun 15, 2011	Wimdu raises $90m from Kinnevik & Rocket Internet	The Berlin based Airbnb-clone Wimdu announced today, that it has just raised $90 million from Rocket Internet and Kinnevik. As Kinnevik has announced an investment of about $35.5m, this means that Rocket Internet has pumped about $54.5m int...
Jun 15, 2011	Airbnb clone Wimdu raises $90 million	From the same investors who brought you Groupon clone Deal City, say hello to Wimdu Wimdu, an online marketplace for accommodations, announced Wednesday that it has raised $90 million from Rocket Internet and Kinnevik. On Wimdu, anyone can ...
Jun 14, 2011	Investors Pump $90 Million Into Airbnb Clone Wimdu	Exclusive – TechCrunch has just learned that Wimdu, a recently launched Airbnb clone that has already managed to irk the latter, has raised a whopping $90 million round. The capital injection comes from European investors Kinnevik and the i...
Jun 14, 2011	Airbnb competitor Wimdu scores $90M	Wimdu, a startup that offers a social marketplace for travel accommodations, has scored $90 million in funding from European investors Kinnevik and Rocket Internet, reports TechCrunch. Wimdu’s service allows anyone to offer their personal s...
Jun 14, 2011	Airbnb competitor Wimdu scores $90M	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Wimdu, a startup that offers a social marketplace...
Jun 9, 2011	Airbnb Freaks Out Over Samwer Clones	You know what they say about imitation being the most sincere form of flattery? Well sometimes, like in the case of Groupon and its many imitators competitors, this type of flattery is also a huge business risk. The latest victim to get bom...

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FAQ about Wimdu

When was Wimdu founded?

Wimdu was founded in 2010.

How much funding has Wimdu raised?

Wimdu has raised $90M in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about Wimdu?

Parsers VC has collected 24 articles mentioning Wimdu, among them “Startup Showcase: Wimdu – Connecting Travelers with Private Accommodation Hosts Worldwide” (Apr 19, 2023) and “Tech.eu Podcast #89: Wimdu shuts down; SEBA raises €88M; interviews with TechStars’ Kelly Adam and Silicon Valley Bank’s Oscar Jazdowski; and much more” (Oct 3, 2018).

Is Wimdu still active?

Yes, Wimdu is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 25, 2024.