Where does Brian Chesky work?

Brian Chesky is Co-founder & CEO of Airbnb.

Where did Brian Chesky go to school?

Brian Chesky studied at Rhode Island School of Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial Design).

What podcasts and interviews feature Brian Chesky?

Tracked appearances include "How to Start a Startup: Building company culture, Part I".

Brian Chesky

Unicorn founder

Co-founder & CEO at Airbnb

San Francisco, CA

FoundedAirbnb$108.5B · YC

About

Brian Chesky co-founded Airbnb in 2008, funding the early company by selling novelty breakfast cereal at the US political conventions, and took it public in 2020 in one of the strongest debuts of that year — months after the pandemic had cut its revenue by roughly 80%. A Rhode Island School of Design industrial-design graduate, he is known for design-led product leadership and the founder-mode management thesis.

Co-founder & CEO at Airbnb YC W09

Intro paths

Brian went through Y Combinator (Winter 2009) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Airbnb's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Brian can intro founders to Airbnb's investors below.

Airbnb's investors · 64

137 VenturesSan Francisco A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco A*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checks ACE & CompanyNew York ACME CapitalSan Francisco Aglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checks Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checks Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks Amakor$25M – $200M checks Amity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019 Axel Springer Digital VenturesBerlin Band of AngelsSilicon Valley BetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checks Bezos Expeditions CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks CrunchFund Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks Eniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checks EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks G SquaredChicago General AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks Geodesic CapitalFoster City Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks Hillhouse CapitalChangyang · $2.9M – $220M checks Huangpu River CapitalShanghai ICONIQSan Francisco InvestXVancouver Jazzya InvestmentsAlcobendas JuniperoMiami K2 GlobalSingapore K3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Manhattan Venture PartnersNew York MetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checks MetaProp VenturesNew York Mighty CapitalSan Francisco MSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checks NextEquity PartnersMenlo Park Night CapitalCapitola Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks Prime VenturesAmsterdam · $5.4M – $16.2M checks Raptor GroupMiami Beach Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks Sequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checks Silver Lake PartnersMenlo Park Sixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checks Smile GroupSingapore Sound VenturesSanta Monica Standard CapitalSan Francisco STS Ventures GmbHCologne · $220K – $1.1M checks SV AngelSan Francisco SWaN & Legend Venture PartnersLeesburg Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks Transmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $5M checks Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at Airbnb

Nathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO

Joe GebbiaCo-founder

Joe G.Founder

Experience

AirbnbCo-founder & CEOcurrent2007 — present
Brian Chesky DesignPrincipal2007
3DIDIndustrial Designer2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Leadership18User Interface Design11User Experience23Entrepreneurship36Interaction Design5Start-ups15Social Media5Mobile Applications4E-commerce8User-centered Design4Product Marketing4Design Strategy3

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Podcasts & interviews

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How to Start a Startup: Building company culture, Part I

Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brian Chesky?: Brian Chesky co-founded Airbnb in 2008, funding the early company by selling novelty breakfast cereal at the US political conventions, and took it public in 2020 in one of the strongest debuts of that year — months after the pandemic had cut its revenue by roughly 80%. A Rhode Island School of Design industrial-design graduate, he is known for design-led product leadership and the founder-mode management thesis.
Where does Brian Chesky work?: Brian Chesky is Co-founder & CEO of Airbnb.
What companies did Brian Chesky found?: Brian Chesky founded Airbnb.
Where did Brian Chesky go to school?: Brian Chesky studied at Rhode Island School of Design (Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial Design).
What podcasts and interviews feature Brian Chesky?: Tracked appearances include "How to Start a Startup: Building company culture, Part I".