Where does Joe Gebbia work?

Joe Gebbia is Founder of Airbnb.

Where did Joe Gebbia go to school?

Joe Gebbia studied at Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Graphic + Industrial Design); Brown University (Joint classes); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Product Development).

Joe Gebbia

Unicorn founder

Founder at Airbnb

San Francisco, CA

FoundedAirbnb$108.5B · YC

Find your path to Joe

298 people in our graph share verified history with Joe — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ken ChenaultunlockedJoe: together at Airbnb (2018–2026)

×11Joe: together at Airbnb

About

Joe Gebbia co-founded Airbnb in 2008 with his RISD classmate Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk, and led design and the Samara innovation studio through the 2020 IPO. He stepped back from full-time work in 2022, remains on Airbnb's board, and joined Tesla's board in 2022. He co-founded the backyard-home company Samara.

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

j•••@airbnb.comreveal90% confident
j•••@airbnb.comreveal75% confident

Airbnb Co-founder at Airbnb YC W09

Intro paths

Joe 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 ↗

→

In turn, Joe 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

Brian CheskyAirbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Nathan BlecharczykAirbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Joe G.Founder

Experience

National Design StudioU.S. Chief Design Officercurrent2025 — present
SamaraCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
TeslaBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
AirbnbCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2008 — present
AirbnbDesign, Brand, Product, User Research, R&D2008 — 2022
Rhode Island School of DesignBoard Member2013 — 2024
CritBunsFounder & Lead Designer2005 — 2010
Ecolect, Inc,Co-founder2006 — 2010
Juice StudiosFounder2005 — 2009
Chronicle BooksIndustrial Designer2006 — 2007
Kaiju StudiosIndustrial Designer2005
Item New Product DevelopmentIntern2005
Critt Graham + AssociatesIntern2000

Skills & more

Brand Architecture4Keynote4User Interface22Storyboarding3Start-ups16Customer Experience3User Experience36Interaction Design12User Interface Design16Product Design69Information Architecture6Graphic Design56

+4 more

Industrial DesignDesign StrategyUser-centered DesignMobile Applications

From Joe's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Joe Gebbia

Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia and Designer Peter Arnell at FOE | WSJ

WSJ Events

Trump Hires AirBnB Co-Founder Joe Gebbia As US Chief Design Officer To Revamp Govt Sites | N18G

CNN-News18

Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Talks Landmark Moments In Company Trajectory On Rich Kleiman's Podcast

Boardroom

How AIRBNB Started - Joe Gebbia | Podcast on YouTube

Podcast on YouTube

Airbnb's Joe Gebbia at NPR's How I Built This Summit

NPR Extra

Interview with Joe Gebbia (Co-founder of AirBnB) | DLD13

DLD Conference

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joe Gebbia?: Joe Gebbia co-founded Airbnb in 2008 with his RISD classmate Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk, and led design and the Samara innovation studio through the 2020 IPO. He stepped back from full-time work in 2022, remains on Airbnb's board, and joined Tesla's board in 2022. He co-founded the backyard-home company Samara.
Where does Joe Gebbia work?: Joe Gebbia is Founder of Airbnb.
What companies did Joe Gebbia found?: Joe Gebbia founded Airbnb.
Where did Joe Gebbia go to school?: Joe Gebbia studied at Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Graphic + Industrial Design); Brown University (Joint classes); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Product Development).
What podcasts and interviews feature Joe Gebbia?: Tracked appearances include "Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia and Designer Peter Arnell at FOE | WSJ", "Trump Hires AirBnB Co-Founder Joe Gebbia As US Chief Design Officer To Revamp Govt Sites | N18G", "Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Talks Landmark Moments In Company Trajectory On Rich Kleiman's Podcast", and 3 more.