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Joe Gebbia

InvestorUnicorn founder

Airbnb Co-founder at Airbnb

San Francisco, CA

FoundedAirbnb$108.5B · YC

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10,342 people in our graph share verified history with Joe — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Joe: together at YC W09
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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.

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Airbnb Co-founder at AirbnbYC W09

Intro paths

YC

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

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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, Joe can intro founders to Airbnb's investors below.

Airbnb's investors · 72

137 VenturesSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksACE & CompanyNew YorkACME CapitalSan FranciscoAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAlign VenturesMiamiAllied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAmakor$25M – $200M checksAmity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Axel Springer Digital VenturesBerlinBand of AngelsSilicon ValleyBetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checksBezos ExpeditionsBlue Owl CapitalNew YorkCapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checksCentre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)Thessaloniki · since 2010Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCrunchFundSan FranciscoDaniel GutenbergPfäffikonDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2011Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEniac VenturesNew York City · $1.2M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksG SquaredChicagoGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2015General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2011Geodesic CapitalSilicon ValleyGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2010Hillhouse CapitalChangyang · $2.9M – $220M checks · since 2015Huangpu River CapitalShanghaiICONIQSan FranciscoInvestXVancouverJazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasJuniperoMiamiK2 GlobalSingaporeK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMarketX VenturesMetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkMighty CapitalSan FranciscoMSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checksNextEquity PartnersMenlo ParkNight CapitalCapitolaNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPrime VenturesAmsterdam · $5.4M – $16.2M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2009Sequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checksSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checksSmile GroupSingaporeSound VenturesSanta MonicaStandard CapitalSan FranciscoSTS Ventures GmbHCologne · $220K – $1.1M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersLeesburgTaurus VenturesBangkokTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2016Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2015Transmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at Airbnb

BCBrian Chesky
Brian CheskyAirbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
NBNathan Blecharczyk
Nathan BlecharczykAirbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Experience

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

Skills & more

Brand Architecture4Keynote4User Interface22Storyboarding3Start-ups16Customer Experience3User Experience36Interaction Design12User Interface Design16Product Design69Information Architecture6Graphic Design56
+4 moreIndustrial DesignDesign StrategyUser-centered DesignMobile Applications

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Investments

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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 Airbnb Co-founder of Airbnb.
What companies did Joe Gebbia found?
Joe Gebbia founded Airbnb.
What companies has Joe Gebbia invested in?
Investments tracked here include Boom Supersonic, Cron, NEBIA, Onlook, Speechly, Tastemaker.
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.

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