Nathan Blecharczyk
Unicorn founderCo-founder & CSO at Airbnb
San Francisco, CA
FoundedAirbnb$108.5B · YC
About
Nathan Blecharczyk co-founded Airbnb in 2008 as the sole engineer among three founders, writing the original platform and payments system, and serves as Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Airbnb China. A Harvard computer science graduate who had built a profitable business before university, he led the data and pricing work that made the marketplace liquid.
Co-founder & CSO at AirbnbYC W09
Intro paths
YC
Nathan 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, Nathan can intro founders to Airbnb's investors below.
Airbnb's investors · 64
137 VenturesSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksACE & CompanyNew YorkACME CapitalSan FranciscoAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAllied 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 ExpeditionsCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCrunchFundElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEniac VenturesNew York · $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 checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGeodesic CapitalFoster CityGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksHillhouse CapitalChangyang · $2.9M – $220M checksHuangpu River CapitalShanghaiICONIQSan FranciscoInvestXVancouverJazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasJuniperoMiamiK2 GlobalSingaporeK3 VenturesSingapore · $1.2M – $42M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMetaPropNew 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 checksSequoia 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 PartnersLeesburgTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksTransmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009
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Co-founders at Airbnb
Experience
- AirbnbCo-founder / Chief Strategy Officercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbCo-Founder / CTO2008 — 2016
- Consult Mavens, LLCOwner2006 — 2008
- BatiqSoftware Engineer2007 — 2008
- OPNET Technologies, Inc.Software Engineer2005 — 2006
- Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow2005
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentResearch Assistant2003 — 2005
- Microsoft CorporationIntern Program Manager for Visual Basic .NET2004
- Brigham and Women’s HospitalBioinformatics Programmer2003
Education
- Harvard UniversityComputer Science2001 — 2005
- Boston Latin Academy1994 — 2001
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nathan Blecharczyk work?
- Nathan Blecharczyk is Co-founder & CSO at Airbnb.
- What companies did Nathan Blecharczyk found?
- Nathan Blecharczyk founded Airbnb.
Paths to reach Nathan
People who overlapped with Nathan at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at AirbnbNathan: Co-founder & CSO
Alfred Lin2012–2026Partner at Sequoia CapitalHarvard University · Stuyvesant High SchoolBrian Chesky2008–2026Co-founder & CEO of AirbnbRhode Island School of DesignJoe Gebbia2008–2026Co-founder of AirbnbBrown University · Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyReid Hoffman2010–2020Co-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockBabson College · The Putney School · Università degli Studi di PerugiaHans Tung2015–2026Managing Partner at Notable CapitalPalos Verdes High SchoolKen Chenault2018–2026Investment Team at General CatalystBowdoin College · Harvard Law School
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,759
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,470
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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Also attended Boston Latin Academy1
Shared employers
Also worked at Airbnb146
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalHans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalBrian CheskyCo-founder & CEO of AirbnbJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General Catalyst
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Also worked at Harvard University277
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechWalter KowtoniukInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also worked at Harvard Kennedy School of Government36
Jessica MorandiContent & Community Associate at Founder CollectiveEzgi BereketliProduct Manager at Asymmetric Capital PartnersJeanie M. BarnettCommunications Director at Gingerbread CapitalAnthony FoxxAdvisor at Autotech VenturesYuichiro SanoPrincipal at Beyond Next VenturesLa Keisha Landrum PierreCo-Founder & General Partner at Emmeline Ventures
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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,078
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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