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Nathan Blecharczyk

Unicorn founder

Founder at Airbnb

San Francisco, CA

FoundedAirbnb$108.5B · YC

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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.

Founder at AirbnbYC W09

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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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Airbnb's investors · 85

137 VenturesSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksACE & CompanyGenevaACME CapitalSan FranciscoAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAlign VenturesMiamiAliya Capital PartnersMiamiAllied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAmakor$25M – $200M checksAmity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019AnjostOxfordAxel Springer Digital VenturesBerlinBand of AngelsSilicon ValleyBetaworksNew York · $250K – $750K checksBezos ExpeditionsBlockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checksBlue Owl CapitalNew YorkBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checksCentre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)Thessaloniki · since 2010Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDaniel GutenbergPfäffikonDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · 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 ValleyGranite VenturesGreen Sands EquitySan FranciscoGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2010Hillhouse CapitalChangyang · $500K checks · since 2015Huangpu River CapitalShanghaiICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksInvestXVancouverIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2021Jazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasJuniperoMiamiK2 GlobalSingaporeK3 VenturesSingaporeK3V VenturesSingaporeKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLakestarZurich · $540K checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkMarketX VenturesMetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checksMetaProp VenturesNew YorkMighty CapitalSan FranciscoMSA NovoSingaporeNextEquity PartnersMenlo ParkNight CapitalCapitolaNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPegasus Tech VenturesSan JosePrime VenturesAmsterdam · $5.4M – $16.2M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2009Sequoia Capital’s Scout programMenlo Park · $25K – $100K checksSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checksSmile GroupSingaporeSound VenturesSanta MonicaStandard CapitalSan FranciscoStructure CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $200K checksSTS Ventures GmbHCologne · $220K – $1.1M checksSurf Club VC$100K checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersLeesburgTaurus VenturesBangkokTCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2016Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2015Transmedia CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checksWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2009

Co-founders at Airbnb

BCBrian Chesky
Brian CheskyFounder
JGJoe Gebbia
Joe GebbiaFounder
NB
Nathan BlecharcykFounder

Experience

  1. AirbnbCo-founder / Chief Strategy Officercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AirbnbCo-Founder / CTO2008 — 2016
  3. Consult Mavens, LLCOwner2006 — 2008
  4. BatiqSoftware Engineer2007 — 2008
  5. OPNET Technologies, Inc.Software Engineer2005 — 2006
  6. Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow2005
  7. Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentResearch Assistant2003 — 2005
  8. Microsoft CorporationIntern Program Manager for Visual Basic .NET2004
  9. Brigham and Women’s HospitalBioinformatics Programmer2003

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Nathan Blecharczyk

COMING UP: Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk

Behind the Business with Michelle Toh

Nathan Blecharczyk: The Raw Truth of Scaling Airbnb to a $75B Empire | E122

Ilana Golan - Leap Academy

Turn your business idea into reality with Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk

Kim Komando

Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk on the value of purpose, and building through a crisis.

Giant Ideas

Digital Leaders: Airbnb Co-Founder Nathan Blecharczyk chats with Professor Arun Sundararajan

NYU Stern

Nathan Blecharczyk Interview on How Airbnb Disrupted the Travel Industry | Business Model Revealed

Star Sessions

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nathan Blecharczyk?
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.
Where does Nathan Blecharczyk work?
Nathan Blecharczyk is Founder of Airbnb.
What companies did Nathan Blecharczyk found?
Nathan Blecharczyk founded Airbnb.
Where did Nathan Blecharczyk go to school?
Nathan Blecharczyk studied at Harvard University (Computer Science); Boston Latin Academy.
What podcasts and interviews feature Nathan Blecharczyk?
Tracked appearances include "COMING UP: Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk", "Nathan Blecharczyk: The Raw Truth of Scaling Airbnb to a $75B Empire | E122", "Turn your business idea into reality with Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk", and 3 more.

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