Joe Gebbia travel tips

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who left his full-time role at the company a year ago, has sold more than $1.37 billion worth of his Class A shares since that time, including more than $1 billion so far in 2023, according to regulatory filings, Bloomberg reported. Gebbia still chairs the non-profit Airbnb.org, but more importantly, he retains the bulk — but not all — of his Class B shares, which now give him 19.8% of Airbnb’s voting power. Together with his two other co-founders, CEO Brian Chesky (30.6%) and Chief Strategy Officer Nathan Blecharczyk (26.9%), they control 77.3% of Airbnb’s voting power.

Airbnb-backed Samara, which sells tiny homes called “Backyard,” is boosting its production facilities in Mexico. 

Good morning, readers. I hope you’re having an easy Thursday so far. I don’t know about you, but I am loving the new look of this newsletter, so much so that I sent myself multiple test emails this morning.

Five travel tech startups have announced fundraises this week totaling more than $144 million. 

As we approach the end of the year, venture capitalists are spilling some of that dry powder on real estate-tech firms.

After Brian Chesky’s lively conversation with Skift CEO Rafat Ali about how Airbnb is returning to its core mission of renting rooms in people’s homes at last year’s Forum, we are elated to announce that he will be once again returning to Skift Global Forum for our tenth edition.