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PublicNASDAQ:AWAY
Date6/11
Raised$216M
Post IPO Valuation$3B

General Information

WebsiteHomeAway.com
Blogcommunity.homeawa...
Twitter@homeaway
CategoryeCommerce
Phone(512) 684-1100
Employees
Founded2/05
DescriptionOnline vacation rental marketplace

Offices

Austin, USA
1011 W. Fifth Street
Suite 300
Austin, TX, 78703
USA

People

Founder & CEO
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
CFO
COO
CPO
CTO
VP Customer Experience
VP & GM of HAPMSG
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Former People

COO
CMO
General Manager/SR Manger of Gift CardOperations
Director

Acquisitions

Funding

TOTAL $513M
FUNDING TOTAL $513M
Series A, 1/05
Austin Ventures
Redpoint Ventures
$49M
Series B, 1/06
Institutional Venture Partners
Trident Capital
$160M
Venture Round, 10/07
American Capital
$11.5M
Series E, 11/08
Technology Crossover Ventures
Institutional Venture Partners
Redpoint Ventures
$250M
Venture Round, 3/10
$8.25M
Venture Round, 10/10
Google Ventures
€25M

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HomeAway

HomeAway, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, represents more than 540,000 paid vacation rental home listings throughout 120 countries, and connects homeowners and property managers with the millions of travelers seeking alternatives to hotels.

HomeAway offers an extensive selection of vacation homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, including more room to relax and added privacy, for less than the cost of traditional accommodations. The company also makes it easy for vacation rental owners and property managers to advertise their properties and manage bookings online.

The HomeAway portfolio of sites includes HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the United States; HomeAway.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk in the United Kingdom; HomeAway.de in Germany; Abritel.fr and Homelidays.com in France; HomeAway.es in Spain; and AlugueTemporada.com.br in Brazil. The company’s portfolio also includes HomeAwayRealEstate.com, which offers unique real estate information that highlights a vacation home’s rental income potential and destination-specific characteristics. In addition, HomeAway operates BedandBreakfast.com, a global site dedicated to finding bed-and-breakfast properties, which provides travelers with another source for unique lodging alternatives to chain hotels.

For more information about HomeAway, please visit www.HomeAway.com.

Recent Milestones

  • Check
    HomeAway added Matt Gregory as General Manager/SR Manger of Gift CardOperations. (3/1/12)
    Posted 4/19/12 at 5:16pm
  • Stock
    Went public with stock symbol NASDAQ:AWAY. (6/29/11)
    Posted 6/16/11 at 7:50pm
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway IPO Shares Pop 39 Percent, Market Cap Reaches $3 Billion (6/29/11)
    Posted 6/29/11 at 5:35pm via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Prices IPO Between $24 And $27 Per Share, Now Valued At $2 Billion (6/16/11)
    Posted 6/16/11 at 7:53pm via techcrunch.com
  • Handshake
    HomeAway acquired Second Porch for $3M. (5/11/11)
    Posted 5/11/11 at 9:23am via oregonlive.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Purchases Social Vacation Rental Site, Second Porch (5/11/11)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Handshake
    HomeAway acquired Realholidays.com.au for $2.1M. (4/14/11)
    Posted 4/14/11 at 7:31pm via homeaway.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Broadens its Reach in Australian Market with Acquisition of realholidays.com.au from REA Group (4/4/11)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — Vacation Home Rental Service HomeAway Files For $230 Million IPO (3/11/11)
    Posted 3/11/11 at 6:33pm via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Unveils New Vacation Rental ‘Community’ Site (3/1/11)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Launches Vacation Rental Search Application for Androidâ„¢ Users (2/22/11)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Partners with Social Travel Site Gogobot.com (1/26/11)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway to Return as Super Bowl Advertiser in 2011 (11/16/10)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Handshake
    HomeAway acquired Escapia. (10/20/10)
    Posted 10/20/10 at 8:44pm via dowjones.com
  • Check
    HomeAway — HomeAway Acquires Vacation Rental Management Software Provider Escapia, Inc. (10/20/10)
    Posted 5/26/11 at 12:51pm via homeaway.com
  • Handshake
    HomeAway acquired Instant Software. (10/5/10)
    Posted 10/18/10 at 3:11am via techcrunch.com

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Above: Home Page
Uploaded: 3/4/10
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Above: HomeAway.com
Uploaded: 5/27/11

Stock Price

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Sources

  1. HomeAway reports its price tag for Portland startup Second Porch (oregonlive.com) [edit]
  2. HomeAway Broadens its Reach in Australian Market with Acquisition of realholidays.com.au from REA Group (homeaway.com) [edit]
  3. HomeAway Acquires Again, Buys Escapia (fis.dowjones.com) [edit]
  4. HomeAway Buys Vacation Rental Management Software Company (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. Texas TechPulse (texastechpulse.com) [edit]
  6. HomeAway Boosts European Listings with Acquisition of Homelidays (earthtimes.org) [edit]
  7. Holiday Apartments Portugal (paraiso-jardim.com) [edit]
  8. OwnersDirect.co.uk [edit]
  9. VacationRentals.com [edit]
  10. Ferienwohnungen in Bamberg (unterkunft-ferienwohnung-bamberg.de) [edit]
  11. homeaway.co.uk [edit]
  12. TripHomes.com [edit]
  13. A1Vacations.com [edit]
  14. GreatRentals.com [edit]
  15. CyberRentals.com [edit]
  16. marketwatch.com [edit]
  17. texastechpulse.com [edit]
  18. American Capital Invests $11.5 Million in Portfolio Company HomeAway to Support Growth and Additional Add-On Acquisition (ir.americancapital.com) [edit]
  19. Vacation Rental Site Raises $250 Million (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) [edit]
  20. SEC D, Acquisition (sec.gov) [edit]
  21. techcrunch.com [edit]
  22. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    HomeAway Ramps Towards IPO With Two Key Hires And $200 Million/Year In Revenue (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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    prnewswire.com [edit]
    Vacation Home Rental Service HomeAway Files For $230 Million IPO (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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    HomeAway Prices IPO Between $24 And $27 Per Share, Now Valued At $2 Billion (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    HomeAway IPO Shares Pop 39 Percent, Market Cap Reaches $3 Billion (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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