Airbnb was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharcyk and Nathan Blecharczyk.

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Q: Who are Airbnb's co-founders?

Airbnb was co-founded by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharcyk and Nathan Blecharczyk.

Q: What happened to Airbnb's founders?

2 people who founded or worked at Airbnb went on to start 5 other companies, including Brian Armstrong (Coinbase, NewLimit and Vosyn) and Karri Saarinen (Kippt and Linear).

Airbnb was founded in 2008 in San Francisco, USA by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharcyk and Nathan Blecharczyk. It is a Marketplace company.

Online marketplace for short-term lodging and experiences.

Public Y Combinator · Winter 2009 Founded 2008 San Francisco USA Marketplace

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Airbnb founders & co-founders

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People who worked at or founded Airbnb and went on to start their own companies.

Brian Armstrong

3 founded

Coinbase 2012 NewLimit 2022 Vosyn

Karri Saarinen

2 founded

Kippt 2012 Linear 2019

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