HomeAway Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2005

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 1,900

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $3.56B

HomeAway General Information

Description

HomeAway was a provider of online vacation rental services in the United States and global sectors. Its online vacation rental property marketplace used to enable property owners and managers to market properties available for rental to vacation travelers who rely on its websites to search for and find available properties. It published detailed property listings, including photographs, descriptions, location, pricing, availability, and contact information. It also used to sell complementary products, such as travel guarantees and property management software and services. Its global network of sites includes VRBO.com, Abritel.fr, OwnersDirect.co.uk, VacationRentals.com, Holiday-Rentals.co.uk, Holiday-Rentals.fr, and Fewo-Direkt.de. On December 15, 2015 the firm was acquired by Expedia Group.

Contact Information

Website
homeaway-com.com
Formerly Known As
CEH Holdings
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 1011 West Fifth Street
  • Suite 300
  • Austin, TX 78703
  • United States
Primary Industry
Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Acquirer
Expedia Group
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 1011 West Fifth Street
  • Suite 300
  • Austin, TX 78703
  • United States

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HomeAway Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
10. Merger/Acquisition 15-Dec-2015 $3.56B Completed Generating Revenue
9. Merger/Acquisition 20-Feb-2015 Cancelled Generating Revenue
8. PIPE Completed Generating Revenue
7. IPO 29-Jun-2011 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Secondary Transaction - Private 29-Oct-2010 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Secondary Transaction - Private 03-Sep-2009 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series D) 01-Oct-2008 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC (Series C) 28-Mar-2007 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 13-Nov-2006 $66.7M $107M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 01-Feb-2005 $40.3M $40.3M Completed Product Development
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HomeAway Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series D
Series C
Series B 3,550,000 $0.000100 $0.16 $2 $2 1x $2 3.48%
Series A 28,780,925 $0.000100 $0.11 $1.4 $1.4 1x $1.4 28.21%
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HomeAway Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
HomeAway was a provider of online vacation rental services in the United States and global sectors. Its online vacation
Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Austin, TX
1,900 As of 2015

Paris, France
 

Paris, France
 
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HomeAway Competitors (4)

One of HomeAway’s 4 competitors is Paris Rental, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Paris, France.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Paris Rental Private Equity-Backed Paris, France
Lodgis Private Equity-Backed Paris, France
Orbitz Formerly PE-Backed Chicago, IL
Airbnb Formerly PE-Backed San Francisco, CA
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HomeAway Patents

  • 76

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 61

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

HomeAway Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-10990636-B1 Processing travel property searches using amenity-use data Active 20-Feb-2018
US-20170337648-A1 Hierarchical panel presentation responsive to incremental search interface Active 20-May-2016
US-10650475-B2 Hierarchical panel presentation responsive to incremental search interface Active 20-May-2016
US-20170236225-A1 Accessing data from multiple disparate systems through a graph Active 12-Feb-2016
US-10062128-B2 Accessing data from multiple disparate systems through a graph Active 12-Feb-2016 G06Q50/16
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HomeAway Signals

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HomeAway Former Investors (14)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
American Capital Asset Manager Minority
Atlas Accelerator Venture Capital Minority
Austin Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Capital Factory Accelerator/Incubator Minority
Escalate Capital Partners Mezzanine Minority
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HomeAway Investments & Acquisitions (34)

HomeAway’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Turnspace. The deal was made on 19-Sep-2016.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Turnspace 19-Sep-2016 Merger/Acquisition Multimedia and Design Software
Travelmob 26-Oct-2015 Secondary Transaction - Private Social/Platform Software
Dwellable 01-Oct-2015 Merger/Acquisition Information Services (B2C)
Tujia 03-Aug-2015 Later Stage VC Application Software
Hemenkiralik 28-May-2015 Early Stage VC Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
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HomeAway ESG

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

Global

Covered Companies

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Retailing

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Online and Direct Marketing Retail

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HomeAway Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Stayz Woolloomooloo, Australia 2001
Bookabach Auckland, New Zealand 2000
Vrbo Palm Springs, CA 1995

HomeAway FAQs

  • When was HomeAway founded?

    HomeAway was founded in 2005.

  • Where is HomeAway headquartered?

    HomeAway is headquartered in Austin, TX.

  • What is the size of HomeAway?

    HomeAway has 1,900 total employees.

  • What industry is HomeAway in?

    HomeAway’s primary industry is Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure.

  • Is HomeAway a private or public company?

    HomeAway is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of HomeAway?

    The current valuation of HomeAway is .

  • What is HomeAway’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for HomeAway is .

  • How much funding has HomeAway raised over time?

    HomeAway has raised $505M.

  • Who are HomeAway’s investors?

    American Capital, Atlas Accelerator, Austin Ventures, Capital Factory, and Escalate Capital Partners are 5 of 14 investors who have invested in HomeAway.

  • Who are HomeAway’s competitors?

    Paris Rental, Lodgis, Orbitz, and Airbnb are competitors of HomeAway.

  • When was HomeAway acquired?

    HomeAway was acquired on 15-Dec-2015.

  • Who acquired HomeAway?

    HomeAway was acquired by Expedia Group.

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