Peerspace

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Peerspace
Company type Private
IndustryVenue rental platform
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014) in San Francisco, California
Founders
  • Rony Chammas
  • Matt Bendett
HeadquartersSan Francisco
Area served
Global
Key people
  • Eric Shoup (CEO 2018-2024)
  • Kevin Yuann (CEO 2024-)
ProductsRideshare
Website www.peerspace.com

Peerspace is a company operating an online marketplace for hourly venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events. The company was founded in San Francisco by Rony Chammas and Matt Bendett, with backers including GV and Foundation Capital. The company was originally only available in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has since expanded and states that it lists over 45,000 spaces across North America, Europe, and Australia. [1]

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History

Peerspace was founded in 2014 in San Francisco, California by Rony Chammas and Matt Bendett with the intention of becoming a B2B version of Airbnb offering rentals of productive places. [2] The idea originated while Chammas was a student at NYU Stern School of Business and needed to find meeting places for various student organizations he was a part of. [2] Structure Capital led a $1.5 million seed funding round. [3] Chammas and Bendett, his co-founder, previously worked together at Electronic Arts (EA). [4]

Following its 2014 launch in San Francisco, Peerspace expanded to Los Angeles and then to New York City in November 2015. [4] The expansion to New York City coincided with a $5 million series A round of capital led by Foundation Capital. [5] In January 2016, the company launched in Seattle. [6] Two years later, in 2018, GV led a $16 million series B round. [7]

The company began its international expansion in 2021, launching in Canada and the United Kingdom. [8] By December 2022, it had more than 2000 hosts active in London. [9] It launched in France and Australia in 2022. [10] [11]

Operations

Peerspace is a two-sided marketplace operating a website and mobile apps that allow businesses to rent out locations to other businesses or individuals. [4] The marketplace allows hosts to set hourly rental rates and booking terms while taking 15% of the booking cost and providing liability insurance. [12]

Eric Shoup became CEO of the company in 2018. [13] In 2024, Shoup was replaced as CEO by Kevin Yuann. [14]

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