{"id":46671,"date":"2016-05-16T00:19:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T23:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/?p=46671"},"modified":"2021-06-25T11:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T10:23:33","slug":"20-hostmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2016\/20-hostmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"20. Hostmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder: <\/strong>Nakul Sharma<br>\n<strong>Founded: <\/strong>December 2013 (Launched July 2014)<br>\n<strong>Website: <\/strong>www.hostmaker.co<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Nakul Sharma and his wife Deepti became hooked on Airbnb during trips to Rome, Rio and Jaipur &ndash; charmed by the hospitality of their hosts and their engagement with the local community. They decided to give hosting a go and bought their own home in London. It didn&rsquo;t take long before they realised what hard work it was&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Spotting some market potential, Sharma launched Hostmaker, a hospitality management company offering two types of service: &lsquo;hands-off homes&rsquo; and pay-as-you-go. The former deals with everything on behalf of the host including flat design photography, writing the listing, pricing, reservations, guest communication, housekeeping, linen rental, check-in and maintenance, with the company taking a percentage of the monthly revenues. The later allows guests to book services online when needed, such as housekeeping, linen and check-ins. Hostmaker currently supports more than 500 hosts across Europe, with 150 homes using its complete management solution in London and 80 across Rome, Paris and Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-strong business is currently working towards a Series A funding round following an initial &pound;250,000 raise last year, which led to a second &pound;1.5m funding round. 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