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Kasa

kasa.com
HQ: New York, New York, United States
500
Hospitality

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Kasa Living, Inc. is a privately held, tech-enabled hospitality company that operates a branded portfolio of flexible apartments, hotels, and homes. It partners with real-estate owners, combines proprietary hospitality software with centralized and remote operations, and serves business, leisure, corporate-housing, long-term, and group travelers.

Primary product

Kasa-branded flexible accommodations and the proprietary hospitality operating system used for reservations, revenue management, property operations, virtual guest experience, trust and safety, and remote check-in/out.

Founded

2016

Headquarters

New York, New York, United States

Team size

150-250; Kasa’s hotel-partner page has also cited 250+ team members

Work style

Remote

Industry

Hospitality

Sub-industry

Tech-enabled hospitality, flexible accommodations, short-term rentals, proptech, and property management

Offices

New York, New York, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Miami, Florida, United States
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Budapest, Hungary

Business model

Business-to-consumer accommodation bookings
Business-to-business hotel and multifamily property management
Revenue-sharing and management agreements with property owners
Corporate housing and corporate travel partnerships
Long-term and flexible leasing

Funding

Stage

Growth-stage / post-Series C private company

Total raised

$166.3M

Latest round

Growth investment · Aug 2025

Latest amount

$40M

Growth investment

Aug 2025 · Silver Lake Waterman

$40M

Series C

Oct 2023 · Citi Ventures and FirstMark Capital

$70M

Unspecified / extension round

Dec 2022 · Shane Neman

Series B

Oct 2020 · Ribbit Capital

$30M

Series A

Oct 2019 · FirstMark Capital

$20M

Seed round

Dec 2018

$6.3M

Pre-seed / seed

Mar 2017

$6.3M

People & investors

Leadership

Roman Pedan

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Craig Minoff

Chief Product Officer & Head of Company Operations

Michelle Joseph

Vice President, Marketing & Commercial Performance

Andrew Popov

Director of Engineering

Adam Kiss

General Manager, Hungary; Product Lead

Elliott Lui

Director, Technology

Zsuzsa Perényi

People Operations Lead

Investors

Allegion Ventures
Atacama Ventures
BoxGroup
Chafic Kazoun
Citi Ventures
Fireside Investments
FirstMark Capital
General Catalyst
Gokul Rajaram
Jeff Hammerbacher
Karman Ventures
Lux Capital
New York Life Ventures
Okta Ventures
RET Ventures
Ribbit Capital
Salesforce Ventures
Scott Banister
Silver Lake Waterman
Stefan Jeschonnek
Susa Ventures
TechAviv Founder Partners
Walden International
Y Combinator
Zigg Capital

Work & culture

Kasa describes itself as remote-first and emphasizes hospitality, technology, real estate expertise, feedback, resourcefulness, root-cause analysis, and growth. Publicly stated core values include Fearless Feedback, Hall of Fame Hosts, Seek the Root Cause, and Feed Two Birds With One Scone. The distributed workforce spans multiple countries, including the United States, Hungary, Philippines, Mexico, and Argentina.

Work style

Remote

Compensation

Kasa publicly advertises equity, 401(k) matching, HSA contributions, and flexible benefits. Public search evidence did not establish a reliable company-wide salary range or a definitive visa-sponsorship policy.

Benefits

Remote work for most roles
Access to coworking spaces
Up to $2,000 annual Kasa lodging credit
Highly subsidized health insurance
Infertility-treatment coverage through sponsored plan
Up to 14 weeks parental leave
One Medical membership
401(k) matching
HSA contributions
Equity in Kasa
Great Place to Work certification

Product & market

Pricing

Property-specific nightly, weekly, monthly, and corporate rates; pricing varies by location, dates, property, length of stay, and booking channel. Kasa also earns management and/or revenue-share economics from property partners. Exact partner fee schedules are not publicly disclosed.

Differentiators

  • —Vertically integrated branded accommodation and operating model rather than merely a booking marketplace
  • —Proprietary hospitality operating system spanning reservations, operations, revenue management, and guest support
  • —Remote-first, digital-first experience with virtual check-in/out and 24/7 virtual guest support
  • —Ability to operate apartments, multifamily units, boutique hotels, and single-family homes under one platform
  • —Institutional real-estate and hospitality expertise combined with technology capabilities
  • —Claims of improving property profitability by more than 50% in relevant partner cases
  • —Broad distribution across more than 30 booking platforms
  • —Trust-and-safety systems and standardized guest experience across independently owned properties

Technology

Proprietary hospitality operating system
Virtual Front Desk and digital guest-experience tools
Virtual check-in and checkout
Revenue-management and parameter-based pricing systems
Centralized cloud-based property-management software
AWS Lambda
AWS SNS
AWS SQS
AWS Fargate
Node.js
MongoDB Atlas
Third-party booking-platform integrations
AI capabilities for hospitality operations

Customers

Business and leisure travelers
Corporate travelers and corporate-housing clients
Guests seeking short-, medium-, or long-term furnished stays
Institutional multifamily owners
Boutique hotel owners and operators
Real-estate institutions and developers
Property partners including Starwood, Morgan Stanley, and TPG

Competitors

Airbnb
Sonder
Mint House
Blueground
Placemakr
Landing
Marriott Homes & Villas
Extended Stay America
Klook
Hotel Engine

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$80 million-$90 million annually; Exa’s company profile estimates approximately $82.5 million

Estimated monthly visits

269.3K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

Signals & risks

Acquisition
Jan 2026

Kasa announced that it acquired Mint House assets and subsequently stated that selected Mint House properties and brand assets were transitioning to Kasa. The transaction may increase portfolio scale but also creates integration, brand-transition, and operational-execution risk.

Source
Other
Aug 2025

Kasa raised $40 million in growth capital led by Silver Lake Waterman to accelerate investment in AI and its hospitality operating system. The growth round indicates continued expansion needs and ongoing dependence on external capital, although no distress was reported.

Source

Latest news

Kasa acquires Mint House assets and transitions selected properties to the Kasa brand

Kasa / Mint House transition site · Jan 2026

Kasa announced the acquisition of Mint House assets, bringing selected Mint House properties and brand assets into Kasa’s portfolio and operating platform.

Kasa secures $40M from Silver Lake Waterman for AI-powered hospitality operating system

PR Newswire · Aug 2025

Kasa raised $40 million in growth capital led by Silver Lake Waterman to expand its technology and AI capabilities and improve owner profitability.

A Smart Approach to Hospitality

Wharton Magazine · Jul 2024

Roman Pedan discussed Kasa’s technology and operating model, fundraising history, profitability focus, and expansion across U.S. markets.

Kasa closes $70M Series C led by Citi Ventures and FirstMark Capital

Kasa Blog · Oct 2023

The all-equity Series C included Citi Ventures, FirstMark Capital, New York Life Ventures, Fireside Investments, and participation from existing investors including RET Ventures, Zigg Capital, and Ribbit Capital.

Kasa Living raises $50M in funding to accelerate growth of accommodations brand

Business Wire · Oct 2020

Kasa reported $30 million of new Series B financing led by Ribbit Capital, in addition to its previously completed $20 million Series A led by FirstMark Capital.

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Jobs and careers at Kasa

16 jobs at Kasa

Billing Specialist

Remote
Guest Experience
Remote (Philippines); Philippines
1d ago
Remote
Full-time
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Security Associate

On-site
Hospitality Programs
Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California, United States
4d ago
On-site
Full-time
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Hospitality Associate

On-site
Portfolio Operations, South
New Orleans, LA; San Francisco, California, United States
1w ago
On-site
Full-time
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Area Sales Manager - West

Remote
Corporate Sales
Remote (Reno, NV); San Francisco, California, United States
1w ago
Remote
Full-time
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Revenue Analyst (Philippines)

Remote
Revenue Management
Remote (Philippines); Philippines
1w ago
Remote
Full-time
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National Sales Manager

Remote
Corporate Sales
Remote; San Francisco, California, United States
2w ago
Remote
Full-time
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Associate Director, National & Regional Sales

Remote
Corporate Sales
Remote (United States); San Francisco, California, United States
2w ago
Remote
Full-time
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Senior Operations Manager

On-site
Portfolio Operations, West
Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California, United States
3w ago
On-site
Full-time
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Maintenance Technician

On-site
Portfolio Operations, Central
Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California, United States
4w ago
On-site
Full-time
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Program Associate

Remote
Hospitality Programs
Remote (United States); San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
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Property Operations Maintenance Lead

On-site
Portfolio Operations, East
Boston, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
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Portfolio Revenue Manager

Remote
Revenue Management
Remote; San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
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Property Operations Lead, Part-Time

On-site
Portfolio Operations, East
Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
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Property Portfolio Finance Manager

Remote
Finance
Remote; San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
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Housekeeping Associate

On-site
Portfolio Operations, East
Detroit, Michigan; San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
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Property Operations Lead

On-site
Portfolio Operations, South
Austin, Texas; San Francisco, California, United States
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
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