Kayak.com for vacation rentals
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
VacationHomeRents is a travel metasearch and comparison platform for vacation rentals that aggregates listings across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and similar partners, then sends users to book on third-party sites. The company also publishes travel guides and trend reports, and has emphasized a property-manager-facing marketplace with flexible, remote-friendly operations.
Primary product
Vacation rental metasearch and comparison platform
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Team size
2-10
Work style
Remote
Industry
Travel, Leisure & Tourism
Sub-industry
Vacation rental metasearch / online travel
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Offices
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2022
Latest amount
$500K
Mar 2022 · Y Combinator
Investors
Public signals point to a small, technical, remote-first startup culture with flexible operations and a product-focused, experimentation-oriented mindset.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public hiring signals suggest remote engineering roles with competitive pay; one recent posting referenced roughly $70k-$150k/year for a frontend role, and related engineering ads mentioned salary plus equity.
Pricing
Free for travelers; $0 listing fee for property managers; referral/affiliate-led metasearch monetization.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$5M
Remotetalent · Jul 2026
Hiring signal for a fully remote frontend engineer role; the posting describes VacationHomeRents as a vacation-rental metasearch site, says it serves over 10M unique travelers annually, and lists Seattle/US work location details.
VacationHomeRents · Jan 2021
Official report on user search and click activity, highlighting outdoor destinations, shortened booking windows, and strong interest in budget-friendly travel.
VacationHomeRents · Dec 2020
Official report based on site search/click data showing budget-friendly travel, all-in-one accommodations, outdoor destinations, and short booking windows.
VacationHomeRents · Jul 2020
Official launch announcement describing VacationHomeRents as a metasearch engine for vacation rentals and introducing a COVID travel guide plus a Chrome extension.