Created in March 2016 by three friends, HostnFly offers its clients a solution to manage flat rentals when they leave: HostnFly takes care of everything and guarantees a revenue to their clients at the beginning of the rental period. Thanks to its machine learning algorithms, HostnFly optimizes the prices of the rentals and maximises the owners’ revenues and provides up to 30% more revenue on average than a rental directly through Airbnb.
The startup offers a service that includes: registration of the flat on short term rental platforms (Airbnb, Booking.com, etc.), collection of the keys and management of all the logistics (answering the guests’ questions, housekeeping, change of sheets etc.). HostnFly allows customers to travel more often, while earning profits thanks to the rental of their flats.
They now manage more than 3,000 homes in France, particularly in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille and have expanded their offering to almost 30 ski and seaside resorts in partnership with La Conciergerie by Odalys. In July 2019, HostnFly closed a €9 million funding round to strengthen its presence in France and expand internationally.
About the founders/CEO:
HostnFly was created by three friends: Baptiste, Guillaume and Quentin. They met during their studies and are all passionate about entrepreneurship and innovation. With HostnFly, they want to encourage people to travel while optimizing the revenue they can earn from the rental of their flats.
Quentin Brackers de Hugo is the cofounder and CEO; he studied at Centrale Paris and Columbia. He launched a start-up and worked 3 years at McKinsey in New York before launching HostnFly. He is in charge of the marketing department.
Guillaume Motte, the cofounder and COO, is in charge of Hostnfly’s operations. He studied at Supelec and Columbia and worked in consulting and finance in New York for 3 years before launching HostnFly.
Baptiste Maurel, the cofounder and CTO, is in charge of HostnFly’s IT. He went to school with Guillaume at Supelec and worked as a lead developer in a start-up in Berlin and at Chauffeur Privé.