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Couchsurfing International

Couchsurfing International

Couchsurfing International

Travel. Connect. Live. Got Questions? Our Support Crew is here: https://support.couchsurfing.org

Travel. Connect. Live. Got Questions? Our Support Crew is here: https://support.couchsurfing.org

Travel. Connect. Live. Got Questions? Our Support Crew is here: https://support.couchsurfing.org

Software Development

Software Development

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Phoenix

Phoenix

US

US

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51–200 employees

51–200 employees

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Founded:

Founded:

June 2004

June 2004

Overview

Overview

We envision a world made better by travel and travel made richer by connection. Couchsurfers share their lives with the people they encounter, fostering cultural exchange and mutual respect.

Couchsurfing is the world's premier social travel platform, with over 25 million members in nearly every country in the world. Couchsurfing changes people's lives. Hearing the stories of Couchsurfers whose lives have been transformed by travel is the greatest reward for doing what we do.

We envision a world made better by travel and travel made richer by connection. Couchsurfers share their lives with the people they encounter, fostering cultural exchange and mutual respect.

Couchsurfing is the world's premier social travel platform, with over 25 million members in nearly every country in the world. Couchsurfing changes people's lives. Hearing the stories of Couchsurfers whose lives have been transformed by travel is the greatest reward for doing what we do.

Founder

Founder

Casey Fenton

Casey Fenton

CEO, Upstock | Founder, Couchsurfing | Keynote & TEDx Speaker

CEO, Upstock | Founder, Couchsurfing | Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Employee Growth

Employee Growth

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

100

100

6m GROWTH

6m GROWTH

-15%

-15%

1y GROWTH

1y GROWTH

-12%

-12%

NOV'25DEC'25JAN'26FEB'26MAR'26APR'26MAY'26JUN'26JUL'26AUG'26SEP'26OCT'26

Department Distribution

Department Distribution

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

TOTAL EMPLOYEES

100

100

Operations

Operations

Community and Social Services

Community and Social Services

Engineering

Engineering

Arts and Design

Arts and Design

Business Development

Business Development

Department Growth

Department Growth

6m GROWTH

6m GROWTH

1y GROWTH

1y GROWTH

Operations

0%

-5%

Community and Social Services

-5%

-5%

Engineering

-52%

-36%

Arts and Design

-9%

-9%

Business Development

0%

0%

Web Engagement

pages per visit

pages per visit

8.2

8.2

monthly visits

monthly visits

1,352,660

1,352,660

JUL'26AUG'26SEP'26

Web Traffic by Country

Web Traffic by Country

United States

18%

United States

18%

Germany

8%

Germany

8%

Italy

7.5%

Italy

7.5%

France

5.6%

France

5.6%

Vietnam

4.9%

Vietnam

4.9%

Web Traffic Sources

Web Traffic Sources

Direct

44.7%

Direct

44.7%

Search

27%

Search

27%

Social

5.9%

Social

5.9%

Referrals

4%

Referrals

4%

AI

0.6%

AI

0.6%

funding round

2

total funding raised

$22.6M

last round type

Series B

last round amount

$15M

announced on

$15M

funding round

2

total funding raised

$22.6M

last round type

Series B

last round amount

$15M

announced on

$15M

lead investors

lead investors

General Catalyst Partners, Menlo Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Omidyar Network

General Catalyst Partners, Menlo Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Omidyar Network

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Recent News & Articles