Vacasa is a tech-enabled vacation rental property management company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. It provides property management services for over 8,000 vacation rentals in the U.S., Europe, Central and Latin America. Vacasa manages properties in fifteen U.S. states: Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Vermont, Texas, Maine, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, and Hawaii.
The company has been recognized for its advanced rate algorithms and unconventional personnel selection. Its chief strategy officer once asked a round of marketing applicants to design sales flyers, rather than résumés, detailing why they would be the best candidates for the job.
Eric Breon is Vacasa's founder and CEO, and Cliff Johnson is the company's co-founder and Chief Development Officer.
Recognition
OFFICELAND: Vacasa - Welcome to Vacasa​ HQ in Portland, Oregon! They have standing treadmill desks, ping-pong tables, fancy espresso machines, and kombucha on tap. Check it out.
In June 2014, Vacasa topped the Portland Business Journal's list of Fastest-Growing Private 100 companies, with an established three-year growth rate of 3,034.59%. In August 2014, it was named the #9 fastest-growing privately held company in the nation by Inc. Magazine in its annual Inc. 5000 list, with an updated three-year growth rate of 16,192%. On November 16, 2016 Vacasa was ranked number 67 out of 500 on the 2016 Technology Fast 500 by Deloitte, which recognizes the fastest-growing technology companies in North America.
Funding
On April 12, 2016, Vacasa announced securing $35 million in financing led by Series A investor Level Equity. On November 14, 2016 Vacasa announced extending the Series A round to $40 million following a $5 million investment from risk management provider Assurant. This is the first round of outside capital the company accepted, as it was bootstrapped since its founding in 2009.
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