Vacasa is a tech-enabled vacation rental property management company based in Portland, Oregon. It provides property management services for over 6,000 vacation rentals in the United States, Europe, Central and Latin America. In the United States, Vacasa manages properties in fifteen 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.
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Recognition
In June 2014, Vacasa topped the list of Fastest-Growing Private 100 companies by the Portland Business Journal 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 3-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.
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Lawsuit
In August of 2017 an Oregon resident and vacation home owner filed a lawsuit against Vacasa requesting class-action status and seeking $3 million in estimated damages on behalf of herself and others. The complaint alleges that Vacasa misrepresented its commission and fee structure "by charging renters additional amounts for their nightly use of properties, but not sharing any of such amounts with home owners, including, but not limited to: the 'booking fee,' 'hot tub fee,' 'pet fee' and 'early check in/late check-out fees.'"
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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