When was Kindred founded?

Kindred was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Kindred located?

Kindred is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Kindred have?

As of Dec 31, 2022, the latest employee count at Kindred is 3.

Is Kindred a funded company?

Kindred is a funded company, having raised a total of $148M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 21, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Kindred?

Kindred's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Feb 03, 2026, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Online Travel. In United States, the Online Travel sector has seen $202M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Kindred rank among its competitors?

Kindred ranks 1st amongst 9 active competitors, of which 2 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kindred, which secured $40M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Kindred?

Kindred's top competitors include 3rd Home, LinkedLivin and Zurfers. Among them, Kindred secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Kindred - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Kindred is a series C company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2021. It operates as an Online home-swapping website enabling members to exchange and rent homes. Kindred has raised $148M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures. The company has 9 active competitors, including 2 that are funded. Its top competitors include companies like 3rd Home, LinkedLivin and Zurfers.

Company Details

Online home-swapping website enabling members to exchange and rent homes. User can swap their homes when traveling at the same time or the swap can be nonsimultaneous. Users are also awarded credit points when someone stays at their home, which can be used to pay when staying at a place, next time.

Website: livekindred.com
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Email ID: *****@livekindred.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$148M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Feb 03, 2026, $*****

Investors

New Enterprise Associates & 17 more

Ranked

1^st among 9 active competitors

Employee Count

3 as on Dec 31, 2022

Investment & Acquisitions

Mango Live

Similar Companies

Home Exchange & 57 more

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Kindred is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
KINDRED CONCEPTS, INC. CIN: 863105156 , United States, Active		-	3 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Kindred has raised a total funding of $148M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 21, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Feb 03, 2026 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Kindred has 10 institutional investors and 8 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kindred:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 03, 2026	1456442	Series C	2443152	6126146	8046729	8386440
Feb 03, 2026	9911252	Series B	8897075	2114677	4385242	3217898
Dec 30, 2022	8847942	Series A	2695327	7427285	New Enterprise Associates	Talia Goldberg & 6 more

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Kindred's Board of Directors

Kindred's board has 3 active members. Vanessa Larco, Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina are independent board members.

Here is the list of Kindred's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Vanessa Larco	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 4m
ejcziri	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 3m
ezwzelz	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 2m

Kindred's employee count trend

Kindred has 3 employees as of Dec 22. Here is Kindred's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Kindred include 3rd Home, LinkedLivin and Zurfers. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kindred, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kindred 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Online home-swapping website enabling members to exchange and rent homes	$148M	Index Ventures, BoxGroup & 16 others	54/100
2nd	3rd Home 2009, Nashville (United States), Unfunded	Luxury second home exchange	-	-	45/100
3rd	LinkedLivin 2023, North Miami Beach (United States), Unfunded	A platform connecting vetted peer professionals and friends to rent or swap apartments, through profile validation	-	-	35/100
4th	Zurfers 2015, Miami (United States), Seed	Vacation property exchange platform: List, exchange, and go see	$500K	-	35/100
5th	CasaHop 2012, New York City (United States), Deadpooled	Social Home Exchange platform.	$1.2M	First Round Capital, Lerer Hippeau & 1 others	29/100
6th	Swapweek 2014, Condon (United States), Unfunded	Online P2P vacation rental exchange platform	-	-	24/100
7th	Green Theme International 1999, United States, Unfunded	Online platform to swap vacation rentals offered by peers	-	-	24/100
8th	Horizon 2012, Seattle (United States), Unfunded	Vacation rental exchange network of communities	-	-	22/100
9th	The VacationExchange Network 1997, Boynton Beach (United States), Unfunded	Provider of an online membership-based holiday home exchange network	-	-	22/100
10th	Swiftstay 2024, Atlanta (United States), Unfunded	Online platform for accommodation exchange services	-	-	16/100