The problem
Travel lodging is expensive, and people won't let strangers into their home without verified trust
What they do
Members-only home-swapping network where hosting your own home earns credits for stays
Traction 400,000+ members (from ~300,000 in Feb 2026); 150,000 joined in 2025; 500,000 nights
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 4
- Ops roles
- 1
- Headcount
- ~274
Headcount +22% YoY to ~274 (Crustdata est.); 7 open roles
Hiring in
- San Francisco
- Canada
- Remote (US)
Latest news
Sep 2026
Passed 500,000 nights swapped and 400,000+ members after launching Kindred Circles ↗Funding
- Last round
- $85M
- Stage
- Series C
- Date
- Feb 2026
Led by Index Ventures (Series C); NEA, Dylan Field (Series B)
- Hiring+14 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+1Series C · $85M, Feb 2026 (8 months ago): 6–12 months = +1
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: 400,000+ members (from ~300,000 in Feb 2026); 150,000 joined in 2025; 500,000 nights
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total3.51 + 1 + 1.5 − 0 = 3.5 → Tempo (3.5–4.24)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: grows with users
Strong, fastest-growing #2 in home swapping behind HomeExchange (claims 80%+ share, 155 countries); its credit network of mostly primary homes, verified members and employer Circles gets more useful with every host, but it is still smaller and must keep its credit economy liquid
Sources: PR Newswire, Sep 2026: 400,000+ members, 500,000 nights, Circles ↗ · HomeExchange, Dec 2024: 200,000 members, 80%+ market share ↗ · HomeExchange vs Kindred comparison, Jul 2026 ↗ · Forge Global: $602.86M post-money at Series C ↗ · Consumer Startups, Feb 2026: credit-economy liquidity risk ↗
Open ops roles · 1
Last checked Oct 25, 2026