The problem
Travelers can't trust vacation-rental quality, and operators depend on OTAs that take fees and own the guest
What they do
Curated luxury vacation-home marketplace plus WanderOS direct-booking software for rental operators
Traction GMV tripled Q3 vs Q2 2026; WanderOS 10,000+ properties, 1,000+ PMs, $85M+ bookings
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~218
Headcount +5% YoY to ~218 (LinkedIn est.); 7 open roles, mostly marketing
Hiring in
- Remote (US)
Glassdoor
4.5 ★ 8 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $64M
- Stage
- Series B
- Date
- May 2025
Led by QED Investors, Fifth Wall
- Hiring+14 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+0.5Series B · $64M, May 2025 (17 months ago): 12–24 months = +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: GMV tripled Q3 vs Q2 2026; WanderOS 10,000+ properties, 1,000+ PMs, $85M+ bookings
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total3.01 + 0.5 + 1.5 − 0 = 3.0 → Steady (1.5–3.49)
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: hard to leave
Small player in a category Airbnb and Vrbo own, with Evolve, Vacasa and onefinestay ahead in managed and luxury rentals; WanderOS (10,000+ properties) builds operator lock-in but rides on PMS partners and a crowded direct-booking software field, after two model pivots
Sources: WanderOS page: 10,000+ properties, 1,000+ PMs, $85M+ bookings, 11+ PMS integrations ↗ · Crunchbase: competitors Evolve, Vacasa, onefinestay ↗ · Sacra: asset-light pivot execution risk; ~$30M run rate 2024 ↗ · Wander blog, Apr 2026: OwnerRez distribution partnership (PMS dependence) ↗ · CEO post, Oct 2026: GMV tripled in one quarter ↗
Open ops roles
No ops roles open right now
Last checked Oct 25, 2026