The future of hospitality is here. 🚀 Today is our very first day of trading at
@Nasdaq
as $SOND! Thank you to all our employees, guests and supporters!
#SonderGoesPublic
For those impacted by the devastating building collapse in Surfside, we are providing housing at no cost.
Please reach out to partnerships
@sonder
.com.
Excited to announce that Sonder plans to go public through a combination with Gores Metropoulos II. This is an important step towards our mission of revolutionizing hospitality through design & technology to make a world of better stays open to all.
"With the funding, fast-growing Sonder Canada Inc. – which in 2019 has surpassed US$200-million in revenue year-to-date – reached a valuation of more than US$1-billion, achieving a milestone for tech startups called “unicorn” status."
via
@globeandmail
With thousands of beautiful spaces built for travel and life, we’re transforming the future of hospitality. Read all about it in
@forbes
:
#TakingStayFurther
We’re honored to be named the most innovative travel brand of 2019 by
@FastCompany
, and ranked 34th globally across all categories. Here’s to
#TakingStayFurther
for many years to come!
Today, Sonder announced that we recently closed on a Series E round of $170 million.
We’re extraordinarily grateful for the confidence our investors, partners and guests continue to place in us during these unprecedented times.
We’re one step closer to going public! Received the green light from the SEC declaring the registration statement for our business combination with GMII effective! ✅
Next up: GMII stockholders special meeting to approve the business combination.
"The idea is that the hotel industry hasn't changed in so long and, frankly, there's a way to offer a stay that is far more authentic and less cookie-cutter." - Francis Davidson
Thank you for the feature
@Inc
!
#TakingStayFurther
#Hospitality
Thrilling news today for the Sonder team, our partners, investors and guests! ✨ We closed our business combination with Gores Metropoulos II and will begin trading on
@Nasdaq
as $SOND tomorrow.
#SonderGoesPublic
“My goal isn’t to build a billion dollar company,” says CEO Francis Davidson and a Forbes Under 30 alum. “My goal is to build the future of hospitality.”
Thank you
@Forbes
for listing Sonder as one of the "Next Billion-Dollar Startups"!
We're thrilled to announce that Frits van Paasschen, former CEO and President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, is joining Sonder's Board of Directors.
Breathtaking architecture. Boundless culture. Unbeatable weather.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve brought Sonder to Barcelona, Spain and we can’t wait to welcome you to this enchanting city by the Mediterranean sea.
Book your future stay here:
With roots in Montreal, France has a strong cultural significance for us at Sonder.
This is why we’re so proud to share the exciting news that Sonder is now in Paris! 🇫🇷
We’re excited to share Sonder is officially launching hotels, bringing our design and technology to even more types of spaces around the world! 🎉
Read all about it in
@business
:
With enough focus, hard work, and a bit of luck, before long we’ll be recounting the epic tale of how a hospitality startup managed to make it through the most dramatic economic shock its industry ever faced.
“I think in 20 or 30 years people will look back at these downtown, stuffy, kind-of-expensive hotel rooms and be like ‘I can’t believe it was like that."
- Francis Davidson, CEO and co-founder of Sonder
Last night we previewed our newest
#NYC
spaces at the former New York Stock Exchange HQ, 20 Broad St. 🇺🇸
Check out our Instagram Stories for a behind the scenes look at the event:
✨
#GIVEAWAY
✨
We’re giving away a free 3-night stay to one lucky winner in the Sonder city of their choice!
Enter via Instagram for your chance to win:
Proudly flying a rainbow flag, Hillcrest is the cultural home of San Diego's lively
#LGBTQ
community. 🏳️🌈 Towering over Hillcrest’s main intersection, this giant flag marks the starting point for
@SanDiegoPride
’s annual mile-long parade in July. 🌈
We’re thrilled to have been named to the 2019
@LinkedIn
Top Startups list, which ranks the 50 hottest startups to work for that are growing fast and attracting top talent: 🔥
#LinkedInTopStartups
We’re grateful for the service and dedication of the healthcare workers and first responders who have committed themselves to protecting us during these uncertain times, and we want to help.
✨ GIVEAWAY ✨
In the spirit of the holidays we’re giving away a free 3-night stay to one lucky winner in the Sonder city of their choice!
Check out our Instagram for details on how to win:
January 19th marked the day we started trading on
@Nasdaq
as $SOND. Now it’s time to celebrate! 🎉 Join our team tomorrow as we ring Nasdaq’s opening bell! 🔔
#Montreal
is a design lover’s paradise where modern design flourishes and Brutalist architecture never got a bad name.
The next time you’re in this city, follow our guide to discover some of its most surprising architecture and design hotspots: