What Dovevivo does

DoveVivo S.p.A., founded in 2007 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, is a two-sided residential accommodation platform that operates Europe's largest managed coliving portfolio under the Joivy brand. Following its 2022 majority-stake acquisition of ALTIDO Group, DoveVivo manages over 2,500 furnished shared apartments across 40 cities in 6 European countries, renting individual rooms to students and young professionals on flexible monthly contracts while simultaneously providing full-service property management to real estate owners and investors.

The product surface is organized under four Joivy sub-brands: Joivy Coliving for working professionals, Joivy Campus for student housing in Italian university cities (Bologna, Como, Ferrara, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Trieste, Udine, Venice), Joivy Travel for short-term rentals, and Joivy Management for outsourced landlord services covering administration, renovation, maintenance and commercialization. The technology layer is a Next.js-based web platform at joivy.com that enables tenants to self-serve from search through booking, digital contract execution, and Stripe-mediated rent payment, supplemented by a mobile app positioned as a tenant 'house manager.' The stack otherwise consists of off-the-shelf SaaS components (Zendesk for support, Klaviyo for email, Cloudflare for CDN, Meta/Google/TikTok pixels for acquisition) rather than proprietary technology, indicating a pragmatic operations-led architecture.

Revenue is generated through two streams: recurring monthly room rentals paid by tenants and managed-services fees paid by property owners. Distribution combines a direct-to-consumer digital funnel (paid social, SEO-optimized city landing pages, content marketing) with a B2B field-sales motion targeting owners via dedicated 'Sei un proprietario' and 'Investi con noi' contact pathways. DoveVivo has raised approximately $91 million across disclosed rounds in 2019 (led by Tikehau Capital) and 2021 (led by Tamburi Investment Partners), with the founder Valerio Fonseca continuing as CEO and Giulio Mario Limongelli serving as Group Managing Director.

Name

Dovevivo

Legal name

DoveVivo S.p.A.

Website

https://dovevivo.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DoveVivo (operating as Joivy) is an Italian coliving proptech managing over 2,500 furnished shared apartments across 40 cities in 6 European countries, renting rooms to students and young professionals while providing full-service property management to real estate owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Co-living / Residential Property Management

NAICS

Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Rental and Leasing Services (532)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Hotels & Motels (7011), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Living / Hybrid Extended-Stay Residences (THAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Vacation Rental Property Management (THAMAKAA), Co-Host / On-the-Ground Operations & Guest Services (BPAJAIAI), Serviced Vacation Rentals (Managed Apartments/Aparthotel-Style STRs) (THAGANAE)

Keywords

• Co-living services
• Furnished rentals
• Property management
• Student housing
• Shared apartments

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tenant Room Rental: DoveVivo manages fully furnished shared apartments and rents individual rooms to tenants (students and young professionals) on flexible contracts. Tenants pay monthly rent for furnished rooms in shared apartments across 40 cities in 6 countries.
2. Property Owner Management Services: DoveVivo provides full-service property management to real estate owners, including administrative/bureaucratic handling, renovation, maintenance, and marketing/commercialization of their properties, charging property owners for this managed service.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DoveVivo operates a co-living platform under the Joivy brand that rents fully furnished individual rooms in shared apartments to students and young professionals across 40 cities in 6 European countries. It also provides end-to-end property management services to real estate owners and investors, handling administration, renovation, maintenance, tenant sourcing, and commercialization of their properties.

Product overview

DoveVivo operates as a proptech coliving company offering a multi-brand platform across Europe. The core offering is Joivy, which provides furnished room rentals in shared apartments for students and young professionals, supplemented by dedicated property management services for landlords. The platform spans three main sub-brands: Joivy Coliving for working professionals, Joivy Campus for student housing, and Joivy Travel for short-term rentals. Following the 2022 acquisition of ALTIDO Group, the company expanded its property management capabilities to become Europe's largest residential management platform, managing over 2,500 properties across 40 cities in 6 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Joivy: Coliving brand offering furnished rooms in shared apartments for students and young professionals across Europe
• Joivy Campus
• Joivy Travel
• Joivy Management

Products and services

• Joivy Coliving Furnished room rentals in shared apartments across European cities, targeting students and young professionals. Includes dedicated customer support, maintenance services, bureaucratic assistance, and a mobile app for house management.
• Joivy Campus (Studentati) Student housing services offering furnished rooms and beds in shared apartments near universities in Italian cities including Bologna, Como, Ferrara, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Trieste, Udine, and Venezia.
• Joivy Travel Short-term rental accommodations as part of DoveVivo's broader living platform, offering flexible stays across the company's property portfolio.
• Joivy Management (Property Owner Services) Full-service property management for property owners and investors, handling administrative and bureaucratic management, renovation, maintenance, and commercialization of their rental properties.
• ALTIDO Property Management Short-term rental property management services across Europe, now integrated into DoveVivo's platform following the 2022 majority stake acquisition, contributing to the combined portfolio of over 2,500 properties.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ALTIDO GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2022DoveVivo announced an investment in ALTIDO Group, acquiring a majority stake. The transaction combined both companies to create the largest living operating company in Europe, managing over 2,500 properties across 40 cities in 6 countries. The deal significantly expanded DoveVivo's geographic footprint and operational scale, consolidating its position as the leading residential/coliving platform in Europe. The partnership was also reported on 2022-02-24.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Habyt: Berlin-based co-living operator with pan-European presence in cities including Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, and Milan. Directly competes with DoveVivo in the same young professional and student co-living segment across multiple overlapping European markets.
• The Collective: London-headquartered co-living operator with properties across London, New York, and other cities. Competes with DoveVivo in the managed co-living space targeting young professionals with fully furnished, community-oriented housing.
• Quarters (Quarters Living): Berlin-based co-living company offering fully furnished shared apartments with flexible contract terms across European cities. Direct competitor to DoveVivo's core Coliving offering with a similar young professional target customer.
• Ollie (Ollie Co-Living): Co-living operator offering fully furnished rooms in shared apartments across multiple US and European cities. Direct competitor using the same asset-light management model for young professionals and students.
• Medici Living Group: European co-living and shared housing operator with a brands including Quarters and Medley. Competes directly with DoveVivo in the pan-European co-living market with similar student and young professional targeting.
• Common (Common Living): US-based co-living operator with coliving properties across major US cities. Although primarily US-focused, it represents a comparable co-living business model with furnished shared apartments and flexible leasing.
• Student.com: International student housing marketplace connecting students with furnished rooms globally. Directly competes with DoveVivo's Joivy Campus sub-brand for student housing demand across European university cities.

Broad incumbents

• WeLive (WeWork): Operating company of WeWork with co-living branded properties in select cities. Although primarily focused on coworking, WeLive represents a broader incumbent in the flexible living space with similar furnished, community-oriented offerings.
• Airbnb: Global short-term rental marketplace. While a marketplace rather than an operator, Airbnb competes with DoveVivo's Joivy Travel business for short-term rental demand and offers a broad alternative to the company's flexible accommodation offerings.
• Greystar Real Estate Partners: Largest operator of multifamily and student housing globally, with European operations. Represents a larger incumbent in residential property management, comparable to DoveVivo's Joivy Management offering but at significantly greater scale globally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dovevivo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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