Seazone

What Seazone does

Seazone is a Brazilian proptech company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, that operates a digital platform for short-term rental management. Its core product, Seazone Reservas, is an end-to-end marketplace that handles listing discovery, booking reservations, and installment-based payments for vacation accommodations, with daily rates starting from R$ 100 and the option to pay in up to three interest-free installments. The company serves two primary customer segments: property owners and landlords seeking professional management of short-term rentals, and individual travelers/vacationers seeking accommodations in Brazilian destinations such as Santa Catarina.

The platform is described as a data-driven rental management technology that intermediates all phases of short-term leasing — pricing, listing optimization, guest management, and maintenance coordination — operating with a model compared to ride-hailing services. Seazone extends its reach beyond a pure digital marketplace through partnerships with local service providers across multiple Brazilian cities, enabling on-the-ground operational services such as cleaning, check-in, and maintenance that pure-play platforms do not deliver natively. The company is also vertically integrating into owned real estate, with a planned development in Jurerê, Santa Catarina, including units tailored for long-stay guests.

Seazone generates revenue through transaction-based fees on short-term rental bookings, monetizing both the supply side (property management fees from owners) and demand side (booking commissions from travelers). The company has raised approximately $1.68M USD across two funding rounds led by DOMO.VC (Domo Invest), with stated use of funds including national expansion across Brazil, platform improvement, and real estate development. The company employs 101-250 people, a headcount that likely reflects a service-heavy operating model rather than a pure-software cost structure.

Name

Seazone

Website

https://seazone.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Seazone is a Brazilian proptech operating a data-driven digital marketplace for short-term vacation rental management. It serves property owners and travelers across multiple Brazilian cities via its Seazone Reservas platform, combining software with local service partnerships, and is vertically integrating into owned real estate in Santa Catarina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vacation Rental Management

akta.pro primary industry

Coastal & Marine Nature Lodges (THAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Shore Excursion Operators (Tours & Activities) (THAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Vacation rental management
• Short-term rental services
• Property management platform
• Proptech solutions
• Rental booking marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Short-term Rental Management: Manages rental properties through a digital platform, generating revenue from property management fees. The company operates across multiple cities and partners with local service providers to deliver end-to-end short-term leasing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Seazone operates a digital platform that manages short-term vacation rentals across multiple Brazilian cities. The platform enables property owners to list and manage their rental properties while allowing travelers to discover, reserve, and pay for accommodations. Seazone handles all phases of short-term leasing including listing optimization, dynamic pricing, guest management, and maintenance coordination through partnerships with local service providers.

Product overview

Seazone is a proptech company operating as a unified short-term rental management platform. Its core product, Seazone Reservas, is a digital marketplace that enables property listing discovery, booking reservations, and payment processing for short-term rentals across multiple cities in Brazil, including properties in destinations like Jurerê, Santa Catarina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seazone Reservas

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tripadvisor: Travel review and meta-search platform with a vacation rental business (including AlugueTemporada in Brazil). Comparable to Seazone in competing for the same Brazilian traveler demand, but as a global travel content platform rather than a local operator.
• Booking.com: Largest online travel agency with a significant alternative accommodation (vacation rental) inventory. Comparable to Seazone in serving the same Brazilian traveler demand, but as a much broader travel platform rather than a specialized STR manager.
• Expedia Group: Parent of Vrbo and a major OTA. Comparable to Seazone through its vacation rental arm, but operates at a fundamentally larger scale and as a diversified travel conglomerate rather than a regional STR specialist.

Direct peers

• Guesty: Property management platform built specifically for short-term rental operators, offering PMS, channel management, and guest communication. Comparable to Seazone in targeting the same end users (multi-property hosts) with a software-led model.
• TurnKey Vacation Rentals: Tech-enabled full-service vacation rental manager combining centralized software with local field operations. Comparable to Seazone in the full-service STR management model that pairs a digital platform with on-the-ground service.
• Vrbo: Expedia-owned vacation rental marketplace focused on whole-home stays. Comparable to Seazone in targeting vacation-oriented STR demand, particularly in coastal destinations like Santa Catarina.
• Airbnb: Global short-term rental marketplace with active operations in Brazil. Directly comparable to Seazone in core product (STR bookings, host tools) but vastly larger in scale and host supply.
• Hostaway: Vacation rental management software for professional hosts and property managers, with channel manager, PMS, and automation. Directly comparable to Seazone in providing the operational software layer for STR hosts.
• Vacasa: Large US-based vacation rental management company that combines tech-enabled property management with local field operations. Comparable to Seazone in offering full-service STR management rather than a pure marketplace.
• Smoobu: Channel manager and PMS for short-term rental managers, with strong European presence. Comparable to Seazone in the SMB property-manager segment and the channel management/property management tooling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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

M&A

Investments

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

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