What Staykeepers does

Staykeepers is a London-based, privately held company founded in 2015 that operates in the multifamily and student housing rental market. Its stated function is filling vacant apartments and rooms by widening marketing channels to reach tenant audiences beyond conventional listing sources, effectively acting as a marketing-distribution layer for property operators and student housing providers. The company's go-to-market and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in the available data; there are no public pricing models, contract terms, or customer logos, so monetization cannot be characterized beyond the inference that revenue is tied to placements or fill events on behalf of property clients.

The company pursued growth primarily through small-scale equity funding and a single acquisition. Disclosed capital activity includes approximately $647,082 from Prefcap in November 2019 and $705,000 via Seedrs in August 2021, followed by a November 2022 round with a $0 disclosed value. In August 2021, Staykeepers acquired Student Flats for an undisclosed amount, extending its footprint into the dedicated student housing vertical. Leadership comprises CEO and co-founder Ivo Gospodinov and co-founder and director Miroslav Gospodinov.

The current operating status is materially ambiguous. Firmographic inputs list 51-100 employees, suggesting an active mid-stage private company, but the company's web domain (staykeepers.com) is displayed as for sale, with the legal entity tied to Above.com Pty Ltd under Australian law, and operating status is recorded as 'closed' No product, technology, or active-customer data exists post-2021, indicating either a corporate wind-down, an asset divestiture, or a significant operational restructuring that the public record does not yet reflect.

Name

Staykeepers

Legal name

Above.com Pty Ltd

Website

https://staykeepers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Staykeepers is a London-based company that helps fill vacant multifamily and student housing units by broadening marketing channels to new tenant audiences; it acquired Student Flats in 2021 and is currently showing signs of operational wind-down.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rental Property Marketing Technology

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Extended-Stay & Monthly Rental Marketplaces (30+ Nights) (THAMALAG)

Keywords

• Multifamily housing
• Student housing
• Vacancy reduction
• Rental marketing
• Property tech

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

Staykeepers provides a technology platform that helps operators of multifamily and student housing fill empty apartments and rooms by widening their marketing distribution to new, non-traditional audiences. The offering is aimed at property owners and managers seeking to reduce vacancy rates and recover lost rental income through expanded channel reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Staykeepers Vacancy-Filling Marketing Platform
• Student Flats (acquired)

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• University Living: Student housing marketplace focused on PBSA and private rentals near universities, operating across the UK and other geographies. Closely comparable inventory type and tenant segment.
• Amber (formerly StudentHouse): Student accommodation platform operating across multiple geographies with booking, payments, and operator tooling. Comparable marketplace + B2B operator services model in student housing.
• Student.com: Global student housing marketplace that matches students with verified apartments near universities. Directly comparable to Staykeepers' student housing segment with overlapping target customer and marketplace model.
• Spotahome: Mid-to-long-term rental marketplace for furnished apartments across Europe, with operator-facing tools. Comparable extended-stay/30+ night marketplace mechanics and operator-side value proposition.
• Blueground: Tech-enabled operator of furnished extended-stay apartments in major cities. Comparable business of filling and operating multifamily units for medium-term stays.

Emerging players

• Landing: Membership-based network of furnished extended-stay apartments. Comparable niche extended-stay/30+ night value proposition and operator partnerships.
• Kasa Living: Tech-enabled apartment-hotel operator focused on extended stays in multifamily buildings. Comparable operator-side approach to filling multifamily rooms.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb: Global short-term rental marketplace that has been expanding into 30+ night and monthly stays, directly competing for the same demand Staykeepers would target.
• Sonder Holdings: Tech-enabled extended-stay apartment/hotel operator. Broader scale player with overlapping operator model for furnished monthly stays, though larger and more diversified.
• Vrbo: Major vacation rental platform with multi-month stay inventory. Broad incumbent with overlapping monthly/extended-stay search demand.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/staykeepers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 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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