Loft garden in Vancouver, Canada.
“We started Kindred with the goal of making travel a way of life, not just an occasional escape,” explains company co-founder and president Tasneem Amina. Inspired by the flexibility offered through remote work, co-founders Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina created a home swapping network that harnesses the power of community. By focusing on sharing rather than monetizing, Kindred does not take homes off the market or inflate housing prices. And the idea is catching on, earlier this year, the company raised $7.75 million in seed funding to grow the platform.
You were both early-stage employees at Opendoor, an online platform for transacting residential real estate. What inspired you to make the leap to your own startup? Our experience at Opendoor taught us that huge customer problems are actually huge opportunities for innovation. We were inspired to start Kindred to solve a