Brian Chesky, Angel Investor

Brian Chesky is Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, a role he has held since 2007. He has overseen the company’s growth into a global platform for short-term rentals and travel experiences. Before Airbnb, he worked briefly as a principal at Brian Chesky Design and as an industrial designer at 3DID. As an investor, Chesky has backed several startups across consumer and technology sectors. His portfolio includes The Six Bells, a lifestyle and retail concept, Samara in housing innovation, FlightCar in peer-to-peer car sharing, Balanced in payments infrastructure, Summly in mobile news aggregation, and Socialcam in social video sharing.