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October 30, 2019
MEET WISCONSIN INNO’S 2019 50 ON FIRE
Today, we’re officially announcing the 50 people, companies and organizations that are heating up Wisconsin tech. You may be wondering, what exactly makes a company or individual on fire? Basically, it’s people and businesses that have had a banner year—whether that’s new funding, product launches, big hires or innovative approaches to solving problems.
September 3, 2019
FRONTDESK CO-FOUNDER: IN ONLINE TRAVEL BOOKING BIZ, TECHNOLOGY IS EVERYTHING
“We’re a tech-enabled service system, so we use this to serve our hospitality guests and our real estate partners and technology is the way we operate,” DePinto said. “In this kind of business of apartment-style rentals, technology is a requirement. It isn’t nice to have. it’s a requirement to be able to operate.”
August 21, 2019
MILWAUKEE STARTUP FRONTDESK RAISES $2.75 MILLION BRIDGE ROUND
Milwaukee-based corporate home-sharing startup Frontdesk LLC announced it has completed a $2.75 million bridge funding round. The funding will allow Frontdesk to expand its technology platform and geographical footprint more quickly, the company said. Since the beginning of 2019, Frontdesk has grown from managing 135 units in six cities to now managing 270 units in 13 cities.
August 20, 2019
LA MACCHIA PART OF $2.75M ROUND FOR MILWAUKEE SHORT-TERM LODGING STARTUP FRONTDESK
Frontdesk, the Milwaukee-based startup that offers short-term rental housing for business and vacation travelers, has raised another $2.75 million to expand the business.
May 31, 2019
STEPPING INTO 21ST CENTURY HOSPITALITY WITH APARTMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY
[Frontdesk] saw the need for the best of both worlds and, to tackle this challenge, it is “evolving into a 21st-century tech-enabled hospitality brand,” DePinto told PYMNTS in an interview. As a result, the company can architect all the elements of its operation from technology to process and its people from the ground up with insight from the current day.
May 14, 2019
FRONTDESK MANAGES SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN URBAN APARTMENT COMMUNITIES
Founded in 2017, Frontdesk develops and manages short-term rental suites around the United States for both business and leisure guests. Frontdesk ensures units provide hotel-style amenities and technology-driven security and services such as noise-monitoring sensors.
May 13, 2019
FRONTDESK EXPANDING TO 15 CITIES WITH CORPORATE RENTAL MODEL
Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway, Booking.com, Expedia… there is no shortage of competition in the world of private home rentals. But those are just online booking intermediaries. Milwaukee startup Frontdesk aims to corner the market on professional home rental management.
April 16, 2019
HOW FRONTDESK CREATES SENSE OF HOME FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS
It’s a good place to be for Milwaukee-based Frontdesk. As more and more Americans turn to homesharing platforms to book their travel accommodations, the hospitality and real estate company is poised for rapid growth in the coming year as it focuses on corporate housing for business travelers.
March 28, 2019
MILWAUKEE CORPORATE HOMESHARING STARTUP EXPECTS DNC WINDFALL
Fast-growing Milwaukee startup Frontdesk, which rents apartments to corporate travelers, expects it will receive “a financial windfall” for its 22 Milwaukee rentals when the 2020 Democratic National Convention comes to town.
September 27, 2018
FRONTDESK GETS INVESTMENT FROM BUCKS’ LASRY
Milwaukee corporate housing management startup Frontdesk has received a $250,000 investment from Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry. The investment will go toward the $1.09 million seed-plus funding round Frontdesk is currently raising.
July 1, 2018
MILWAUKEE STARTUP FRONTDESK PROVIDES CORPORATE HOUSING FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS
By making it easy for travelers to stay in homes and apartments outside of typical hotel locations, Airbnb changed the game for the hospitality industry.