# Couchsurfing

> Couchsurfing is a VC fund backing Travel and Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/couchsurfing
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/couchsurfing
- Website: http://couchsurfing.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Travel and Artificial Intelligence. Couchsurfing began in 2004 as a small passion project by founders Casey Fenton, Daniel Hoffer, Sebastian Le Tuan and Leonardo Bassani da Silveira. An email to a group of students in Iceland gave birth to the idea that people anywhere would want to share their homes with strangers (or, as we like to call them, friends you haven’t met yet ).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 2 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Travel Agency | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Casey Fenton | Co-Founder, Founding Chairman of the Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/casey-fenton |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Otto | Otto is a startup developing an intelligent and autonomous AI travel adviser for business travelers. | $6M | Seed | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Otto | Otto is a travel tech company that uses AI to plan, book and execute business trips. | $6M | Seed | Aug 22, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Direct Travel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/direct-travel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Madrona Venture Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madrona-venture-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Madrona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madrona-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Couchsurfing invest in?

Couchsurfing invests primarily in Travel, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Couchsurfing?

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### Who are the partners at Couchsurfing?

The team at Couchsurfing includes Casey Fenton (Co-Founder, Founding Chairman of the Board). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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