Danish home rental platform from former Airbnb employees raises €3.8M

Landfolk, a Denmark-based platform for holiday home rentals, has raised €3.8 million in seed funding.

The funding comes from Seed Capital and is the startup’s second round of capital since it was launched in 2021 by a group of former Airbnb employees.

The company says it now has more than 1,000 holiday homes on its platform across Denmark, Germany and Norway, and with this funding it is intending to double that number this year.

“It's really exciting to see Landfolk shake up an industry that has been stagnant for far too long,” says Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack, managing partner at Seed Capital.

“They have managed to create a company in two years with impressive turnover by, among other things, expanding the market with a segment that has never previously rented out their holiday home and a team that manages to execute like few others.”

Landfolk requires that homeowners apply to be included in the platform, and the company says it spends time “finding and handpicking the most exceptional places for our community …” The website lists four criteria for selection: personal style, access to nature, thoughtful hosts and high-quality materials inside the home.

Landfolk co-founder and CEO Christian Schwarz Lausten and his six co-founders all previously worked at Airbnb.

In a post on LinkedIn announcing the funding Lausten says, “We believe we are building the future of digital marketplaces and what a premium hospitality experience looks like, and we can’t wait to show you what’s next.”