Airbnb acquired GamePlanner.AI, a transaction completed in November 2023, structured as stock (877,062 Class A common shares issued as part of the consideration).
GamePlanner.AI operates in Artificial intelligence, is based in United States (stealth startup, ~12 employees). Airbnb completed the acquisition of a company on November 14, 2023, issuing an aggregate of 877,062 shares of Class A common stock as part of the consideration; the target is GamePlanner.AI, a stealth AI startup co-founded by Siri co-creator Adam Cheyer and Siamak Hodjat. Airbnb's 10-K reports the deal increased goodwill and intangible assets but was not material to its financial results, and no dollar value was disclosed. The roughly twelve-person team was set to accelerate select AI projects and embed AI tools across the Airbnb platform.
Airbnb framed the deal around a shared belief that AI works best when paired with strong design and community, using the team to speed up its AI roadmap rather than for a standalone product.
Elite AI leadership (Adam Cheyer of Siri/Viv Labs fame) and a small senior team to jump-start Airbnb's AI capabilities. Team tasked with accelerating select AI projects and integrating AI tools into the Airbnb platform. Folded into Airbnb's AI efforts; Cheyer and Hodjat's team joined Airbnb.
What makes GamePlanner.AI so special is that they combine expertise in AI, design, and community.Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO, Airbnb
A big part of what attracted us to Airbnb was our shared commitment to using AI to enable human connection.Adam Cheyer, Co-Founder, GamePlanner.AI
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.