GGaiarooms
Gaiarooms is a Spanish digital hotel chain that manages hotels, hostels, and apartments with automated check-in/check-out, smart locks, and 24/7 remote support instead of traditional front desks. Founded in 2017 and based in Salamanca, it operates 900+ units across roughly eight Spanish cities (plus Porto, Portugal) and targets 4,000 rooms under management by 2028. It closed a €10M+ Series A round led by Bonsai Partners in March 2025.
SectorsTravel & Hospitality, Proptech, Hotel Management Tech
Start-up MapTravel & Hospitality › Accommodation & leisure operators
Founders
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David Diez
CTO & Co-Founder
Global models 5
OOYO Hotels & Homes
India · www.oyorooms.com ↗
Asset-light branded budget hotel chain that standardizes and digitizes independent hotels/rooms, the same aggregation-and-tech model as Gaiarooms at global scale.
$3.9BComparable
SSonder Holdings
United States · www.sonder.com ↗
Tech-enabled management of hotels and apartments with app-based check-in and no front desk, closely matching Gaiarooms' automated hospitality model.
$900MComparable
SSelina
Panama · www.selina.com ↗
Branded chain of leased/managed hotels and hostels across multiple countries, similar asset-light hospitality management approach.
$500MComparable
LLyric
United States · www.staylyric.com ↗
Tech platform managing branded short-term rental and hotel-style units for property owners, mirroring Gaiarooms' operator model.
$160MComparable
NNuma Group
Germany · numastays.com ↗
European tech-driven operator of self-check-in apartments and hotels for property owners, the closest European peer to Gaiarooms' model.
$115MComparable
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Investors 4
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Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2026-01-22 | Venture Debt | €5M | CaixaBank |
| 2025-03-24 | Series A (estimated) | approximately €10M |
Bonsai Partners
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News 1
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| 2025-03-24 |
Gaiarooms closes a €10 million round led by Bonsai Partners to revolutionize digital hotel management ↗
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2025-03-24 |