Arbio, a pioneer in applying AI to the service-heavy property rental sector, has raised $36 million in Series A funding round led by Eurazeo, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $45 million.
Investors include London-based AI-focused VC OpenOcean and previous investors Atlantic Labs and leading angels Philipp Freise and Justin Reizes (KKR), Johannes Reck and Tao Tao (GetYourGuide) and Din Bisevac (Buena), amongst others, also participated.
The funding is expected to accelerate Arbio’s acquisition pipeline, enhance its AI capabilities, and support expansion into new European markets where vacation rental management remains fragmented and owners are underserved.
Founded by childhood friends Constantin Schröder and Paul Bäumler, Arbio emerged from their own frustrations as global Airbnb travellers.
What began as a mission to create consistent, high-quality guest experiences has evolved into addressing the core operational challenges facing holiday homeowners and management companies across Europe, a potential $20 billion market.
According to the pair, there are more than 6.5 million alternative accommodation properties in Europe but managing them is stuck in the 20th century, with owners facing unpredictable returns, endless hassle, and poor reviews, while guests experience increasing inconsistency.
Traditional property managers claim they can help owners self-manage their properties by relying on legacy software, creating a patched-up, inefficient solution.
To solve the problem, Arbio is working to build an AI-native operating system that acts as a full-stack property manager. Thanks to AI workflows, it automates distribution, accounting, operations, guest communications, and dynamic pricing – delivering higher revenues, lower costs, and peace of mind for owners.
Guests benefit from personalised stays, faster responses, and standardised quality.
Arbio is thought to be one of the first European companies pioneering AI-enabled services – using AI not just as a tool, but as the backbone of service delivery.
The platform orchestrates complex communications between homeowners, guests, and service providers while providing intelligent decision-making support and dynamic pricing optimization that analyses thousands of data points in real-time. Arbio is removing the operational burden from owners of all sizes, while at the same time enabling personalised guest experiences at scale.
With the Series A funding, Arbio plans high-speed expansion across Europe, targeting hundreds of thousands of property owners who would benefit from its AI-native management platform. The company’s technology-driven approach to scaling operations positions it to handle this expansion while maintaining its lean operational model.
Constantin Schröder, Arbio co-founder and CEO, said: “Starting as operators ourselves, we’ve felt where the real pain for operating and managing holiday rentals lies. Therefore, at Arbio we get extremely excited about leveraging AI to change the fundamentals of a traditionally messy, service-heavy sector.”
Elise Stern, Investment Director at Eurazeo, added: “Arbio is pioneering the AI-native model in one of Europe’s largest and least digitised service sectors.
“By combining technology, data, and operational excellence, they’re redefining what property owners and guests can expect.”
