Overview
Otamiser offers automated tools designed to optimize Airbnb listings and operations, eliminating manual management tasks for property hosts. The platform streamlines the management process for short-term rental properties.
Media & appearances
- ConnexiYouTube#77 Bart-Jan Leyts (Otamiser) over doorzettingsvermogen en innovatieGhent-based startup offering a rank management solution that positions hotels, B&Bs and apartments higher on Booking.com and Airbnb; ~30 employees, ~6,000 units managed, €1.5M ARR, clients in ~10 countries.
Stated facts & numbers
- Bart-Jan Leyts is 24 years old and founded Otamiser about three years ago, right after his studies (Finance at Ghent University).Connexi 2024-06-240:00:31
- Otamiser has around 30 employees in Belgium, Bulgaria and remote worldwide, with an average team age of 25-26.Connexi 2024-06-240:04:08
- Otamiser manages around 6,000 units worldwide, with large shares in the US and Belgium, and clients in about ten countries.Connexi 2024-06-240:04:08
- Otamiser recently reached €1.5 million in annual recurring revenue and targets €5 million within 2 years.Connexi 2024-06-240:05:11
- Otamiser aims to grow from 30 to at least 50 employees by end of 2024.Connexi 2024-06-240:04:40
- Airbnb has around 8 million apartments listed and wants to grow to 12 million; Otamiser would be happy with 10% of that market.Connexi 2024-06-240:44:24
- Otamiser's advisory board includes Stijn (Cibra/Kibra), Peter (Bavet), Jacob (former CFO of Showpad) and Jonas (Partena).Connexi 2024-06-240:09:16
- Otamiser is currently raising venture capital to fund the next growth phase.Connexi 2024-06-240:25:36
Key people
In the news
- We're excited to announce that Otamiser is an official certified integration partner of Track Hospitality! 🥳 TravelNet Solutions runs some of the largest vacation rental portfolios in the U.S. As of this week, Otamiser works inside it. What the integration means for Track operators: → We can pull your TrackPMS reservations and feed it into our internal tools → Pricing and OTA visibility run as one strategy → Your PMS, tech stack and team stay exactly as they are → Every rate and distribution decision comes with its reasoning, ready
- Fast50 is amazing, don't get me wrong, but where THE H*LL is the Manufacturing category?? In his speech, Rolf Driesen mentioned (rightfully so!) that manufacturing is and will be an important driver of growth for our Belgian and European economies. Then why is there no Manufacturing award? 🤨 It's not a lack of companies: Ikologik machine monitoring, OEE, planning, energy. VINTECC industrial software & AI: computer vision/quality, digital twins, machine autonomy, IoT/analytics... Hive CPQ Configure-Price-Quote for machine, equipment
- 𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐊 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 #𝟐𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟓𝟎 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!🚀 Last night at Deloitte, we celebrated alongside Belgium's fastest-growing tech companies. With 436% growth, we secured 20th place and we couldn't be prouder. None of this happens without our team, who show up every day with the drive and know-how that got us here. Thanks also to our clients for trusting us to build alongside them and to Deloitte Belgium for the recognition and a great evening. 🤩 It
- Otamiser has won the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2026 award for the Digital Commerce category, based on 2263% growth over the past years. 🏆 We grew because we work on one problem: helping hotels and short-term rentals earn more from the OTAs they rely on, through smarter pricing and better visibility. A huge thank you to our customers and partners, and to a team that gets excited about OTA algorithms and pricing strategies. We’re just getting started! 🥳 #Fast50BE #DeloitteFast50 #TechnologyFast50 #HospitalityTech
- The results are in! What an incredible evening celebrating the very best of Belgium's tech ecosystem at the Deloitte Technology Fast 50. A huge shout-out to Octave.energy, this year's Fast 50 winner 🏆 and also recipient of the Sustainability Award 🌱 Congrats as well to Sirona Technologies💡, winner of the Most Disruptive Innovator Award, and Spott ⭐, our Rising Star. Applause for all the tech innovators who took home an award or earned a spot in the ranking! Explore their achievements and see the full #Fast50BE ranking at
- We’ve made it to Split for VRM Days 🇭🇷 Tim, Davor and Bart-Jan are at the Otamiser booth for the next two days! Come by if you want to talk about: → Where AI is changing how guests find and book stays → Why some listings show up in OTA search results and get booked while others nearly identical never show up (and no, it's not pricing) → What OTA visibility looks like across a whole portfolio, not just one property and what that has to do with revenue management 👀 You can also catch Bart-Jan on stage three times: 🛠
- Most property managers celebrate a sold-out calendar. On Airbnb, it can quietly work against you. A listing that books out all at once stops selling consistently, and that can cost you visibility when the calendar reopens. Read the full podcast recap from Bart-Jan's conversation with Gil on the Booked Solid Show: https://lnkd.in/dZbwW92V #ShortTermRental #Airbnb #VacationRental #RevenueManagement #OTAOptimization
- Want to build HR, not just run it? We're looking for an HR Manager to join Otamiser. You'll be our first point of contact for everything people related, with short decision lines and a direct line to our leadership team. That means real impact: you help decide how we hire, onboard, reward and grow our people. As the company scales, you'll build your own HR team. What's in it for you: - A permanent contract with a competitive package - Combination of extra benefits - Flexible hours and a hybrid setup in Ghent - An energetic,
Backers
Pitchdrive
Pitchdrive is a venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups, with four funds raised totaling €250K-2M in first-check investments, and a portfolio of over 70 companies backed globally.
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