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
- Every booking comes down to one question: does the listing match what it promises? A capacity mismatch, a key amenity buried where guests won’t see it, a location claim that doesn’t match the map, reviews that tell a different story… None of these necessarily look like a major problem in your portfolio metrics. But each one can create just enough doubt for a guest to move on. And at portfolio scale, those small conversion gaps add up. Our free Airbnb Listing Audit finds the inconsistencies and ranking gaps hiding across your
- An OTA booking is the midpoint of a longer relationship with that guest. That was the theme of Get Seen, Get Booked: How to Make Booking Platforms Work for You, episode 1 of our 3-part series with Smartness. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 Rank moves before bookings do. It's the earliest signal you'll get on demand, well before that demand shows up in the calendar. So if you’re only watching the calendar, you’re already behind 👀 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 Weak bookings aren't automatically a pricing problem. Before you touch your rate, isolate whether
- Our RevLab is going on tour! 🔬 Over the next few months, We'll be hitting conferences across Europe and the US: 📍 Guestyval (Guesty) - Sep 16-18 | Madrid, Spain 📍 VRM Days - Oct 20-21 | Split, Croatia 📍 Vacation Rental World Summit - Oct 8-9 | Lyon, France 📍 Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA)'s Annual Conference - Oct 4-6 | Nashville, Tennessee 📍 SCALE FEST - Oct 24-25 | Barcelona, Spain 📍 DARM - Dec 7-9 | Atlanta, Georgia And this year, we’re not just showing up. We're bringing a few new formulas out of the lab.
- Your listing has better reviews, better photos, and a lower price than the one outranking it on Booking.com or Airbnb right now. And it's still losing. Here's why: visibility isn't a beauty contest. Booking.com and Airbnb's algorithms watch conversion rate, pricing consistency, and calendar availability far more closely than they watch your photo gallery. One price mismatch between channels, one gap in your calendar sync, and your listing slides down the page, no matter how good it looks. Most operators pour effort into reviews and
- Every growing portfolio hits the same fork in the road: keep managing revenue yourself, or bring in a dedicated team. Nate Klatt, CPA of HomeHop Property Management shared how he made that call at 75+ listings, in conversation with Kyle Driskell at Revlabs by PriceLabs. Ready to see what dedicated revenue management could do for your portfolio? Book a free consultation with our experts today: https://lnkd.in/eCgEVTc6
- A bad review can hurt your rank. A lower rank means fewer people see the listing. Fewer views mean fewer bookings. Fewer bookings mean fewer chances to earn the good review that could’ve lifted your rank again. Reservations, reviews, rank. Three things. One cycle. The tricky part is knowing which one started it.
- Some listings build momentum every month. Others quietly lose it, and your dashboard won't tell you which is which. Rank isn't static. It moves with every booking, every review, every guest who almost booked and didn't. Fall behind, and the same loop that builds momentum starts working against you. Across a full portfolio, that shift is easy to miss. Occupancy and ADR can look steady while a few listings quietly fall out of the loop. Our free Airbnb Listing Audit shows you where each listing actually stands. Run your free audit →
- Nothing is more permanent than a “temporary” override. That's just the one you remember. Now imagine how many are quietly running across your entire portfolio. 👀
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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