Arbio, a startup out of Berlin applying AI to the service-heavy property rental sector, is announcing its €31 million Series A funding round – bringing total funding to over €38 million.
The round was led by Eurazeo, with investors including 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).
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.
“With our involvement in existing holiday property managers we’re very particular about how we believe building and rolling out our platform delivers the highest value to home owners, so that ultimately travellers have a wonderful time exploring new places.”
Arbio’s Series A takes place amid a broader 2025 wave of European PropTech and travel-hospitality investments focused on automating property operations through AI.
In Germany, fellow Berlin-based player Buena recently secured €49 million to expand its AI-led property management platform and acquisition pipeline, signalling strong investor appetite for technology-first management models. SCALARA added €3 million to digitalise property workflows, while viboo in Zurich raised €3.3 million to scale its AI building-management system into Germany.
Arbio’s AI-native, full-stack approach to short-term rental operations stands out for integrating service automation, acquisitions, and cross-market scaling within a single system. The presence of both Arbio and Buena in Berlin, SCALARA in Brühl, and viboo expanding to Germany, highlights Germany’s growing role as a European centre for innovation in AI-enabled property management and hospitality technology.
Elise Stern, Investment Director at Eurazeo, said: “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. We believe Arbio will become the category leader in the multi-billion-euro holiday rental management space, and we are excited to support them in this ambition.”
Founded in 2022 by childhood friends Constantin Schröder and Paul Bäumler, Arbio emerged from their own frustrating experiences as Airbnb travellers across the globe. What began as a mission to create consistent, high-quality guest experiences has evolved into addressing the core operational challenges facing holiday home owners and management companies across Europe, a potential $20 billion market.
There are 6.5+ million alternative accommodation properties in Europe, but Arbio says managing them is stuck in the 20th century. Owners face 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 this problem, Arbio is building 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 – allegedly delivering higher revenues, lower costs, and peace of mind for owners. Guests benefit from personalised stays, faster responses, and standardised quality.
This technology-first approach has enabled the following growth metrics:
- 1,000+ units currently under management across DACH
- 10x revenue growth in the last two years
- 30+ strategic acquisitions completed through its dedicated M&A team
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 funding will also accelerate their acquisition pipeline and enhance its AI capabilities.
EU-Startups previously featured Arbio in its roundup of 10 promising European startups navigating the future of travel, highlighting the Berlin-based company’s AI-driven approach to property management.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/10/german-proptech-startup-arbio-raises-e31-million-to-build-europes-first-ai-native-platform-for-holiday-rentals/
