atease

Host Our Heroes

About atease

atease helps government employees (civilian and military) book vacation rentals using government travel allowances. 

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Problem statement

Government regulations prohibit Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking during moves and work travel because it is undetermined which vacation rentals meet government specifications.

Traction Metrics

Traction information

-Validated the idea with early revenue
-700,000 short-term rentals plus 50,000 hotel properties and access to 150k corporate housing properties
-Signed seven strategic partnerships to help drive supply and demand to the marketplace with ID.me,
TrustYou, SuperHog, Rentals United, DerbySoft, BookingPal, and NextPax.
-Recipient of $175,000 in non-dilutive funding from pitch competitions and accelerators.
-~10 rental agreements per month during early market testing.

Product video

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Updates

https://www.military.com/pcs/military-companies-making-pcs-season-easier.html

Podcast interveiw with Alex and Annie the real women of Vacation of Rentals
Podcast:  https://www.alexandanniepodcast.com/anthony-gantt-at-ease/
Youtube: https://youtu.be/zYcrURUI6go

Accelerator
https://www.divinc.org/blog/welcome-divinc-accelerator-cohort-6?fbclid=IwAR2fKI0f6uAX1v_fkUD4ysFQ05ASKjH_7vQ24m2Unji3xrNgUEle2xEltd0

Hofstra
Hofstra Veterans Venture Challenge Crowns First Winners https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.hofstra.edu/2020/09/08/hofstra-veterans-venture-challenge-crowns-first-winners/amp/

CBS
https://www.kxan.com/sports-general/austin-fc/texas-military-startup-scores-100k-funding-through-austin-fc-business-program/

Fox
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/fox-7-care-force-bunker-labs-helps-veterans-service-members-start-businesses?fbclid=IwAR2dkI6M2_eqtKWsY8f8vaTUciKAuOssbtwdhzqVw3hRt-rKmIizI_OJZIM

Rent Responsibly
https://www.rentresponsibly.org/on-the-move-how-major-anthony-gantt-jr-puts-military-members-at-ease-in-short-term-rentals/

Phocuswire
https://www.phocuswire.com/startup-stage-at-ease

Shorttermrentls
https://shorttermrentalz.com/news/at-ease-rentals-crowdfunding/

SuperHog
https://superhog.com/superhog-at-ease-partnership-info/

Pitch deck

Funding

Currently raising capital

$885,000
committed
$1,500,000
goal
Total raised to date:$330,850
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