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Francis Davidson
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Founder of @OdessiaTravel, previously co-founded Sonder.
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    Francis Davidson
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    Apr 30, 2021
    Today, we’re announcing that Sonder will be going public through $GMII, delivering $650M of proceeds at a $2.2B EV. It's been an epic 7 years, from getting started in a basement in college to where we are today, but here’s why I'm even more excited about what’s ahead. 👇
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jan 19, 2022
    Inside my journey dropping out of college in Montreal, growing a hospitality disruptor out of the Bay Area, going through the worst crisis the industry has ever faced, to now entering the public markets as $SOND.
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    Francis Davidson
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    May 10, 2023
    1/ A lot’s been said about growth companies seeing their valuation go down 90%+ in the last couple of years, but little’s been shared about what’s going on inside. As the CEO of a young public company whose market cap went from $2.2B to $100M in a year, here are my observations:
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jul 11, 2019
    Inside how we went from a basement to a $1.1B company in five years.
    Beating the Odds: From a Basement to a Billion
    From linkedin.com
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jul 11, 2019
    We decided to publish the deck we used to raise our 225M Series D, valuing Sonder at >1B. slideshare.net/EmilyAnnHodges…
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    Francis Davidson
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    Aug 19, 2024
    Thrilled to announce Sonder's long term strategic licensing agreement with Marriott, as well as ~$146 million in additional liquidity. Thank you to the Sonder team, our board, advisors and Marriott for making this happen. I couldn't be more excited about this new chapter.
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jun 26, 2025
    After 11 years of blood, sweat and tears – my time as Sonder's CEO has come to an end. Building a company from the ground up has been more rewarding, but also more challenging that I could have ever imagined.
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jun 26, 2025
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    My Last Day as Sonder's CEO
    Building Sonder was an epic journey. From a college-student experiment to $143M revenues in 5 years, through the COVID collapse and reshaping of the American city, an IPO as the window was closing,...
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    Francis Davidson
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    May 12, 2022
    Sonder went public in January. Since then: - The stock market saw the worst YTD decline since 1939 with our share price dropping by more than half. - 2 years into COVID, Omicron reverted the recovery of urban travel. This is on top of the unprecedented crisis since March 2020
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jun 24, 2020
    Proud to announce our $170M Series E. These last few months were insanely challenging, but what the team pulled off has been nothing short of extraordinary. Occupancy is back at 80%, and the need for a new kind of hospitality company is greater than ever. forbes.com/sites/stevenbe…
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    Francis Davidson
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    Nov 13, 2025
    5 months ago when I left Sonder there were positive trends across the business. I fought for its success day and night for 11 years, 5 of which were after a pandemic that should have crushed us, but against all odds didn't. Can't believe this is how it ends.
    Sonder cofounder said pulling off Marriott deal was the 'hardest thing' he's ever done. Now he's...
    From businessinsider.com
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    Francis Davidson
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    Jun 26, 2025
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    My Last Day as Sonder's CEO
    Building Sonder was an epic journey. From a college-student experiment to $143M revenues in 5 years, through the COVID collapse and reshaping of the American city, an IPO as the window was closing,...
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    Francis Davidson
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    Nov 9, 2021
    1. At first we thought Delta would put a serious dent in travel demand... Happy to announce that Sonder knocked Q3 out of the park. Revenues at $67.5M for the Q, up 155% from last year and 43% from last Q.
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    Francis Davidson
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    May 10, 2023
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    7/ Finally, we’re using this moment to double down on our culture. Some say it shouldn’t be a priority right now, but we believe that it’s when execution needs to be at its best that culture matters most. You can find our culture deck here: blog.sonder.com/news/sonders-c…
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    Francis Davidson
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    Mar 18, 2022
    What a surreal moment, ringing the Nasdaq opening bell alongside the Sonder senior leadership team. So proud of what we’ve accomplished. And watch out for what’s to come – we’re just warming up!
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    Mar 16, 2022
    🐦 @SonderStays + @Nasdaq = the future of hospitality. 🎉 $SOND is reimagining hospitality through innovative, tech-powered service and accommodations combined into one seamlessly managed experience. #NasdaqListed