# Adam Harris

> Adam Harris is the co-founder and CEO of Cloudbeds, the hospitality management platform he started in 2012 with Richard Castle after a sketchy reservation experience at a Brazilian pousada. From a back-of-the-napkin idea, he built Cloudbeds into a fully remote company of 700+ people across 40+ countries that powers tens of thousands of lodging properties in more than 150 countries. A former Wall Street investment banker turned serial entrepreneur, Harris has built and sold multiple companies, traveled to more than 51 countries, and is now steering Cloudbeds through the AI era while championing a no-office culture.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Cloudbeds
- **Organizations:** Cloudbeds, TicketSocket, Bark4Beer, La Jolla Community Fireworks Foundation, Connect (San Diego startup incubator)
- **From:** La Jolla, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Cloudbeds to power tens of thousands of properties in 150+ countries., Built a fully remote, distributed company of 700+ employees across 40+ countries., Raised over $250M from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund and Viking Global Investors.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began as an investment banker on Wall Street before pivoting to entrepreneurship and travel.
- **Pre-2012** — Built and sold multiple companies, including dog-collar brand Bark4Beer; served as CEO at TicketSocket.
- **2012** — Co-founded Cloudbeds with Richard Castle and became CEO.
- **2021** — Cloudbeds raised a $150M Series D, bringing total funding to roughly $250M+ from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund and Viking Global.
- **2024-2025** — Led Cloudbeds' push into AI and 'predictive hospitality'; the company projected profitability by end of 2025.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Cloudbeds to power tens of thousands of properties in 150+ countries.
- Built a fully remote, distributed company of 700+ employees across 40+ countries.
- Raised over $250M from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund and Viking Global Investors.
- Won EY Entrepreneur of the Year and earned Cloudbeds spots on Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers and Inc's Best Workplaces.
- Founded the nonprofit La Jolla Community Fireworks Foundation, raising $50,000 in 48 hours to save his hometown's Fourth of July celebration.
- Created Bark4Beer, a dog-collar brand that drew 100M+ website impressions in its first month.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Appeared in a 'Rapid Fire' session at the Phocuswright Conference 2025 discussing the future of hotel tech.
- **2025** — Partnered with consultancy h2c on a global study of AI and automation in hospitality; Cloudbeds projected profitability by year-end.
- **2024-05** — Featured in a spotlight interview with Hotel Technology News as co-founder and CEO of Cloudbeds.

## Links

- Website: https://cloudbeds.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/adambharris

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Last updated: 2026-06-20