# Cody Candee

> Cody Candee is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Bounce, a luggage-storage marketplace connecting travelers with local shops and hotels. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate and former Intuit product manager, he developed Bounce through hands-on experiments in New York before expanding internationally. His long-term ambition is to make physical belongings as accessible as digital files.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Bounce
- **Organizations:** Bounce, Intuit, FactoryX, Delta Sigma Pi
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads the international luggage-storage marketplace Bounce., Wisconsin School of Business 8 to Watch honoree in 2019., Delta Sigma Pi National Collegian of the Year for 2012.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Admitted to UW-Madison after appealing an initial rejection.
- **2011** — Graduated with a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- **2012** — Named National Collegian of the Year by Delta Sigma Pi.
- **Before Bounce** — Worked in product management at Intuit and at venture studio FactoryX.
- **2017** — Began building Bounce with Aleksander Rendtslev in New York in October.
- **2018** — Established Bounce; announced a $1 million angel funding round in December.
- **2019** — Launched Bounce on Product Hunt in February; recognized among the Wisconsin School of Business 8 to Watch.
- **2024** — Bounce announced a $19 million Series B led by Sapphire Sport in November.
- **2026** — Bounce acquired Nannybag in February; Airbnb announced its Bounce luggage-storage integration in May.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads the international luggage-storage marketplace Bounce.
- Wisconsin School of Business 8 to Watch honoree in 2019.
- Delta Sigma Pi National Collegian of the Year for 2012.
- Secured investment on The Pitch, with Jillian Manus and Michael Hyatt among the backers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Airbnb reported that its Bounce partnership offered more than 24,600 drop-off points in more than 800 cities.
- **2026-05** — Airbnb announced Bounce luggage-storage access as part of its May release.
- **2026-02** — Bounce acquired Nannybag for an undisclosed sum; Candee reported 33,000 combined locations in his announcement.
- **2024-11** — Bounce announced a $19 million Series B led by Sapphire Sport.

## Links

- Website: https://bounce.com/authors/cody-candee
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codycandee/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/codycandee

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Last updated: 2026-10-26