# Oleksiy Lubinsky

> Oleksiy Lubinsky (also known as Alex Lubinsky) is the co-founder and CEO of Rentberry, a San Francisco-based platform that automates the long-term rental process from search and custom-offer negotiation to digital leases, rent payments and maintenance. A Ukrainian native and UC Berkeley economics graduate who came out of investment banking, he sold his first company, the networking app City Hour, in 2015 before launching Rentberry that same year. He has pushed the company through one of crypto's most-talked-about ICOs, an AI rebrand, and serial equity-crowdfunding rounds, framing Rentberry as a bid to strip the friction, fees and middlemen out of renting.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Rentberry
- **Organizations:** Rentberry, City Hour
- **From:** Ukraine
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** Economics and Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Built Rentberry into a global rental platform cited as reaching millions of users across roughly 90 countries., Founded and exited City Hour, sold in 2015., Raised one of the more widely covered real estate ICOs in 2018 (BERRY token).

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Worked in investment banking and finance, including roles associated with Deloitte & Touche, BIC Securities and Raiffeisen Investment, overseeing M&A deals and advising corporations and private equity firms.
- **2015** — Sold City Hour, his first venture - a networking app that matched business professionals for in-person meetings.
- **2015** — Founded Rentberry (August) to automate the long-term home rental process.
- **2017** — Expanded Rentberry across the United States after launching in roughly 40 cities.
- **2018** — Ran a high-profile Initial Coin Offering (BERRY token) to fund a decentralized rental ecosystem and crowdsourced security deposits.
- **2022** — Discussed Rentberry's mission to revolutionize the rental experience in interviews including Benzinga.
- **2024** — Reported a Series A raise; total funding reported around $137M including crowdfunding.
- **2025-2026** — Repositioned Rentberry around an AI real estate agent and ran equity-crowdfunding rounds on platforms including Republic and Wefunder.

## Achievements

- Built Rentberry into a global rental platform cited as reaching millions of users across roughly 90 countries.
- Founded and exited City Hour, sold in 2015.
- Raised one of the more widely covered real estate ICOs in 2018 (BERRY token).
- Reported roughly $137M in total funding across venture and crowdfunding rounds.
- Pioneered a transparent custom-offer (auction-style) model for residential rentals and a 100% paperless rental flow.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Reported latest funding raise of $90M (Series A stage).
- **2025-01** — Repositioned Rentberry around an AI real estate agent and continued equity-crowdfunding campaigns on Republic and Wefunder.
- **2026-01** — Rentberry featured in crowdfunding coverage (Kingscrowd) and active investment campaign on Republic.

## Links

- Website: https://rentberry.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lubinsky
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/a_lubinsky
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k49oXP1B7w4
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RentberryInc

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Last updated: 2026-06-10