# Paul Kromidas

> Paul Kromidas is the founder and CEO of Summer, a New York short-term rental technology company behind SummerOS, which he pitches as the asset-intelligence platform for vacation-rental owners and operators. A former Airbnb product and strategy lead who helped build Airbnb Luxe, he started Summer in 2021 to make high-performance vacation-rental ownership accessible, then pivoted the business toward SaaS software that forecasts rental revenue and optimizes property performance.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Summer
- **Organizations:** Summer, Airbnb, Alfred, Deloitte, Moody's Investors Service
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Graduate degree, graduated with distinction, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Helped create Airbnb Luxe and led the integration of Luxury Retreats at Airbnb, Founded Summer and raised roughly $30M in equity plus a debt facility of up to $50M (about $68M total), Built SummerOS, billed as the first asset-intelligence/asset-management platform for short-term rental operators

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Associate at Moody's Investors Service (Aug 2014 - Apr 2017)
- **2017** — M&A, Strategy and Operations Consultant at Deloitte (May 2017 - Jul 2018)
- **2018** — Product and strategy lead at Airbnb; led integration of Luxury Retreats and helped create Airbnb Luxe
- **2020** — Worked at Alfred, a concierge/home-services app, deepening product and UX experience
- **2021** — Founded Summer with co-founder Woods Buckley
- **2023** — Raised $18M Series A (QED, Viola Group) plus up to $50M debt facility from Setpoint Capital
- **2024** — Pivoted Summer toward SaaS with the launch of SummerOS, an asset-intelligence platform for short-term rentals

## Achievements

- Helped create Airbnb Luxe and led the integration of Luxury Retreats at Airbnb
- Founded Summer and raised roughly $30M in equity plus a debt facility of up to $50M (about $68M total)
- Built SummerOS, billed as the first asset-intelligence/asset-management platform for short-term rental operators
- Grew Summer to a team of roughly 190 people
- Backed by QED Investors and the Viola Group

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Closed $18M Series A led by QED and Viola Group, plus up to $50M debt facility from Setpoint Capital.
- **2024-01** — Pivoted Summer to a SaaS model with the launch of SummerOS, an asset-intelligence platform for short-term rentals.

## Links

- Website: https://summeros.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kromidas-a8343519
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/startsummering
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/startsummering

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Last updated: 2026-06-03