

Stayawhile is the first company to combine blockchain-based technologies and furnished apartment rentals to create a global real estate ecosystem for an international clientele.

The team is led by:

CEO Janine Yorio, built a career in private equity focused on real estate and hospitality

CTO Brett Woodward, a software engineer, blockchain geek, and Wharton grad out of AppNexus.

They are building a branded network of furnished apartments with the ultimate goal of creating a new category, medium-term housing. They have proven the concept in New York and Boston, and are beginning to scale through a franchise-like model into new markets, including Philadelphia.