As Founder & CEO, I lead estaie’s strategy, fundraising and growth. I raised our $1.2M pre-seed and am leading our $5.2M Seed, with Travel Capitalist asa potential lead investor. I also lead our enterprise partnerships, including Dubai Holding and Abu Dhabi’s Department of Education and Knowledge, and our expansion into Saudi Arabia. Day to day, I set the company’s direction, build relationships with governments, investors and partners, and keep a team of 19 focused on making estaie the operating system for extended stays.