Roman Pedan is the cofounder and CEO of Kasa Living which is a hospitality company that offers flexible accommodations for business and leisure travelers. The company has raised over $55 million from top tier investors including BoxGroup, Founder Collective, Ribbit Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, Touchdown Ventures, RET Ventures, and FirstMark Capital to name a few. 

In this episode, you will learn:

The sprint to prove the concept of Kasa
How to survive a pandemic crisis
How to thrive through trying times
How to balance your time as a leader

Alejandro Cremades · EP 298 Roman Pedan On Raising $55 Million To Build A Software Driven Experience In Hospitality
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About Roman Pedan:
Roman Pedan founded Kasa Living, Inc. in August 2016. He brings a unique blend of real estate, hospitality, and technology experience to the business that makes him well-positioned to lead it into the future.

Over his career, Roman Pedan was part of 2-3 person teams that purchased $1.2bn of hotel assets across the US. He was involved in every hotel transaction that KKR closed during his tenure. Hotel assets that have had liquidity events (all but 3) have generated a >2.5x equity multiple.
Connect with Roman Pedan:

* Crunchbase
* LinkedIn

 

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FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:
Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have quite an amazing story, a story of how someone comes here to the U.S. and is definitely making it happen and coming quite youn...