back in 2011 amazoncom inc amzn founder jeff bezos invested in airbnb inc’s abnb series b through his personal venturecapital firm bezos expeditions according to pitchbook data the round totaled 112 million in fundraising for airbnb with investments from andreessen horowitz general catalyst and uber technologies inc uber ceo dara khosrowshahi among others while its unclear how much bezos invested in the firm at the time or whether he still holds all of his shares the stock ipod for 68 per share and has not returned to that level he wasnt done with the expanding vacation rental business bezos also invested in arrived homes a seattlebased real estate investment business that lets investors acquire shares in singlefamily rental homes and vacation rental properties to its platform read also housing affordability index what this tells you about price pressure arrived homes which launched in 2021 offers multiple properties that allow individual investors to purchase shares for as little as 100 as it attempts to democratize access to the wealthbuilding potential of real estate ownership beyond affluent people and institutional buyers the startup secured 25 million in series a investment allowing it to add more asset categories and expand its personnel it already has 197 singlefamily rental homes in 27 areas across the united states totaling more than 72 million in asset value arrived platform investors may earn passive income as the firm manages all real estate activities including property upkeep to acquisitions the bezosbacked firm intends to grow into more us areas such as florida texas nevada and indiana arrived homes is the newest marketplace to strive to simplify the investing process and decrease obstacles to access by broadening its real estate portfolio into the shortterm rental asset class see more on real estate investing from benzinga   new investment platform lets you become a landlord with 100   investors have made over 33 million this year using this real estate investing strategy   this valueadd multifamily real estate fund is still creating value in a down market