Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: estaie, the world’s first AI-native extended-stay platform, raised a seven-figure pre-seed funding round led by PlusVC and Orbit Ventures, with participation from Falak Angels, Value Makers Studio (VMS), and Vasil Zdravkov.
The new capital will accelerate estaie’s expansion across the region, with a strategic scaling focus on Saudi Arabia, the company revealed in a press release today.
estaie was founded in 2025 to address one of the most structurally underserved segments in hospitality: extended stays, which sit between traditional hotels, residential leasing, and corporate travel. Its core technology is designed in-house and supported by three pending patents.
Osama Shawky, Founder and CEO of estaie, said: “We are grateful for the support of our investors as we accelerate our expansion across the region and build the category-defining platform for extended stay.”
He clarified that estaie was built as an AI-native operating layer for long-term stays, bringing together demand, pricing intelligence, and ecosystem connectivity into a single platform.
In turn, Moataz Abuonq, CEO, Value Makers Studio (VMS), stated: “Operating at the intersection of hospitality, real estate, and technology, estaie is well-positioned to capture growing demand for tech-enabled extended stays in Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030. Beyond capital, we are supporting the team on market entry, partnerships, and institutional access to ensure sustainable expansion in the Kingdom.”
Since its launch in April 2025, estaie has demonstrated strong traction across both supply acquisition and demand growth. To date, it has signed more than 400 hotels and over 1,000 holiday homes, including three major regional agreements.
