Peer-to-peer housing swaps for distributed workforces.
Remote teams lack proptech for corporate housing bookings that enables quick changes for distributed workforces.
DistroStay creates a private marketplace for teams to swap corporate housing internally or with vetted partners, enabling quick pivots without new bookings. HR managers oversee matches via a simple dashboard, with smart algorithms suggesting optimal swaps based on location and dates. It cuts costs and vacancy time dramatically.
HR and operations managers in companies with remote/distributed teams requiring frequent corporate housing bookings
Internal P2P swap network with matching algo, leveraging underutilized company inventory.
supportive
Browse and propose swaps from team inventory.
AI suggests best swaps by overlap.
Approve/deny swaps, track inventory.
Bulk upload current housing assets.
In-app messaging for negotiations.
Notify of upcoming gaps.
Opt-in external vetted providers.
Show projected cost savings.
Swap history PDFs.
React Native shell.
Anonymous inter-company swaps.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| invite_code | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| team_id | uuid | No |
| dates_available | timestamp | No |
| location | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| listing_from_id | uuid | No |
| listing_to_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| proposed_by | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| swap_id | uuid | No |
| content | text | No |
| sender_id | uuid | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/listingsSearch available listings
/api/swapsPropose swap
/api/matchesGet suggested matches
/api/swaps/:id/approveApprove swap
/api/messagesSend message
No chat, 5 swaps/mo
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 120 | 2% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 900 | 6% | $1,700 | $20,400 |
Unlock savings with P2P corporate stays.
Share in remote work Discords/Slack communities; cold DM ops@ from Hunter.io at 200+ remote firms; free Pro for first 3 via Twitter outreach.
Luxury options
No P2P
Cost-saving swaps
PMS scale
Not team-focused
P2P matching
Swap data network effects grow with users.
Housing shortages + remote boom create swap demand.
Liability on swaps
Terms + insurance disclaimers
Slow ramp
Free tier virality
Success: 10 interested
Success: 20% referral rate
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