Kopa

Co-founding and leading Design & Product (and wearing many other hats) of a Y Combinator startup

Kopa

Co-founding and leading Design & Product (and wearing many other hats) of a Y Combinator startup

Kopa

Co-founding and leading Design & Product (and wearing many other hats) of a Y Combinator startup

Kopa

Co-founding and leading Design & Product (and wearing many other hats) of a Y Combinator startup

Product Design

Product Management

User Research

Growth Design

Content Strategy

User Testing

Data Analysis

Information Architecture

Design Systems

SEO Strategy

Creative Direction

Branding

Kopa is a marketplace that connects renters with apartments and housemates for 1-12+ month stays. Think of a mashup of Airbnb and Zillow rentals. Through Kopa, landlords added their rental properties, and renters browse, booked, and paid for them.

I had the unique opportunity to touch all areas of the business and to fail often. I determined what product features to work on to grow the business and was a solo designer making those ideas come to life.

Kopa grew from 0 to 70+ US cities and was acquired in 2023.

Timeline

4 years

Timeline

4 years

Timeline

4 years

Team

Jack Forbes (Co-Founder)

Zach Waterfield (Jack Forbes (Co-Founder)

Team

Jack Forbes (Co-Founder)

Zach Waterfield (Jack Forbes (Co-Founder)

Team

Jack Forbes (Co-Founder)

Zach Waterfield (Jack Forbes (Co-Founder)

Company Type

Real Estate

Marketplace

B2C

Seed Stage Startup

Company Type

Real Estate

Marketplace

B2C

Seed Stage Startup

Company Type

Real Estate

Marketplace

B2C

Seed Stage Startup

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