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Boston-based secured $8 million in Series A funding to help property managers cross those jobs off their list.

鈥淪afety is the biggest trend in travel right now, as COVID-19 means you have to be more detail-oriented about protocol,鈥� , founder and CEO of Breezeway, told Crunchbase News. 鈥淲e are providing property managers with tools to drive efficiency, get the right person to do the right job at the right time and validating, for us, that clients can get more done with less people.鈥�

led the new round of funding with participation from existing investors , and . The company, founded in 2015, had previously raised in three funding rounds, the most recent being December 2019, according to Crunchbase data. The company has put that funding together, with the new $3 million, under the Series A, Gall said.

The new funds will enable Breezeway to expand its platform, develop its intelligent operations software and continue to build out a marketplace of services.

In addition to the investment, Breezeway announced that vacation property guru has joined its board of directors.

鈥淚 have known him for many years, when he was on the board of , and I think Simon is one of the best strategic thinkers in the industry,鈥� Gall said. 鈥淗e is a big addition to the board.鈥�

Gall is no stranger to the vacation rental marketplace, either. He and two others co-founded , a booking platform platform that enabled people to book a place to stay. The company was by in 2008.

The company has 30 employees currently, up from 20 last year. He expects to add another eight by the end of the year and another 12 over the next 12 months, as well as expand Breezeway鈥檚 team in Europe. It is also working with more than 400 clients in 15 countries.

鈥淲e are developing a messaging service that can communicate between tenants, guests and owners, telling them what you are doing,鈥� Gall said. 鈥淲e plan to continue to add more resources and automation.鈥�

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