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Ahead of their public debut in 2020, has doled out some of its own cash in a close-to-focus investment: , a corporate housing upstart based in San Francisco.

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Today raised a $55 million Series B, in a round chock full of investors including the aforementioned , Comcast. Previous investors including ,, , and Spike Ventures.

The startup offers over 2,000 fully furnished homes across a handful of cities for business people that need extended stays. It has raised $79.1 million in total venture capital to date, .

When I chatted with Zeus鈥� CEO in September, he told me that the inspiration for the company came from an understanding that real estate has largely been untouched by tech. He added that 25 percent of the company鈥檚 revenue comes from people who 鈥渓ive鈥� with Zeus, or people who have lived in a Zeus site for more than six months.

Zeus poses as a competitor to one of Airbnb鈥檚 more recent offerings: Airbnb for Work. It makes sense that the travel behemoth is keeping its San Francisco competition close.

In a release, David Holyoke, global head of , said that extended-stay and solutions for relocation 鈥渞emains a key focus for Airbnb.鈥� He added that 鈥淶eus Living delivers an exceptional guest experience at affordable prices in key cities, and we are excited to invest in them to accelerate their growth.鈥�

When Zeus last raised in March, Taggar explained that the company鈥檚 focus on traditional corporate housing was succeeding in the long term, while Airbnb was only zeroing in on short term.

鈥淎irbnb isn鈥檛 well suited [for multi-month stays], 鈥� Taggar told TechCrunch. 鈥淲e鈥檙e about half the price of traditional corporate housing for a better product and a better experience.鈥�

For more on Airbnb’s appetite as a corporate investor, check out Jason’s piece on when the venture-backed becomes the venture backer.

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