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Breather
IndustryProp Tech
Founded1 November 2012 Edit this on Wikidata
FounderCaterina Rizzi, Julien Smith
Headquarters
Area served
North America & the UK
Key people
Bryan Murphy, CEO
ProductsFlexible office and On Demand Meeting Space
Websitebreather.com

Breather is a flexible workspace provider based in Montreal, Canada.[1]

History

Breather was founded by Caterina Rizzi and Julien Smith, the company's CEO.[2] The idea came from Smith when he traveled and found himself working in various coffee shops.[3] Smith is author of three books and often traveled for public speaking events.[2] He founded the company as a way to let people find a quiet space.[3] Breather had a soft launch in Montreal before expanding to New York City.[4] As of 2019, the company had more than 500 private workplaces available in 10 major cities.[5]

As of June 2018 the company has raised a cumulative $122.5 million in funding.[6]

In January 2019, the company announced that Julien Smith would step down as CEO. He was replaced by Bryan Murphy, a former eBay executive.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Breather Raises $45 Million to Open Flexible Workspaces Around the World". Techvibes. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. ^ a b Stone, Madeline (13 May 2015). "This startup wants to solve a major problem facing business travelers". The Business Insider. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ha, Anthony (4 September 2014). "Breather Raises $6M to Help City Dwellers Frind Private Breathing Rooms". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ^ Summers, Nick (27 February 2014). "Breather brings its 'Uber for private workspaces' to New York ahead of San Francisco roll-out". The Next Web. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "On-demand workspace platform Breather taps new CEO". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  6. ^ Schramm, Lauren Elkies (11 June 2018). "On-Demand Workspace Provider Breather Raises $45M in Funding Round". Commercial Observer.

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