BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced today the acquisitions of Pillow, a software solution that helps building owners and managers empower their long-term residents to rent their residences, and ApartmentJet, a software solution enabling the rental of guest suites in multifamily communities. Acquiring Pillow and ApartmentJet will help unlock urban growth opportunities that, over time, will contribute to HomeAway's ability

Short-term rental management startup Pillow has raised $13.5 million in new funding, and is launching a new product to provide more transparency to apartment owners when renters make their apartments available on platforms like Airbnb. A few years ago, Pillow launched to help make renting out your apartment on Airbnb less of a hassle. That included things like helping hosts manage their calendar, set their pricing and dealing with the hand-off of keys and cleanings in-between