[3] The company is headquartered in Dubai, with offices in the UK, China, Hong Kong, USA, Australia and India.

[5][6] After working in China for several years, Nolan was regularly called upon by his Chinese friends to help recommend accommodation for students looking to study in the US, UK and Australia.

[7][8] In 2014, he was joined by other co-founders Shakil Khan, who met Nolan 10-years earlier in Shanghai, and John-Paul Jones.

[14][15] The company raised combined Series B and C funding of $60 million in 2016 led by VY Capital, Horizons Ventures, Expa, Spotify founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, and Hugo Barra of Xiaomi.

[18] The platform claim to help in the accommodation search for international students needing to secure a base for their studies from a distance.