Vacatia, founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, is an American Vacation Ownership company that spun out of Vacation Listing Service Inc., launching originally as an online marketplace for buying and selling timeshare interests.
[3] In April 2015, the company raised $8.8 million in a Series A round led by the Javelin Venture Partners.
[4][5] At the same time Vacatia announced its Series A funding, it announced substantial management team changes, the most prominent being the promotion of the co-founder Caroline Shin from COO to CEO, with co-founder and former CEO Keith Cox being named Chairman.
In addition, Mike Janes, formerly CMO at StubHub and GM of the online store at Apple Inc., joined as the chief marketing officer.
[7] In May 2016, Vacatia expanded beyond the U.S. by adding 20 resorts in Cancun and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.