--- description: Find out why Sonder was selected for the list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Sonder image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1a681441012ff1c/698a302de76ad20247639e06/T100-Companies-D-Sonder.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Mar 30, 2022 # Sonder Ready for departure by [Jared Lindzon](/author/jared-lindzon/)  A four-bedroom in Rome Italy available on Sonder. A four-bedroom in Rome Italy available on Sonder.Sonder As the [travel and hospitality industry](https://time.com/6108331/business-travel-decline-covid-19/ "undefined") seeks to rebound post-Omicron, Sonder, a tech-forward short-term rental provider that leases and manages 18,100 units in 35 cities across 10 countries, stands to take off. Guests of the uniquely designed, locally inspired spaces manage their entire stay through the company’s app, from booking to check-in, fresh towels to dinner reservations. “Sonder is building the hospitality brand of tomorrow,” says CEO and co-founder Francis Davidson. Sonder made its debut on the Nasdaq and secured $400 million in new capital last year, and it increased revenue by more than 150% in each of its last three quarters. _A weekly newsletter featuring conversations with the world’s top CEOs, managers, and founders._[ _Join the Leadership Brief_](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=leadership&source=100companies "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159513/sonder/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159513/sonder/"},"headline":"Sonder","datePublished":"2022-03-30T10:23:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:01:39.043Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159513/sonder/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","T100Companies2022","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1a681441012ff1c/698a302de76ad20247639e06/T100-Companies-D-Sonder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jared Lindzon","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jared-lindzon/"}],"creator":"Jared Lindzon","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1a681441012ff1c/698a302de76ad20247639e06/T100-Companies-D-Sonder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159513/sonder/","name":"Sonder"}}]}] ```