Bobby Gibson

Co-Founder, Chairman @LuxGive

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 23 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2023
Operator-angel🌍 United States
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Advisor and Investor
Jul 2023
HVN is the leading professional marketplace for premium home and villa rentals, on a mission to help everyone find their haven and feel at home in the world. Through our award-winning B2B2C booking portal and 360° TripDesign™ technology, HVN empowers trip designers to seamlessly discover, book, and coordinate unique residential stays around the world — partnering with the most trusted brands in luxury, managed, and corporate travel to help travelers experience the joy of living anywhere in the world, for any length of stay. HVN was recently named the fastest-growing travel accommodations marketplace in America by the Inc. 5000, winner of the top Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award for “Best Overall Online Booking Interface," and by Skift as one of the Top Industry Innovators in Short Term Rentals defining the future of travel. Through it all, we strive to deliver a better way to stay for travelers, families, and groups seeking the best of hospitality and home: a haven to come home to, wherever your journey takes you. If youre interested in learning more or partnering with HVN, please reach out to info@stayhvn.com. Were excited to hear from you! #FindYourHaven #StayHVN
Board Member and Investor - Acquired by At Your Gate
2016
The Airport Delivered: Now the airport is at your fingertips. Airport Sherpa brings the best dining and shopping from all airport terminals to travelers like you, wherever you may be inside the airport. Get delivery to your gate or seamless pick-up as you pass by. We are now LIVE at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, MD! More locations coming soon.
Board Member - Expedia Specialty Lodging
Mar 2003
Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the global travel marketplace with one purpose: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Expedia Group™ connects travelers, partners, and advertisers through its trusted brands, leading technology, and rich first-party data, delivering predictive, personalized experiences that shape the future of travel. Expedia Group’s ecosystem includes three flagship consumer brands – Expedia®, Hotels.com®, and Vrbo® – the largest B2B travel business, and a premier advertising network. Guided by an experienced and passionate global team, Expedia Group helps millions of travelers in more than 70 countries explore the world with confidence and ease. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. If you require an accommodation or adjustment for any part of the application or recruitment process, please let us know by completing our Accommodation Request Form or contacting your recruiter. Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident about who they are. We do not send job offers via email, or any other messaging tools, to individuals we have not had prior contact with. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. Our official careers website, where you can to find and apply for job openings, is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs. If you require customer service support to cancel, change or ask about a refund for your trip, you can connect with our 24/7 Virtual Agent through the following links: Expedia: https://www.expedia.com/helpcenter Hotels.com: https://service.hotels.com/en-us/ Vrbo: https://help.vrbo.com/ For additional assistance, direct message us on Twitter @ExpediaHelp with your itinerary number and email address: https://twitter.com/ExpediaHelp
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2023
Advisor and Investor
Jul 2023
HVN is the leading professional marketplace for premium home and villa rentals, on a mission to help everyone find their haven and feel at home in the world. Through our award-winning B2B2C booking portal and 360° TripDesign™ technology, HVN empowers trip designers to seamlessly discover, book, and coordinate unique residential stays around the world — partnering with the most trusted brands in luxury, managed, and corporate travel to help travelers experience the joy of living anywhere in the world, for any length of stay. HVN was recently named the fastest-growing travel accommodations marketplace in America by the Inc. 5000, winner of the top Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award for “Best Overall Online Booking Interface," and by Skift as one of the Top Industry Innovators in Short Term Rentals defining the future of travel. Through it all, we strive to deliver a better way to stay for travelers, families, and groups seeking the best of hospitality and home: a haven to come home to, wherever your journey takes you. If youre interested in learning more or partnering with HVN, please reach out to info@stayhvn.com. Were excited to hear from you! #FindYourHaven #StayHVN
2022
Co-founder, Chairman
May 2022
At LuxGive, we’re on a mission to help nonprofits accelerate their benefit event fundraising with once-in-a-lifetime home and villa experiences. Our team is revolutionizing the fundraising space by opening the door to luxury travel: exclusive properties, designer trips, VIP hospitality, and experiential stays. Data-driven, guest-centered and backed by decades at the world’s top villa companies, you could call us luxury travel experts. But at heart, we’re visionaries passionate about building a better future one extraordinary stay at a time. Together, we’ve raised over $15 million for worthy causes worldwide powered by one simple belief—travel changes us. And with it, we can change the world.
mid stageHospitality
2021
Co-founder, Principal
Jul 2021
An investment firm focused on the acquisition, management, and re-positioning of real estate. We provide above market returns in multifamily, flexible living, hospitality, and commercial assets through forward looking strategies.
early stageReal Estate
2016
Board Member and Investor - Acquired by At Your Gate
2016
The Airport Delivered: Now the airport is at your fingertips. Airport Sherpa brings the best dining and shopping from all airport terminals to travelers like you, wherever you may be inside the airport. Get delivery to your gate or seamless pick-up as you pass by. We are now LIVE at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, MD! More locations coming soon.
2003
Board Member - Expedia Specialty Lodging
Mar 2003
Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the global travel marketplace with one purpose: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Expedia Group™ connects travelers, partners, and advertisers through its trusted brands, leading technology, and rich first-party data, delivering predictive, personalized experiences that shape the future of travel. Expedia Group’s ecosystem includes three flagship consumer brands – Expedia®, Hotels.com®, and Vrbo® – the largest B2B travel business, and a premier advertising network. Guided by an experienced and passionate global team, Expedia Group helps millions of travelers in more than 70 countries explore the world with confidence and ease. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. If you require an accommodation or adjustment for any part of the application or recruitment process, please let us know by completing our Accommodation Request Form or contacting your recruiter. Employment opportunities and job offers at Expedia Group will always come from Expedia Group’s Talent Acquisition and hiring teams. Never provide sensitive, personal information to someone unless you’re confident about who they are. We do not send job offers via email, or any other messaging tools, to individuals we have not had prior contact with. Our email domain is @expediagroup.com. Our official careers website, where you can to find and apply for job openings, is careers.expediagroup.com/jobs. If you require customer service support to cancel, change or ask about a refund for your trip, you can connect with our 24/7 Virtual Agent through the following links: Expedia: https://www.expedia.com/helpcenter Hotels.com: https://service.hotels.com/en-us/ Vrbo: https://help.vrbo.com/ For additional assistance, direct message us on Twitter @ExpediaHelp with your itinerary number and email address: https://twitter.com/ExpediaHelp
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