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Veeve (formerly known as 'Vive Unique') is a free home sharing service for London homeowners. The vacation rental business, which is part of the peer-to-peer property rental sector, seeks to help its hosts earn extra income while they’re away and enable international visitors to live like a local during their holiday. Founded in 2011〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Company overview of Vive Unique )〕 it has over 1,000 properties listed within its London portfolio. With an emphasis on spacious, characterful homes, three-quarters of Veeve's homes are located in Zones 1 and 2 and two-thirds of its properties are family-focused. == History == Veeve's co-founders Jonny Morris and Claire Whisker, a former lawyer and barrister, met working together as part of the leadership team at internet business TotallyLegal, which they grew for sale to Trinity Mirror Plc. During the recession Morris and Whisker had the idea of creating a business through which entrepreneurial Londoners could earn extra income for themselves from the sharing of their assets and visitors could experience a more authentic stay in the capital. They co-founded the free London home sharing service and launched as Vive Unique in 2011. Veeve opened its first office, in Hoxton, in April 2012 with 200 private home rentals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Where to stay for the London 2012 Olympics – alternatives to rip-off hotels )〕 Later that year, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games acted as a springboard for the company’s success,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Owners upbeat over end of recession )〕 with Veeve helping 260 visitors enjoy the high-profile event. Sporting events, such as Wimbledon and the Rugby World Cup 2015,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rent bonus as fans look to move in )〕 continue to prove an added incentive for homeowners to rent their home on a short-term basis. In May 2014 Veeve secured backing worth £3.5 million〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Startups.co.uk Smedvig Capital backs Veeve with £3.5m )〕 from sharing economy specialists Smedvig Capital,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vacation rental service Vive Unique raises $6 million )〕 the team behind the Streetcar and Zipcar success stories, and in June 2014 the company opened its second London office, in Battersea. The company has grown rapidly since and in summer 2014 the company confirmed that, as demand for London holiday lets has rocketed, the number of homeowners signing up to Veeve’s service had increased fourfold.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Earn extra income - short lettings can be lucrative )〕 In November 2015, Veeve announced a follow-on series investment from Smedvig Capital taking their total funding to £7 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vive Unique rebrands to Veeve as it takes $5.2 million investment )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Veeve」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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