Outdoorsy
Outdoorsy operates a global RV rental marketplace, facilitating over 10 million nights outdoors since its 2015 founding. The company, part of The Ride Platform, focuses on North America and operates in 14 countries.
The growth story
Outdoorsy grew from 281 to 222 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $202M along the way, most recently a Series D in June 2021.
About
Outdoorsy connects RV owners with travelers seeking outdoor accommodations, creating a marketplace for underutilized recreational vehicles. The platform targets both leisure travelers and RV owners looking to monetize their assets.
The company has raised $202M, most recently in a Series D round in June 2021. With 222 employees, Outdoorsy has established a significant presence in the RV rental market, particularly in North America, while maintaining global operations.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Outdoorsy's largest function, with 14 employees. The company maintains a median tenure of 4 years, suggesting stable leadership and organizational structure.
The Outdoorsy org chart
Jeff Cavins (Founder) leads 41 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Customer Success and Support 36 (-23% YoY), Business Development 32 (+7% YoY), Engineering 22 (0% YoY), Operations 21 (+24% YoY), Finance 21 (-16% YoY), Sales 13 (+8% YoY).
Talent flow
Outdoorsy recruits heavily from insurance and tech companies, with State Farm and TaskUs being top sources. Alumni frequently move to The Ride Platform ecosystem and tech companies like Airbnb and CrowdStrike.
Most common previous employers of Outdoorsy staff: State Farm (4), TaskUs (3), 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (2), Airbnb (2), Apple (2), Morgan Stanley (2). Former Outdoorsy employees most often moved to The Ride Platform (7), Airbnb (5), CrowdStrike (3), Yonder (2), Ziff Davis Shopping (2), ZipRecruiter (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Outdoorsy mafia
Outdoorsy alumni have founded 20 companies, including Komunitas Sahabat UMKM (303 staff) and Liberate (111 staff). Several startups focus on marketplace and community platforms, reflecting Outdoorsy's core business model.
20Joanina Novinda, was Associate Digital Marketing Strategist until 2017Ryan Eldridge, was VP of Engineering until 2021Tyler Quiel, was VP Product/CPO until 2019Simon Tsang, was Software Engineer until 2018Arpan Nanavati, was Chief Technology Officer until 2022Shirley Chen, was Product Data Analyst until 2022
Marcelo Mira, was Senior Web Application Developer until 2020
Nino Cavenecia, was VP of Customer Operations until 2020
Scott Rivers, was RV Technician until 2018
Lucas A., was Marketing Specialist until 2018
Akif Yaldir, was Product Designer until 2020
Svilen Komitov, was Senior Software Developer until 2025
Shane Lykins, was Senior Product Manager until 2019
Rebecca Prejean (Broussard), was Learning and Development Manager until 2020
Arshia Moghaddam, was Product Manager until 2022
Jason Sibley - Liddle, was Program Manager until 2020
Josh Griffin, was I rent a Motorhome/RV on this peer to peer platform until 2018
Channing Allen, was Web Developer (Contract) until 2017
Krista Doyle, was Senior SEO Strategist until 2021
Victoria Fawcett, was Senior Product Manager - Search Ranking/Recommendations/Personalization until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 23% direct, 56% search, 3% social, 5% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Outdoorsy: Customer Service (65), Microsoft Office (55), Leadership (54), Social Media (42), Microsoft Excel (41), Management (40), Communication (40), Sales (38).
Where the team actually sits
Outdoorsy people are concentrated in Texas, United States (28), California, United States (9), Bulgaria (7), Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area (6).
Search footprint
Outdoorsy attracts about 299,400 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1M a month if bought through ads. It gained 90,563 ranking keywords and lost 78,711 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Outdoorsy has 222 employees as of September 2026.
Outdoorsy has raised $202M in total, most recently a Series D round in June 2021.
Outdoorsy was founded in 2015 by Jeff Cavins, Jennifer Young.
Jeff Cavins (Founder) sits at the top of Outdoorsy's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Outdoorsy staff are State Farm (4 people), TaskUs (3 people), 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (2 people).
Former Outdoorsy employees most often move to The Ride Platform (7), Airbnb (5), CrowdStrike (3).
At least 20 companies have a founder who previously worked at Outdoorsy, including Komunitas Sahabat UMKM, Liberate, Giggster.
Outdoorsy attracts about 299,400 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Outdoorsy staff are Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Social Media, Microsoft Excel.
Outdoorsy staff are concentrated in Texas, United States (28), California, United States (9), Bulgaria (7).
Outdoorsy has about 36 people in Customer Success and Support, down 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Outdoorsy has about 32 people in Business Development, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 102 current and 280 former Outdoorsy profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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