Lyric, Short-Term Rental Startup Backed By Airbnb, Shuts Most Locations As Co-Founder Departs
Forbes
Lyric, a short-term rental startup that raised $180 million from Airbnb and other investors, has shuttered all but one of its locations, making it the latest travel company to be defeated by the Covid-19 pandemic. San Francisco-based Lyric will now shift focus to software tools including an existing pricing tool for accommodation, two people familiar with the matter tell Forbes. With the move, Lyric is now all but abandoning its initial mission of providing furnished short-term rental units to b…