. ▁Rec ogn izing ▁that ▁many ▁other ▁individuals , ▁especially ▁students , ▁were ▁facing ▁similar ▁issues , ▁N olan ▁realized ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁potential ▁market ▁for ▁an ▁online ▁student ▁accommod ation ▁market place ▁that ▁could ▁help ▁in ▁connecting ▁students ▁with ▁trust ed ▁professional ▁land l ords ▁for ▁their ▁accommod ation ▁needs . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁other ▁co - found ers ▁Sh ak il ▁Khan , ▁who ▁met ▁N olan ▁ 1 0 - year s ▁earlier ▁in ▁Shang hai , ▁and ▁John - Paul ▁Jones . ▁The ▁company ▁re brand ed ▁itself ▁as ▁Student . com ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁expand ing ▁glob ally ▁and ▁h ired ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁mult iling ual ▁book ing ▁agents . ▁ ▁G row th ▁and ▁fund ing ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁saw ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁book ings , ▁listed ▁properties ▁in ▁ 4 2 6 ▁cities ▁in ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁univers ities . ▁The ▁company ▁raised ▁combined ▁Series ▁B ▁and ▁C ▁fund ing ▁of ▁$ 6 0 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁led ▁by ▁V Y ▁Capital , ▁Hor iz ons ▁Vent ures , ▁Ex pa , ▁Sp ot ify ▁found ers ▁Daniel ▁Ek ▁and ▁Martin ▁Lor ent zon , ▁and ▁Hugo ▁Bar ra ▁of ▁X ia omi . ▁ ▁Product s ▁and ▁features ▁The ▁list ings ▁on ▁Student . com ▁are ▁displayed ▁on ▁an ▁interactive