Al. Hadjieleftheriou: The goals for expanding the Blueground footprint to 50 cities by 2025

Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou, CEO and Co-founder of Blueground, won the “Dynamically Growing Entrepreneur” category in the EY competition, Greek “Entrepreneur of the Year” 2021. The company’s future plans, after all, include the further expansion of its portfolio. apartments in a total of 50 cities around the world by 2025.

“I thank the Blueground team for the fantastic work they have been doing all these years of the dynamic development of the company”, commented Mr. Hatzieleftheriou referring to this distinction and continued saying: “We are honored to be among the winners in a global institution prestige, next to such remarkable Greek companies “.

The “Dynamically Growing Entrepreneur”, Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou always saw entrepreneurship with awe and enthusiasm.

He started his career as a business consultant. As part of his work, having lived in 15 different countries around the world, the realization that hotel rooms are not enough for those who travel often and for a long time and want a more personalized, residential experience, was the reason for the conception. of the idea behind Blueground and its founding in 2013.

Starting its operations with a starting point in Athens, today, Blueground, holds an important position in the field of PropTech, with over 6,500 apartments in 18 cities worldwide, employing more than 600 people.

Innovation and technology are at the heart of Blueground. By marrying real estate with a technology platform, it aims to make the search, rental and installation process in a new apartment quick and easy, providing a fully digitized customer experience.

Despite the strong blow that travel and the hospitality industry have received since the COVID-19 operation, adaptability, perseverance and risk-taking have helped turn the challenge into a catalyst for positive change, with Blueground strategically repositioning and maintaining the fullness of its apartments at high levels, noting remarkable growth. Looking to the future, the company plans to further expand its global footprint to a total of 50 cities around the world by 2025, a move that will significantly increase the company’s valuation.

It is worth noting that the institution of EY, Greek “Entrepreneur of the Year” highlights the dynamism and development prospects of Greek entrepreneurship, as all the companies of the candidates that participated in this year’s competition, in the period 2016-2021 increased turnover by 67%, and created 43% more new jobs, despite the impact of the various challenges they were called upon to manage.

The award-winning entrepreneurs, distinguished for their high performance, innovative thinking, leadership skills, growth dynamics, innovative spirit and social sensitivity, were selected by the independent nine-member Jury of the competition, chaired by Mr. Vassilios Katsos, President and Co-Founder of VNK Capital and Greek “Entrepreneur of the Year” 2008.