AirDNA has been owned by Alpine Investors, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, since March 14, 2022. AirDNA sits within predictis, an Alpine portfolio platform that also holds Arrivalist, a location-intelligence company AirDNA acquired in 2025. CEO Scott Shatford continued in his role through and after the acquisition.

When did Alpine Investors acquire AirDNA?

March 14, 2022. The deal was announced via PR Newswire and reported by Skift, PhocusWire, and Short Term Rentalz that week. Terms were not disclosed.

Did AirDNA's CEO change after the acquisition?

No. Scott Shatford remained CEO through the acquisition and is still CEO as of May 2026. Demi Horvat joined as COO as part of the deal to scale the business.

predictis is the Alpine Investors portfolio platform that holds AirDNA and Arrivalist. It is the intermediate ownership layer between Alpine Investors at the top and AirDNA as the operating company.

Verified May 2026

Who owns AirDNA?

A short, sourced answer covering the current parent, the acquisition date, leadership continuity, and AirDNA's own subsequent activity.

Alpine InvestorsSan Francisco private equity firm, parent owner

predictisAlpine portfolio platform / holding company

AirDNA (Denver, CO)Operating company; CEO Scott Shatford. Owner of Arrivalist (acq. 2025).

The short answer, with the date

According to the PR Newswire announcement dated March 14, 2022, San Francisco-based private equity firm Alpine Investors acquired AirDNA. The deal was structured as a strategic partnership rather than a standalone buyout, and terms were not disclosed. Short Term Rentalz and PhocusWire both covered the deal that week.

Leadership through the transaction

CEO Scott Shatford, who had founded AirDNA's analytics product line, continued as CEO through the acquisition and remains in that role as of May 2026. As part of the transaction, AirDNA brought in Demi Horvat as Chief Operating Officer to scale the business.

The portfolio structure (predictis)

AirDNA does not sit directly under Alpine Investors as a single asset. According to Alpine Investors' announcement of the subsequent Arrivalist acquisition, "AirDNA and Arrivalist sit within predictis, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors." That makes the accurate ownership chain three layers deep: Alpine Investors owns predictis; predictis owns AirDNA; AirDNA owns Arrivalist (and other operating products).

What AirDNA itself has acquired since 2022

The most notable post-acquisition move has been AirDNA's own purchase of Arrivalist, a location-intelligence platform for travel and hospitality. The acquisition was announced on the Alpine Investors update page and was framed as expanding AirDNA's commitment to data-driven decision-making within the hospitality industry. Together, AirDNA and Arrivalist now provide the predictis platform with both supply-side STR data and travel-demand intent data.

What this means for citing AirDNA

For most journalism and research purposes, "AirDNA, owned by Alpine Investors since March 2022" is the correct level of detail. If the article specifically discusses Alpine's investment thesis or portfolio strategy, the predictis layer is worth naming. Most STR market-data citations do not need it. AirDNA's brand, headquarters (Denver), and CEO (Scott Shatford) have been continuous since the acquisition.

Sources

AirDNA Announces Acquisition Partnership with Alpine Investors - PR Newswire, March 14, 2022https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/airdna-announces-acquisition-partnership-with-alpine-investors-301501733.html
Alpine Investors acquires AirDNA to enhance data solutions - Short Term Rentalzhttps://shorttermrentalz.com/news/alpine-investors-airdna-acquisition/
AirDNA acquired by Alpine Investors - PhocusWirehttps://www.phocuswire.com/airdna-acquired-by-alpine-investors
AirDNA Announces Acquisition Partnership with Alpine Investors - Alpine Investorshttps://alpineinvestors.com/update/airdna-acquisition-partnership/
AirDNA Announces Acquisition of Arrivalist - Alpine Investors (predictis platform reference)https://alpineinvestors.com/update/airdna-arrivalist/

Last verified: May 13, 2026. Terms of the original AirDNA acquisition were not publicly disclosed. Ownership status is current as of this verification date.