US: Short-term lodging company Sonder has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Gores Metropoulos II, sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, to go public via a merger.

US: San Francisco-based Sonder has hired Jeremy Rawlinson and Daniel Dyball as a part of its global growth strategy.

US: San Francisco-based Sonder has announced the appointment of a president, a chief technology officer, and vice president of market operations in North America.

UK: Sonder has signed its first Glasgow property and plans to further grow its presence in Scotland.

US: Apartment rental company Sonder has raised US$170 million in a Series E round, which was led by Fidelity Funds, Westcap and Inovia Capital.

US: San Francisco-based hospitality startup Sonder has announced it has laid off 22 per cent of its workforce and furloughed an additional 11 per cent of its staff as the reality of the coronavirus impact on the travel industry bites hard.

US: Sonder has announced Frits van Paasschen, former CEO and president of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is joining its board of directors.