Andrew Lockhead

Andrew Lockhead is the CEO and Co-Founder of Stay22. Since launching the company in 2016 alongside Hamed Al-Khabbaz, Andrew has led Stay22 through rapid growth and significant market evolution, including navigating a 90% revenue decline during the pandemic to a strong recovery and expansion into new verticals.

Under his leadership, Stay22 has secured a $122 million minority growth investment from Summit Partners and achieved strong performance metrics, including $80 million in retail GMV in 2025. The company has also been recognized on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 rankings, and Andrew was named a finalist for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Québec.

A Y Combinator alumnus and member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization and C100, Andrew is a respected voice on scaling high-growth companies, building resilient teams, and leveraging AI to power the creator economy.