SoftBank-backed P2P vehicle sharing service Getaround is shutting down US operations, including HyreCar, to focus on Europe, where it operates in six countries
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
Small-time US entrepreneurs are amassing vehicles to rent out through services such as Turo and Getaround or their own websites to take on Hertz and Avis Budget
Small-time entrepreneurs and side hustlers are amassing vehicles to rent … Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Rental Cars Are the New Airbnb
Sources: SoftBank-backed car-rental startup Getaround, once valued at $1B+, is actively seeking a sale as it deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak
The car-sharing company Getaround is actively seeking a sale as the coronavirus outbreak has sent demand plunging and left …
Sources: Softbank-backed car-rental startup Getaround plans to lay off ~150 employees, or about a quarter of its staff, to mitigate rising costs
Car-rental startup Getaround plans to lay off roughly 150 employees, or about a quarter of its staff, in a bid to reduce rising costs, people familiar with the matter said.
Sources: P2P car sharing startup Getaround is raising $201.5M Series D extension at ~$1.7B valuation, up from an estimated valuation of $840M last year
Ian Agar / PitchBook :
Getaround acquires Paris-based car-sharing startup Drivy, which operates in 170 European cities, for $300M, expanding beyond the US for the first time
Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch :
Uber launching Uber Rent, which lets users book rentals from car sharing service Getaround, in SF this month, after originally saying it would launch in April
You may remember how Uber laid out its ambitions to become a multi-modal transportation company back in April …
Getaround, a San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car sharing service, raises $300M Series D led by SoftBank: source says at more than $800M post-money valuation
SoftBank Group Corp. is leading a $300 million funding round into Getaround, a San Francisco-based car-sharing service.
Car sharing service Getaround raises $45M Series C from Toyota and others to expand global partnerships
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Toyota debuts Smart Key Box, a device that lets smartphones unlock and start cars via bluetooth; tests begin next year with P2P car-sharing service Getaround
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