Peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace Getaround is laying off about 30% of its North American staff as part of a restructuring plan. The company will restructure its workforce and operations to reduce costs, align with the globalization of its business, lengthen its cash runway and accelerate its path to...
Zoomcar, an India-based peer-to-peer car-sharing platform focused on emerging markets, has gone public. The firm completed a previously announced business combination with Cayman Island-registered special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Innovative International Acquisition Corp. (IOAC) Thursday (Dec. 28), the companies said in a Thursday press release....
“I’d like to believe that I’ve spent my career making travel more accessible,” Jon Gray, CEO of RVshare, told Karen Webster in the most recent “Matchmakers” installment. From his vantage point at RVshare’s helm for half a decade and at VRBO (formerly HomeAway) for more...
After we shell out $30,000 or $40,000 for a car, it becomes all too easy to forget that our vehicles are often sitting idle for the majority of the day. “We own too many cars. We park them 22 to 23 hours a day, so...
November 30, 2023
“I’d like to believe that I’ve spent my career making travel more accessible,” Jon Gray, CEO of RVshare, told Karen Webster in the most recent “Matchmakers” installment. From his vantage point at RVshare’s helm for half a decade and at VRBO (formerly HomeAway) for more than decade prior to that, Gray remarked that there’s a […]
June 08, 2023
After we shell out $30,000 or $40,000 for a car, it becomes all too easy to forget that our vehicles are often sitting idle for the majority of the day....
June 17, 2021
The global sharing economy has continued its path to growth, with one study finding more than 86 million United States consumers alone are now using some kind of sharing service....
January 11, 2021
Call it the on-demand economy, on the move and electric. Literally. In an interview with PYMNTS, Aric Ohana, co-founder of Envoy, said the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) will have...
September 19, 2024
With some cities suffering housing shortages, Airbnb is eyeing long-term stays. The vacation rental company is focused on expanding its long-term rental business, meaning stays of 28 days or more, CEO Brian Chesky said at a travel conference, Reuters reported Thursday (Sept. 19). “Stays of 30 to 90 days, monthly stays, the seasonal stays, I […]
February 08, 2024
Peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace Getaround is laying off about 30% of its North American staff as part of a restructuring plan. The company will restructure its workforce and operations to reduce costs, align...
December 29, 2023
Zoomcar, an India-based peer-to-peer car-sharing platform focused on emerging markets, has gone public. The firm completed a previously announced business combination with Cayman Island-registered special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Innovative...
December 02, 2022
French startup Le Collectionist has raised 60 million euros (about $63 million) for its vacation rental platform. Users of Le Collectionist can browse luxury properties from across the globe, EU...
