Product
Getaround is a community marketplace for underutilized personal vehicles. Rent by the hour, day, or week. Complete insurance is included. Our patent-pending Getaround Carkit, iPhone app, and web app enable consumers to carshare anywhere.
It's free to join and users can rent instantly. No membership fees. For example, you can rent:
- Henry's 2010 Scion xD for $3 per hour in Mountain View: getaround.com/henryj11k
- Jessica's Tesla for $50 per hour in SF: getaround.com/tesla
Founders
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Sam ZaidFounder and CEO of Getaround; Advisor and investor in Gazaro; Founder and advisor to Apption; Occasional angel investor.
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Jessica ScorpioFounder of Getaround. Graduate of Singularity University and Carleton University.
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Elliot KrooFounder and Technical Lead at Getaround; Ex-Googler and Etherpad Developer.
Previous Investors
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Michael ArringtonFounder Techcrunch, founder of CrunchFund, blogger at Uncrunched.
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Matt MullenwegWordPress, Automattic, Akismet, Polldaddy, VaultPress, Gravatar... http://ma.tt/
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Ash PatelManaging Director at Morado Venture Partners. Former EVP, CPO and early engineer at Yahoo!.
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Angus DavisCo-Founder Tellme (Microsoft), Founder Swipely
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Farhad MohitFounder Shopzilla ($562MM exit), Founder BizRate.com (top 100 website), Founder Cheers
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Ken KellerCo-founder IGN.com & Cadence (SDA); emp #1 excite; emp #2 Frame.
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Marc RandolphNetflix Co-founder. Entrepreneur, Investor and Advisor
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Naval RavikantSweat - AngelList, Venture Hacks, Vast, Epinions; Money - Twitter, Heyzap, SnapLogic
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Michael MarquezStrategic Advisor, Angel Investor, Deal Strategist - passionate about the Internet and the convergence of technology and consumer behavior
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Brandon ZeunerCo-founding Partner @Venture51. Republic Project & Flypaper. Started at Interact (makers of ACT! & SalesLogix).
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Barney PellFounder Moon Express, Powerset (sold to Microsoft). Bing local, mobile, semantics . Assoc. Founder and Trustee, Singularity U. Active angel/advisor.
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Tom McInerneyAngel Investor. Advisor. More at tgm.com
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Ryan SwagarCo-founding Partner @Venture51
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Dror BermanFounder & Managing Partner, Innovation Endeavors. Stanford MBA
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Hector HulianEntrepreneur, Investor and Internet Addict.
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Amir BanifatemiManaging partner at Bayspring Group, Founder K5Launch. Board Member and President / Investor at Tech Coast Angels.
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Alex BardCEO at Desk.com (a Salesforce.com company) VP & GM | Salesforce.com
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Chris FarmerVenture Partner, General Catalyst (Lead seed investing); Co-Founder, Ignition Talent Group
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Rodrigo Sepulveda SchulzCo-founded 3 companies in France, 2 VC-backed, all sold. Invested in 2 companies in Germany and Switzerland (both sold in 2010). Board Member at AllMyApps.
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Bruno BowdenEngineering Manager on Enterprise Gmail. I love engineering and building teams, e.g. Google Earth. Double First in Computer Science from Cambridge University.
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Fritz LanmanFounder, Stealth Startup; Former Microsoft Corporate Strategy & Acquisitions.
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Tom TunguzInvestor at Redpoint
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Innovation EndeavorsInvesting in the raw talent behind a dream.Unconfirmed
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Adam SchwartzFounder/CEO Articulate
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Nitesh BantaFounder of Summer Workation. Investor in Opinionaided, Abine, HubSpot, Boxee, Vitrue, KAYAK, Brightcove, SiteAdvisor, Vostu, OnForce. Advisor to Senexx.
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Jose MarinInvestor in ecomom, Guestmob, Pixowl, OLX, WikiMart.ru, Mobilespinach, DineroMail, Progreso Financiero, 55 Other Investments. -
Trevor KienzleManaging Director at Correlation Ventures
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Lucas NealanEarly Facebook engineer and expert at optimizing for performance at scale.
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Geoffrey ShmigelskyCEO at Think Exponential
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Brian ShireInvestor in Swipegood.
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Jeff BrodyInvestor in Million Dollar Moto.
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Bruce ChouFounder, Disruptive Design and Technology
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Len JordanUnconfirmed
Advisors
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Dan WhaleyBuilt first online travel platform, GetThere. Acquired by Sabre in 2000. Faculty, Singularity Univ. Director Getaround. Director Sauce Labs.
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Sebastian ThrunAdvisor to Getaround.
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Justin CaldbeckManaging Dir of Lightspeed Venture PartnersUnconfirmed
Employees
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Avery LewisHead of Product at Getaround
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Mantas VidutisWeb Engineer at Getaround, previously worked at Wakemate. CS degree from Illinois Tech with a focus in Data Mining and Psychology
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Dhruvkaran MehtaSoftware Engineer at Getaround, Ex-Googler.
