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BlaBlaCar

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BlaBlaCar is a car sharing website that connects drivers with empty seats and paying passengers to offset distance travel costs. It has created a new, affordable and sustainable way to travel, currently used by more than 500,000 passengers every month. BlaBlaCar’s 3m-member community offers thousands of destinations across Europe every day. Backed by Accel Partners and ISAI, it operates in ten countries across Europe, and is based in Paris with offices in London, Madrid, Milan, Hamburg and Warsaw.

The site provides a range of features to create a secure, trust-based community and easy connections between drivers and passengers. For instance, members specify how chatty they are on the scale “Bla”, “Blabla” and “Blablabla”, hence the name BlaBlaCar.

Recent Milestones

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  BlaBlaCar — Launched BlaBlaCar.de (Germany) (4/8/13)
  Posted 4/9/13 at 4:26am via techcrunch.com
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  BlaBlaCar — Launched BlaBlaCar.pt (Portugal), BlaBlaCar.pl (Poland), BlaBlaCar.nl (Netherlands) (10/1/12)
  Posted 11/20/12 at 3:50am via thenextweb.com
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  BlaBlaCar — Launched BlaBlaCar.it (Italy) (5/1/12)
  Posted 11/20/12 at 3:48am
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  BlaBlaCar acquired PostoinAuto.it. (3/22/12)
  Posted 3/22/12 at 6:28pm via techcrunch.com
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  BlaBlaCar received $10M in Venture Round funding. (1/16/12)
  Posted 1/16/12 at 6:53pm via techcrunch.com
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  BlaBlaCar — Launched BlaBlaCar.com (UK) (6/1/11)
  Posted 11/20/12 at 3:47am
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  BlaBlaCar added Nicolas Brusson as Co-Founder. (3/10/11)
  Posted 6/18/11 at 2:26pm
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  BlaBlaCar — Launched BlaBlaCar.es (Spain) (1/1/10)
  Posted 11/20/12 at 3:46am
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  BlaBlaCar — Launched covoiturage.fr (France) (7/1/08)
  Posted 11/22/12 at 9:58am
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  BlaBlaCar added Francis Nappez as Co-founder & CTO. (5/1/08)
  Posted 11/20/12 at 3:45am
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  BlaBlaCar added Frédéric Mazzella as CEO & Founder. (11/1/06)
  Posted 11/20/12 at 3:44am

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Sources

1. Carpooling Marketplace Blablacar Acquires PostoinAuto To Drive Into Italy (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Accel Leads $10M Round In European Airbnb For Car Ride-Sharing, BlablaCar (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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BlaBlaCar expands into Benelux, Poland, Portugal and rolls out new features (thenextweb.com) [edit]
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Carpooling Marketplace BlaBlaCar Reaches 3 Million Members, Rides Into Germany (techcrunch.com) [edit]