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RelayRides

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RelayRides, launched in June 2010, is the world’s first, and leading, peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace. RelayRides connects people who need a car with vehicle owners whose rides would otherwise be sitting idle. Car owners set the price and availability, and RelayRides provides the technology infrastructure and a $1M insurance policy to make the transaction safe and convenient.

Riding the building wave of collaborative consumption businesses such as Airbnb, Rent the Runway, and Netflix, RelayRides is reinventing mobility and is on a mission to fundamentally change the paradigm of car ownership. Along the way, RelayRides is tackling a multi-billion dollar economic opportunity, greening cities by making it easier to live without a car, invigorating local economies, and building stronger communities.

In October 2011, RelayRides announced a major strategic partnership with automotive giant, GM. 15M eligible GM car owners can link their cars’ OnStar subscription to their RelayRides account, making it possible for borrowers to unlock a reserved car through OnStar with nothing more than a mobile phone, eliminating the need to meet the owner to exchange keys or install an access device in the car. While a handful of auto manufacturers have made a play in car sharing, the GM partnership represents the largest move into car sharing by an auto manufacturer to date.

RelayRides is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and has raised $13MM from tier-one investors, including August Capital, Shasta Ventures, Google Ventures, and General Motors Ventures.

Recent Milestones

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  RelayRides acquired Wheelz. (5/14/13)
  Posted 5/14/13 at 3:52am via techcrunch.com
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  RelayRides received $3M in Series A funding. (10/26/11)
  Posted 10/26/11 at 6:38pm via techcrunch.com
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  RelayRides received $3.6M in Series A funding. (8/17/11)
  Posted 10/25/11 at 2:55pm via finsmes.com
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  RelayRides received $1.25M in Series A funding. (6/7/11)
  Posted 8/17/11 at 6:03pm
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  RelayRides received $4.5M in Series A funding. (12/15/10)
  Posted 3/7/11 at 7:13pm via sfgate.com
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  RelayRides added Ches Wajda as Investor. (1/1/10)
  Posted 9/15/11 at 12:32am
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  RelayRides received $600k in Angel funding. (11/1/09)
  Posted 6/24/10 at 8:31am
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  RelayRides added Jim Barnett as Director. (3/11/00)
  Posted 12/5/11 at 4:18pm
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  RelayRides added Rob Guinn as Operations Manager.
  Posted 6/24/10 at 8:28am
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  RelayRides added Boris Mordkovich as Director of Marketing.
  Posted 6/24/10 at 8:28am
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  RelayRides added Dave Brook as COO.
  Posted 6/24/10 at 8:28am
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  RelayRides added Shelby Thomas Clark as Founder and Chief Community Officer.
  Posted 6/24/10 at 8:28am
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  RelayRides added David Schairer as CTO.
  Posted 6/4/10 at 1:42pm
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  RelayRides added Kerry Champion as COO.
  Posted 6/4/11 at 2:44pm
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  RelayRides added Gus Holcomb as VP Engineering.
  Posted 6/4/11 at 2:44pm
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  RelayRides added Rob Coneybeer as Investor.
  Posted 1/16/12 at 7:49pm

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1. RelayRides Acquires Wheelz To Boost Inventory And Improve Hardware For Its Peer-To-Peer Car Rentals (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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3. Zipcar competitor RelayRides comes to S.F. (articles.sfgate.com) [edit]
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5. RelayRides Closes $10M Series A.2 Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
6. Carsharing Service RelayRides Raises Another $3 Million, Led By GM Ventures (techcrunch.com) [edit]