Company:SnappCar

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Carshare Ventures B.V.
SnappCar
IndustryCar rental
Founded2011
Founder
  • Victor van Tol
  • Pascal Onijd
HeadquartersUtrecht, Netherlands
ServicesPeer-to-peer car sharing
Websitesnappcar.nl

SnappCar (Carshare Ventures B.V.) is a Dutch peer-to-peer carsharing company based in Utrecht, Netherlands. The company operates in Netherlands and Germany. SnappCar, being a peer-to-peer carsharing company, doesn't own its fleet.[1] The company's service enables car owners to rent out their personal vehicles, while ensuring insurance coverage.[2]

Overview

As of 2019, the company was the second largest peer-to-peer carsharing platform in Europe.[3] SnappCar offers some of the rental cars with keyless technology, enabling opening a car through its mobile application.[4][1] While it's technically possible to rent cars on SnappCar as a business, it's barred by the platform, and is actively monitored.[3]

SnappCar has been certified as a B Corporation since 2015.[5][6]

History

The company was founded in 2011, by Pascal Onijd and Victor van Tol. It launched its website on October 3, 2011.[7]

The company raised money through crowdfunding in 2014.[8] and 2015.[9] In 2015 SnappCar acquired a Danish company MinBilDilBil, in turn operating in Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden,[10] bringing its user base to a total of 100,000, and 12'500 offered vehicles,[11] and later that year acquired a Swedish start-up FlexiDrive.[12]

In July 2017 the company raised 10 million for a 20% stake from Europcar.[2][13] In September 2017, SnappCar acquired its German competitor Tamyca,[14] expanding its user base from 250,000 to 400,000,[15] and reaching 45,000 offered vehicles.

In 2018, its investor Europcar launched a joint "Drive & Share" program for long-term car rental with Europcar which offered earnings from the SnappCar rental.[16]

In 2019 the company initiated partnerships with several more car rental companies in the Netherlands,[17] raised funding from Dutch petrol station operator Tango, owned by Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8), while reaching 700,000 users and 80,000 registered vehicles.[18]

In 2020 the company closed its operations in Denmark,[19] raised additional funding, and appointed Erik Rutten, who had been the company's CFO, as CEO, replacing Victor van Tol.[20]

In 2023 the company closed its operations in Sweden, transferring its users to GoMore.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lalkens, Pieter (2022-05-09). "Sleutelloos kastje stuwt gebruik deelauto's bij SnappCar" (in nl). https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1438065/sleutelloos-kastje-stuwt-gebruik-deelauto-s-bij-snappcar. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boztas, Senay (2017-09-04). "The rise of SnappCar, the business that lets you rent out your car" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/sep/04/snappcar-business-rent-car-airbnb-sharing-economy-sustainable-transport. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frenken, Koen; van Waes, Arnoud; Pelzer, Peter; Smink, Magda; van Est, Rinie (2019-07-31). "Safeguarding Public Interests in the Platform Economy" (in en). Policy & Internet 12 (3): 400–425. doi:10.1002/poi3.217. ISSN 1944-2866. 
  4. ↑ Ohr, Thomas (2017-06-13). "Dutch peer-to-peer car sharing startup SnappCar raises €10 million in a funding round led by Europcar Group" (in en-US). https://www.eu-startups.com/2017/06/dutch-peer-to-peer-car-sharing-startup-snappcar-raises-e10-million-in-a-funding-round-led-by-europcar-group/. 
  5. ↑ Pouwer, R. L. (2019). "B Corp in het Nederlandse vennootschapsrecht anno 2019 nog een storm in een glas water" (in nl). Maandblad voor Ondernemingsrecht 5 (7): 185–189. doi:10.5553/MvO/245231352019005007001. ISSN 2452-3135. https://www.bjutijdschriften.nl/tijdschrift/mvo/2019/7/MvO_2452-3135_2019_005_007_001. 
  6. ↑ "SnappCar - Certified B Corporation - B Lab Global" (in en-us). https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/snappcar. 
  7. ↑ "DeStadUtrecht.nl - Marktplaats autoverhuur particulieren van start". 2011-10-04. http://destadutrecht.nl/economie/marktplaats-autoverhuur-particulieren-van-start/. 
  8. ↑ Smit, Richard. "Publiek steekt half miljoen in SnappCar" (in nl). https://fd.nl/frontpage/ondernemen/637452/publiek-steekt-half-miljoen-in-snappcar. 
  9. ↑ de Vries, Dennis (2015-07-09). "Autodeel-startup Snappcar passeert grens van €1 miljoen crowdfunding" (in nl). https://siliconcanals.com/news/nederlands/snappcar-passeert-grens-van-e1-miljoen-crowdfunding/. 
  10. ↑ Veenstra, Richard. "5 succesvolle Nederlandse Kickstarter-projecten: deel 2" (in nl). https://id.nl/zekerheid-en-gemak/veilig-online/beveiligingssoftware/5-succesvolle-nederlandse-kickstarter-projecten-deel-2. 
  11. ↑ Deppert, Karsten (2015-04-30). "MinbilDinbil acquired by SnappCar" (in en-US). https://oresundstartups.com/minbildinbil-acquired-by-snappcar/. 
  12. ↑ de Vries, Dennis (2015-10-21). "SnappCar op rooftocht, neemt Zweedse startup over #NLtech" (in nl). https://siliconcanals.com/news/nederlands/snappcar-op-rooftocht-neemt-zweedse-flexidrive-over/. 
  13. ↑ "Europcar Group invests in SnappCar, the second largest international peer-to-peer car sharing player in Europe" (in en). 2017-06-13. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170612006369/en/Europcar-Group-invests-in-SnappCar-the-second-largest-international-peer-to-peer-car-sharing-player-in-Europe. 
  14. ↑ "SnappCar acquires German peer-to-peer car-sharing platform tamyca - Automotive Technology Insight | Forecasts | Industry News | Supply Chain". 14 September 2017. https://autotechinsight.ihsmarkit.com/news/5241936/snappcar-acquires-german-peer-to-peer-car-sharing-platform-tamyca. 
  15. ↑ Jacobs, Frank (2017-09-20). "SnappCar acquires Tamyca" (in en). https://www.fleeteurope.com/en/https%3A//www.fleeteurope.com/en/maas/news/snappcar-acquires-tamyca. 
  16. ↑ "SnappCar, Europcar Launch Drive & Share Solution". https://www.autorentalnews.com/278844/snappcar-europcar-launch-drive-share-solution. 
  17. ↑ Klein, Jan F.; Merfeld, Katrin; Wilhelms, Mark-Philipp; Falk, Tomas; Henkel, Sven (2022-04-01). "Buying to share: How prosumption promotes purchases in peer-to-peer asset sharing". Journal of Business Research 143: 171–183. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.01.047. ISSN 0148-2963. 
  18. ↑ "Tango takes share in SnappCar, setting out in high gear". https://www.tango.nl/press-release-snappcar-en. 
  19. ↑ van Tol, Victor (2020-04-27). "SnappCar Denmark is closing operations per May 1st" (in en-US). https://snappcarblogdk.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/snappcar-i-danmark-lukker-fra-d-1-maj/. 
  20. ↑ Luimstra, Jelmer (2020-10-08). "Victor van Tol treedt terug als CEO SnappCar, dat 2 miljoen euro ophaalt" (in nl). https://mtsprout.nl/groei/victor-van-tol-treedt-terug-als-ceo-snappcar-dat-2-miljoen-euro-ophaalt. 
  21. ↑ Mattsson, Per (2023-03-13). "Bildelningstjänsten Snappcar lägger ner i Sverige – Gomore tar över" (in sv). https://www.di.se/digital/bildelningstjansten-snappcar-lagger-ner-i-sverige-gomore-tar-over/. 



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