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Rent My Ride! Google Ventures Backs RelayRides
Cities with limited parking and mediocre public transit tend to attract two kinds of people. First, there are those who own cars and complain about parking tickets, monthly payments and the wasted time...
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Once You Get Behind the Wheel of Car Sharing, Do you Know Where to Park?
Once you’ve signed up for Zipcar or RelayRides or some other neighbor-to-neighbor car sharing startup that is quickly pulling out of the garage with venture funding, do you know where to park?...
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Revved Up Zipcar IPO Gives Lift to Carsharing Industry
The IPO of 11-year-old VC-backed carsharing service Zipcar Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP) took off like a rocket today, rising more than 60% from its $18 a share offering price. At one point today, Zipcar stock...
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Slideshow: Welcome to the Family, Motorola!
Google’s latest and greatest acquisition is its $12.5 billion buy of Motorola, incorporating into its stable a major handset maker and patent library that transcends the company’s long-held advertising...
View ArticleGM Ventures Jumps into RelayRides Series A, Pushing Total to $13M
The San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car sharing service RelayRides has added to its Series A round, pushing its total funding up to $13 million. The money comes from GM Ventures, which joins Google...
View ArticleRelayRides rakes in $25 mln Series B
RelayRides said Tuesday that it has received $25 million in Series B funding. Canaan Partners led the round with participation from return backers August Capital, Google Ventures and Shasta Ventures....
View ArticleTrinity Ventures backs car-sharing marketplace RelayRides
San Francisco-based car-sharing marketplace RelayRides has received $10 million in Series B funding from Trinity Ventures. The capital infusion is in addition to the company’s recent $25 million Series...
View ArticleRelayRides buys VC-backed SocialStudio
Car-sharing marketplace RelayRides has acquired SocialStudio, a maker of mobile apps JumpCam and FADE. No financial terms were disclosed. RelayRides’s backers include Canaan Partners, Google Ventures,...
View ArticleCar rental marketplace Turo drives away with $47 mln Series C
Car rental marketplace Turo (formerly known as RelayRides) has secured $47 million in Series C funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from return backers August...
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