Getaround

Getaround is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars.

North America, United States Disrupt NY 2011 Winner

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Details

Founded Date
2010
Industries
Marketplace Mobility Travel and Transport Automotive
Operating Status
IPO
Website
www.getaround.com

Founders

Sam Zaid
Founder

News About Getaround

Transportation

Getaround abruptly shuts down US car-sharing operations
Kirsten Korosec

Feb 12, 2025
Transportation

Car-sharing company Getaround cuts one-third of US workforce
Kirsten Korosec

Feb 8, 2024
Transportation

Getaround’s Q3 earnings delight investors, but the company isn’t out of the woods yet
Rebecca Bellan

Alex Wilhelm

Dec 14, 2023
Transportation

Getaround aims to scale car-sharing platform with HyreCar acquisition
Rebecca Bellan

May 11, 2023
Startups

What’s Turo worth?
Alex Wilhelm

Mar 27, 2023
Transportation

Car-sharing SPAC Getaround lays off 10% of staff
Rebecca Bellan

Feb 2, 2023
Transportation

Car-sharing platform Getaround gets delisting warning from NYSE
Rebecca Bellan

Feb 1, 2023
Startups

Why the SPAC route makes sense for Getaround
Alex Wilhelm

Dec 14, 2022
Startups

Getaround braves chilly public markets with SPAC combination
Alex Wilhelm

Dec 9, 2022
Transportation

Peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround fined nearly $1M by DC’s attorney general
Aria Alamalhodaei

Jul 23, 2021
Venture

The venture firm SOSV has hired former TechCrunch COO Ned Desmond to help grow its startups
Connie Loizos

Dec 17, 2020
Transportation

Turo puts $1 million toward helping Black people make money sharing cars
Megan Rose Dickey

Nov 17, 2020
Startups

Getaround tops up $25M debt financing to its $140M Series E
Natasha Mascarenhas

Nov 13, 2020
Enterprise

Daily Crunch: Zoom launches its events marketplace
Anthony Ha

Oct 14, 2020
Startups

Getaround raises a $140 million Series E amid rebound in short-distance travel
Natasha Mascarenhas

Oct 14, 2020
Disrupt 2020

Ade Ajao, Maryanna Saenko, Charles Hudson, Ulili Onovakpuri and Melissa Bradley are coming to Disrupt
Connie Loizos

Jul 8, 2020
Disrupt 2020

72 hours left to apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2020
Neesha Tambe

Jun 16, 2020
Startups

The great unicorn retreat
Alex Wilhelm

May 6, 2020
Casper winds down European operations and lays off 78 people
Natasha Mascarenhas

Apr 21, 2020
Transportation

GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven
Kirsten Korosec

Apr 21, 2020
Transportation

The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19
Kirsten Korosec

Apr 6, 2020
Disrupt 2020

Compete in Startup Battlefield and Launch at Disrupt SF 2020
Neesha Tambe

Mar 30, 2020
The second wave of unicorn layoffs is brutal
Alex Wilhelm

Mar 30, 2020
Startups

Startups Weekly: Tech layoffs spread (a bit)
Eric Eldon

Jan 25, 2020
Startups

Rappi and Oyo pare staff as Vision Fund companies trim costs, target profits
Alex Wilhelm

Jan 10, 2020
Transportation

Layoffs at Lime and Getaround herald rise of profit-hungry unicorns
Alex Wilhelm

Jan 10, 2020
Transportation

Getaround is latest SoftBank portfolio company to announce layoffs
Lucas Matney

Jan 7, 2020
Startups

Drivy rebrands to Getaround six months after acquisition
Romain Dillet

Oct 1, 2019
Venture

SoftBank-backed Getaround is raising $200M at a $1.5B+ valuation
Kate Clark

Sep 5, 2019
Featured

What happened to the sharing economy?
Romain Dillet

Jul 31, 2019
Transportation

How autonomous vehicles and hyperloop are scooting along
Cyrus Radfar

Jul 18, 2019
Transportation

SoftBank-backed Getaround acquires Norwegian car rental startup for $12M
Megan Rose Dickey

Jun 25, 2019
Startups

Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups
Kate Clark

May 25, 2019
Getaround, Facebook, AI chips, Nvidia, Africa, and immigration
Danny Crichton

May 22, 2019
Featured

The Exit: Getaround’s $300M roadtrip
Lucas Matney

May 21, 2019
Featured

Beyond costs, what else can we do to make housing affordable?
Daniel Wu

May 14, 2019
Featured

Market map: the 200+ innovative startups transforming affordable housing
Daniel Wu

May 13, 2019
Startups

Getaround acquires European car rental platform Drivy for $300 million
Megan Rose Dickey

Apr 24, 2019
Transportation

Getaround early investor sues car-sharing startup for $1.79 million
Megan Rose Dickey

Jan 15, 2019
Transportation

Getaround co-founder Jessica Scorpio leaves day-to-day role
Megan Rose Dickey

Dec 17, 2018
Transportation

Getaround to expand Uber partnership to four more cities
Kirsten Korosec

Dec 13, 2018
Transportation

GM is going to allow Ford vehicles and other competitors on its Maven car-sharing platform
Kirsten Korosec

Nov 12, 2018
Transportation

Uber changes its disaster response playbook
Kirsten Korosec

Sep 26, 2018
Transportation

Getaround raises $300 million Series D round led by SoftBank
Megan Rose Dickey

Aug 21, 2018
Transportation

Uber gets into car rentals and public transit
Megan Rose Dickey

Apr 11, 2018
Transportation

GM said to pilot peer-to-peer car sharing through its Maven brand
Darrell Etherington

Mar 13, 2018
DriveShare will let you rent out your classic ’57 Chevy
Matt Burns

Aug 21, 2017
Transportation

Getaround raises $45M from Toyota and others to build more partnerships
Darrell Etherington

Apr 20, 2017
Transportation

Uber and Getaround to offer $5 hourly short-term car rentals for drivers
Darrell Etherington

Apr 13, 2017
Transportation

Done with Uber? Here are some alternatives
Katie Roof

Mar 9, 2017
Transportation

Toyota partners with Getaround on car-sharing
Darrell Etherington

Oct 31, 2016
Are we experiencing transportation’s Instagram moment?
Zach Barasz

Brook Porter

Paul Yeh

Apr 26, 2016
How the ‘wonks’ of public policy and the ‘geeks’ of tech can get together
Lillian Ablon

Andrea Golay

Mar 17, 2016
Startups

Getaround’s Revenue Has Doubled To “Tens Of Millions” In The Last Six Months
Megan Rose Dickey

Sep 28, 2015
Startups

YC-Backed Outbound Helps Businesses Message Customers Over Both Email And Mobile
Sarah Perez

Mar 4, 2015
Getaround Gets $24M In Strategic Funding To Bring Peer-To-Peer Car Rentals To New Markets
Ryan Lawler

Nov 20, 2014
Getaround Strikes Deal To Offer Discounted Leases For Smart Cars Listed On Its Rental Platform
Ryan Lawler

Dec 20, 2013
Getaround Launches A New iPhone App To Simplify Peer-To-Peer Car Rentals
Ryan Lawler

Feb 28, 2013
Getaround Raises $13.9M Series A Led By Menlo Ventures, Launches Getaway For Managed Car Rentals
Ryan Lawler

Aug 2, 2012
Startups

RelayRides Teams Up With OnStar, Makes Car Sharing Easier For Millions Of GM Owners
Frederic Lardinois

Jul 16, 2012
Media & Entertainment

Hail A Fellow Human, Not A Taxi With “SideCar” – The New P2P Uber
Josh Constine

Jun 26, 2012
Getaround Wants To Get You To TechCrunch Disrupt
Elin Blesener

May 17, 2012
Media & Entertainment

Just In Time For SXSW, Getaround Car Rental Marketplace Launches In Austin
Jordan Crook

Mar 5, 2012
Media & Entertainment

P2P Car Sharing Startup Getaround Gets $1.7 Million Grant For Portland Launch

Dec 13, 2011
Startups

What Are The Best Startups Of 2011? #Crunchies
Erick Schonfeld

Dec 8, 2011
Airbnb Is Thinking About Partnering With Car-Sharing Services
Leena Rao

Oct 31, 2011
The Power Of Online-To-Offline Is Moving Beyond Local Commerce
Leena Rao

Jun 5, 2011
Disrupt NYC: The Final Battle (Video)
Erick Schonfeld

May 28, 2011
Disrupt NYC, In Tweets
Erick Schonfeld

May 27, 2011
Climate

And The Winner Of TechCrunch Disrupt NYC Is…Getaround!
Leena Rao

May 25, 2011
Getaround Signed Up 1,600 Cars In A Day; That's 20 Percent Of Zipcar's Fleet
Leena Rao

May 25, 2011
Startups

Live Blog: TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield Finale
Greg Kumparak

May 25, 2011
Startups

Introducing Your TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield Finalists
Michael Arrington

May 24, 2011
Startups

Getaround, The Airbnb For Cars, Finally Launches
Alexia Tsotsis

May 24, 2011
Startups

The List Of Startups Launching At TechCrunch Disrupt New York
Leena Rao

May 23, 2011
The P2P Evolution
Semil Shah

May 1, 2011
GetAround Is The AirBnB For Car Rentals
Leena Rao

Sep 14, 2010

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