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One of the challenges, however, is finding a market that is willing to pay for your solution without even knowing what it is yet.

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44 Rental Startups

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1) QuintoAndar

1) QuintoAndar

QuintoAndar is a platform that makes it easier for landlords and tenants to rent residential real estate.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Brazil
  • City: Sao Paulo
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Andre Penha, Gabriel Braga
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $635,270,291
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 26

You can find their website here.

2) ZoomCar

2) ZoomCar

ZoomCar is a self-drive car rental firm that lets customers rent cars by the hour, day, or week.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: David Back, Greg Moran
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $274,145,634
  • Number of funding rounds: 20
  • Number of investors: 36

You can find their website here.

3) Virtuo

3) Virtuo

Virtuo is a company that offers car-on-demand services.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Karim Kaddoura, Thibault Chassagne
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $129,905,777
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

4) EquipmentShare

4) EquipmentShare

EquipmentShare is a construction industry equipment and digital solutions company that helps contractors increase efficiency.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Columbia
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Brad Siegler, Jabbok Schlacks, Jeff Lowe, Matthew McDonald, Willy Schlacks
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $124,064,060
  • Number of funding rounds: 9
  • Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

5) Grover

5) Grover

Grover is a firm that allows individuals to subscribe to electronic items on a monthly basis rather than purchasing them outright.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Michael Cassau
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: € 342,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 11
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

6) VOI Technology

6) VOI Technology

Electric scooters for urban commuters are owned, operated, and managed by VOI Technology.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Adam Jafer, Douglas Stark, Filip Lindvall, Fredrik Hjelm, Keith Richman
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $355,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 25

You can find their website here.

7) Furlenco

7) Furlenco

Furlenco is a monthly furniture rental subscription service that allows users to rent furniture on a monthly basis.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Ajith Karimpana
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $68,955,715
  • Number of funding rounds: 16
  • Number of investors: 21

You can find their website here.

8) Bipi

8) Bipi

Bipi is an automobile subscription service that offers customers a hassle-free alternative to owning a car.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Madrid
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Alejandro Vigaray, Hans Christ
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 31,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

9) Hmlet

9) Hmlet

Hmlet is a co-living organization that provides young working people with rooms and entire apartments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Yoan Kamalski, Zenos Schmickrath
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $48,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

10) RentoMojo

10) RentoMojo

RentoMojo is an online rental marketplace that offers monthly rentals of furniture, appliances, and gadgets (mobile phones, laptops).

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Achal Mittal, Ajay Nain, Geetansh Bamania
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $51,443,326
  • Number of funding rounds: 14
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

11) Neighbor

11) Neighbor

Neighbor is a peer-to-peer marketplace that specializes in public storage, economic empowerment, sharing economy, and peer-to-peer marketplace.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Lehi
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Colton Gardner, Joseph Woodbury, Preston Alder
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $65,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

12) Skurt

12) Skurt

Skurt is a technology and logistics platform that makes it simple to get an automobile in any location.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Aaron Peck, Avi Zolty, Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $11,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

13) Revv

13) Revv

Revv is an Indian car-rental company with a variety of alternatives to fulfill all of your self-drive requirements.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Anupam Agarwal, Karan Jain
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $23,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

14) The Black Tux

14) The Black Tux

The Black Tux is a company that rents tuxedos and suits.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Santa Monica
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Andrew Blackmon, Mike Gammarino, Patrick Coyne
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $67,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

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15) Billdesk

15) Billdesk

BillDesk, a subsidiary of IndiaIdeas.com Ltd., was founded in early 2000 to address the problems that most of us have with paying bills.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Ahmedabad
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Ajay Kaushal
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $241,361,584
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

16) Ziroom

16) Ziroom

Ziroom is a rental company that specializes in home rentals and property management.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Lin Xiong
  • Number of employees: 10001+
  • Funding amount: $2,120,790,266
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

17) Badi

17) Badi

Badi is an online room rental platform that allows anyone to list rooms for rent, find them, and book them safely.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Barcelona
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Alvaro Cordoba, Carlos Pierre
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $46,863,203
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

18) idealista.com

18) idealista.com

Idealista is an online real estate marketplace where you can rent, buy, and sell homes and apartments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Madrid
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Bernardo Hernandez, Fernando Encinar, Jesús Encinar
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: € 251,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

19) Spotahome

19) Spotahome

Spotahome is the most convenient way to search for and book long-term residential rentals entirely online.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Madrid
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Alejandro Artacho, Bruno Bianchi, Bryan McEire, Hugo Monteiro
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $63,951,466
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

20) Flyrobe

20) Flyrobe

Flyrobe is an on-demand clothing rental platform that offers high-end designer clothing.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Pranay Surana, Shreya Mishra, Tushar Saxena
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $10,719,261
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

21) Drivezy

21) Drivezy

Drivezy is India's largest vehicle sharing network, allowing consumers to turn their automobiles into family members who earn money.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Abhishek Mahajan, Amit Sahu, Ashwarya Singh, Hemant Kumar Sah, Vasant Verma
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $149,322,624
  • Number of funding rounds: 11
  • Number of investors: 26

You can find their website here.

22) Cluno

22) Cluno

Cluno is an online automobile rental subscription service that offers rental cars without any obligations.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Munich
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Andreas Schuierer, Christina Maria Polleti, Nico Polleti
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $190,190,965
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

23) Yaytrade

23) Yaytrade

Find new and pre-owned lifestyle goods and shop with everything that has value on a worldwide marketplace for consumers, influencers, and businesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Alex Kerber, David Knape, Janni Delér, Jon Berglund, Jon Olsson
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: SEK33,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

24) Cityscoot

24) Cityscoot

Through an app, Cityscoot provides full access to electric scooters in Paris, Nice, Milan, and Rome.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Bertrand Fleurose
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: € 78,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

25) Roadsurfer

25) Roadsurfer

Roadsurfer is a campervan rental company with more than 13 locations around Germany and in Paris.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Munich
  • Started in: 2017
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: € 24,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

26) Cityflo

26) Cityflo

Cityflo is an urban transportation app that links daily commuters with pleasant and affordable buses.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Advaith Vishwanath, Ankit Agrawal, Jerin Venad, Rushabh Shah, Sankalp Kelshikar, Subhash Sundaravadivelu
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $8,450,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

27) DRIVEU

27) DRIVEU

DriveU is a simple and quick solution for consumers and companies to find on-demand drivers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Amulmeet Chadha, Ashok Shastry, Rahm Shastry
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $4,964,661
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

28) Homelike

28) Homelike

Homelike is an online marketplace for corporations and corporate travelers to rent furnished and serviced apartments on a temporary basis.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Köln
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Christoph Kasper, Dustin Figge
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $18,756,282
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

29) ONN Bikes

29) ONN Bikes

We're a micromobility platform that makes first- and last-mile transit easier.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Namit Jain, Shanky Munoth
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $791,935
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

30) Cove

30) Cove

Cove is Southeast Asia's leading co-living firm, making renting nice apartments at fair pricing easier, faster, and more flexible.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Guillaume Castagne, Luca Bregoli, Sophie Jokelson
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $6,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

31) klarx

31) klarx

Klarx is the most popular online marketplace for renting construction equipment and heavy machinery.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Munich
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Florian Handschuh, Matthias Handschuh, Vincent Koch
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 16,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

32) Zizoo

32) Zizoo

Zizoo is a popular site for boat vacations.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Anna Banicevic, Benito Gonzalez del Valle, Ivan Miletic, Sinan Masovic
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $10,134,765
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

33) MYBYK

33) MYBYK

MYBYK is a bicycle sharing and rental app with a premium service.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Ahmedabad
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Arjit Soni
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $1,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

34) pumpumpum

34) pumpumpum

A car rental firm is pumpumpum.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2018
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: ₹97,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

35) PaulCamper

35) PaulCamper

PaulCamper is a website and community for sharing campervans and RVs across Europe.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Alex Gluchowski, Dirk Fehse, Franziska Schulz
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: € 11,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

36) FastFox

36) FastFox

FastFox is a home rental market network (India)

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Anshul Gupta, Mukul Bhati, Pallav Pandey
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: ₹400,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

37) Xiaozhu

37) Xiaozhu

Xiaozhu.com is a platform for landlords and tenants to communicate and transact online.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Chi Chen, Liantao Wang
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $571,599,827
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

38) GoMore

38) GoMore

Carpooling, peer-to-peer automobile rental, and private car leasing with a lease-and-rent-out model are all available through GoMore.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Matias Dalsgaard, Søren Riis
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $18,203,743
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

39) FlexClub

39) FlexClub

The most flexible approach to get a car is through a car subscription marketplace.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: The Netherlands
  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Marlon Gallardo, Rudolf Vavruch, Tinashe Ruzane
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $6,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

40) LifeX

40) LifeX

LifeX Aps is a Copenhagen and Berlin-based co-living startup.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Ritu Jain, Sune Theodorsen
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $19,939,859
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

41) Atzuche

41) Atzuche

Atzuche is a mobile application that allows people to rent out their unused cars.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Chen Weiyu, Zhang Wenjian
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $115,160,761
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

42) Uhomes

42) Uhomes

When international students leave their home countries to study abroad, Uhomes ensures their safety and comfort.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Tianjin
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Yin Jiankun
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $24,375,753
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

43) Shouqi Car Rental

43) Shouqi Car Rental

Shouqi Car Rental is a firm that specializes in long-term rental of passenger vehicles without drivers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 1992
  • Number of employees: 10001+
  • Funding amount: $579,241,280
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

44) Huizuche

44) Huizuche

Huizuche is the owner of a car rental service platform that aims to provide users with a convenient car rental experience while traveling abroad.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2014
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $44,729,255
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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