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The Road Ahead: Announcing $24M in funding & national expansion

We’re thrilled to announce $24M in Series B funding lead by Cox Automotive — owner of AutoTrader, Kelley Blue Book and Manheim Auctions.

11 years ago • 2 min read

Together, We’re #GoingPlaces

We have big news to share. Actually, we have three pieces of news to share: we’ve grown over ten-fold in the past year, had 7x annual growth in revenue, and just signed a new insurance deal that enables us to expand carsharing nationwide. None of this would have been possible without you.

12 years ago • 3 min read

New search, no bundles, and more…

Product update #8. We’ve been working hard to continually improve the Getaround experience – making it easier for owners and renters to share cars.

12 years ago • 2 min read

Here's to 2013!

This time last year, several media outlets pronounced 2012 as the Year of Sharing. And over the course of the last 12 months, we have witnessed countless amazing developments and advancements from our peers in the sharing economy.

13 years ago • 1 min read

The owner features you've been asking for!

You’ve waited patiently and we’ve been working hard to deliver some killer features designed specifically for Getaround owners. Our goal? Making it easy to manage your rentals and maximize your earnings!

13 years ago • 1 min read

A Monster-Truck Sized (as in, very big) Day at Getaround

We’ve had a lot of big days at Getaround. From winning TechCrunch Disrupt last May to launching in Portland with $1.75 million in federal funding to landing insurance through Berkshire Hathaway—we’ve been lucky enough to have our fair share of celebrations. But today is different. It’s a huge day.

13 years ago • 2 min read

Austinites embrace Getaround peer-to-peer car sharing

There’s something about Austin that brings out the spirit of adventure and innovation in all of us, especially around SXSW.

14 years ago • 2 min read

A New Look for a New Movement

This past February, Getaround was selected from eight finalist teams to receive the BBMG Sustainable Industries Collective Prize, which awards $100,000 of in-kind branding services to a startup with high potential to succeed in a sustainable industry.

14 years ago • 1 min read

Weekly Update: Jan 25

Since our big traffic spike, we’ve been hard at work handling support requests, fixing up internal tools, and figuring out ways of getting even more traffic. This week we are unveiling our coupon system, which lets us send you, our users, discounts on Getaround rentals.

15 years ago • 1 min read

Getaround Goes to CES

After barely ringing in the new year at midnight, I, along with everyone here at Getaround, were thrown into an exciting whirlwind that is the Consumer Electronics Show.

15 years ago • 2 min read

Weekly Update: Jan 14th

This past week has been crazy! Last week we released a little earlier than usual so that we had time to get ready for CES. Our big announcement: for the first time ever, you can rent a Tesla! We also had demos of our next-generation plug-and-play hardware.

15 years ago • 1 min read

Weekly Update: Jan 4

Happy holidays everyone! We’re celebrating the new year here at Getaround with a massive bug-fix update. In the last two weeks, when we weren’t celebrating the holidays with our respective families, we have fixed over 20 bugs, and added a major new feature: public profiles!

15 years ago • 1 min read

Find out more about our latest initiatives, developments and partnerships

The Road Ahead: Announcing $24M in funding & national expansion

Together, We’re #GoingPlaces

New search, no bundles, and more…

Here's to 2013!

The owner features you've been asking for!

A Monster-Truck Sized (as in, very big) Day at Getaround

Austinites embrace Getaround peer-to-peer car sharing

A New Look for a New Movement

Weekly Update: Jan 25

Getaround Goes to CES

Weekly Update: Jan 14th

Weekly Update: Jan 4