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Karshare

Car-sharing platform

21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • Retail
  • Marketplace
  • Sustainability
  • Cars
  • Sharing Economy
  • Mobile
  • Community
Soho, London, UK

Company mission

To power the move to net zero by making it easy to use a car without owning one.

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Our take

Karshare is a community car-sharing platform. According to the UK's Government, there need to be 50% fewer cars on the UK roads by 2030 in order to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, thus the company believes that car-sharing platforms will experience a boom in the following period.

Karshare stands out as its launch was inspired by the many people who lost their jobs during the pandemic and were looking for additional sources of income - the company claims that its car owners can increase their monthly income by up to £550 by using its service.

Karshare's recent fundraising efforts, both through crowdfunding platforms and traditional venture capital will be invested in expansion into new UK cities, in Karshare's technology and in growing its team.

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Steph

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Benefits

  • 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
  • Work from home opportunities

Company values

  • We do more with less: We are creative. We come up with better and smarter ways to do things. We think bigger and make a positive impact. We are proud to be driving a car sharing revolution that is better for our planet.
  • Customer first: We do everything we can to ensure people feel looked after, feel excited and delighted. We smile at customers – and customers smile back at us.
  • Whatever the problem is, we own it: We are prepared to go outside our comfort zone. We take responsibility to make things as great as they can be. We are visible and engage. We accept responsibility for problems and work to fix them.
  • We learn when we fail and don’t blame: We celebrate successes. We are not afraid to make mistakes and learn positively from both wins and fails. We make a positive impact.
  • We listen to understand how to work better together: We take time to communicate well. We care. We do not assume anything. We understand the sum of our parts is stronger than the individual. We sincerely look for win wins. We are thoughtful about the needs of others.
  • We are humbly curious to be better: We are humble about what we don't know. We are empathetic towards our customers and want to see things from their shoes. We have an open, adapting mindset.

Funding (2 rounds)

Aug 2021

$3.9m

SEED

Dec 2020

$1.8m

SEED

Total funding: $5.7m

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Leadership

Previously Head of Ancillary Revenue at easyJet for 4 months and CEO and Founder at Car & Away for 5 years.

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