FlightCar

We're the Airbnb of car rentals at airports.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded February 2012
  • Employees 3
  • Website flightcar.com

Company Summary

We are the first company to establish a marketplace that allows vehicle owners who have parked their cars at the airport to rent them out to other travelers. Owners earn money while saving on airport parking, and renters choose from a wider selection of vehicles at lower prices than those offered by the major car rental chains. All of our rentals will be insured with a comprehensive $1 million policy that protects both owners and renters.

Team

  • Rujul Zaparde
    CEO

    Rujul dropped out of Harvard to start FlightCar. A few years ago, he founded Drinking Water for India, a non-profit that builds wells in rural India, with FlightCar COO, Kevin. Together, they have brought clean water to over 80,000 villagers. Drinking Water for India was named one of the top 5 student-run volunteer organizations in the country by Prudential and was also a member of PARADE’s All-America Service Team.

  • Kevin Petrovic
    COO

    Kevin dropped out of Princeton to start FlightCar. Kevin began his career in entrepreneurship early. In high school, he set up a successful resale business with his cousin that had annual revenues of over half a million dollars after three years of operation. He then founded Drinking Water for India with FlightCar CEO Rujul.

    Kevin is also an avid pianist and has been a finalist in several international competitions.

  • Shri Ganeshram
    CTO

    Shri dropped out of MIT to start FlightCar. He created his first email account at age six and started programming at age ten. By the time Shri was fourteen, he started taking university classes in Computer Science and Mathematics.

    Shri dropped out of high school in order to start at MIT, a year early—by then, he was already a full time student on the President's Honor Roll at a local university. Shri was also the state math champion in Texas.

Advisors

  • Rob McDonald
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • The Brandery
    Unconfirmed
    Ken Porter
    Unconfirmed
    Bill Curtis
    Unconfirmed

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