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KeyNest - secure and hassle-free key management
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th January 2020The lowdown on Keynest, the startup that provides secure and hassle-free key management through a network of key holding stores
Airbnb hosts know that it can be a hassle getting a new guest settled in. Even getting the house key to them can mean taking time out of your day, using your lunch break, leaving your children waiting in the rain, and putting a strain on even the strongest marriage. We a...
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GuestReady takes the hassle out of hosting on Airbnb
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th September 2019GuestReady, the London startup that's making it easier for property owners to run holiday rentals and taking the hassle out of hosting on Airbnb, booking.com and the like...
Owning a second property from which to to run a holiday rental, Airbnb style, is a great opportunity, but also quite a hassle. In theory, it can be ideal - provide people with a place to stay that would otherwise sit empty, a...
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Host management platform Airsorted make room for over 1,000 investors
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st July 2019Host management service Airsorted has closed a £1.26m equity crowdfunding campaign from over 1,000 investors on leading investment platform Seedrs.
The Company’s 4,246 strong host base, alongside their existing 1,200 crowd investors, scrambled to invest in the round during its short campaign of just four weeks, in total attracting 1,078 investors. Airsorted has committed to usin...
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Luggage storage service CityStasher re-brands to Stasher
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th March 2018With over 60,000 bags 'stashed' in total since they launched, Luggage storage startup CityStasher will now be known as ‘Stasher’ – a shorter and snappier brand name, which is also simpler to pronounce across the various geographies in which the business operates.
The name change coincides with the launch of Stasher’s new website, which has also been u...
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Uppie deposit solution targets Airbnb generation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th January 2018The PropTech startup that's helping first time buyers and renters in a pretty innovative way...It’s no secret that becoming a homeowner is a harder thing for many people these days than ever before. Wages aren’t keeping up with rising house prices and high rent swallows up the pennies being put away for a deposit. We have written before about some property tech startups looking to make...
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Accomable finds a new home at Airbnb
by: Startacus Admin ~ 18th November 2017London startup Accomable, a platform to help people with mobility difficulties find accessible properties around the world has been acquired by Airbnb.
Accomable was founded in the summer of 2015 by Srin Madipalli and Martyn Sibley – two childhood friends with Spinal Muscular Atrophy who have travelled all over the world. Frustrated by the difficulty of finding accessible places to stay and...
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Airbnb for Caravans and Motorhomes, Camplify expands to the UK
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th September 2017Australia’s leading, peer-to-peer caravan hire and RV-sharing community Camplify has announced its expansion into the UK. The 'Airbnb' styled business will focus on helping RV (Recreational vehicle) owners to list their caravans, motorhomes, campervans, trailer tents, static caravans and holiday lodges for hire on the site.
Camplify was founded by Justin Hales in 2014 and launched acro...
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UK peer to peer car rental company, RideLink, raises over £1m on Seedrs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 31st May 2017RideLink, a UK peer to peer car rental platform, also operating in Spain and Germany, has surpassed its £1 million crowdfunding target.
RideLink recently announced the launch of its first equity crowdfunding round, aiming to open to investors of all sizes who wanted to own part of the continued expansion of this disruptive car hire model. In the traditionally non-digital car renta...
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ParkBee makes private parking a public affair
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th May 2017Most people who drive their car into a city centre, are faced with two major dilemmas. Firstly, parking spaces can be really really tough to find, and secondly when you find parking, it can literally cost an arm and a leg. Park that problem, here's a solution…
Dutch startup ParkBee, which launched in the UK last October, make private parking spaces (for example, at office buildings and hot...
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‘RideLink is to automobiles what Airbnb is to homes’ - we chat with the Founders
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th April 2017Last October we (Startacus that is) shared our love for RideLink a “peer-to-peer car rental marketplace” in our much coveted weekly startup of the week feature. RideLink seemed to be yet another great example of the potential of the shared economy - people using RideLink could rent their car to other people - simples.
With over half a year done and dusted, we thought it only right to ...
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