April 15th, 2013

Peer-To-Peer Airport Car Rental Startup FlightCar Raises $5.5M From General Catalyst, Softbank, And Others

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FlightCar is hoping to open for business in a number of new markets over the course of the rest of the year. To do that, FlightCar has raised a $5.5 million Series A round, with a number of high-profile investors such as General Catalyst, Softbank Capital, Airbnb founder and CEO Brian Chesky, as well as Ryan Seacrest’s Seacrest Global Group. → Read More

October 10th, 2012

Silvercar Lands $11.5M From CrunchFund, Dave Morin & Others To Reinvent Airport Car Rental

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One piece of the car puzzle that is often left out of discussions about the new generation of car rental, ridesharing and taxi businesses: The pain in the ass that is the airport car rental experience. That’s where Silvercar comes in. The Austin-based startup, which will launch officially this winter, announced today that it has raised $11.5 million in series A financing to help it fuel a… → Read More