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Getaround history
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Getaround was founded in 2009 by Sam Zaid, Jessica Scorpio, and Elliot Kroo.
In May 2011, Getaround won the TechCrunch Disrupt New York competition.
In 2012, Getaround began serving Portland, Oregon with the aid of a $1.725 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration.
In November 2016, Getaround reached an agreement with City CarShare to take over its fleet, parking spaces and member base.
That’s turned into something larger, and in April 2018, Uber announced that it was launching “Uber Rent” to allow its users to rent cars on Getaround directly through the Uber app.
In August 2018, Getaround raised $300 million in fundings from Softbank.
In April 2019, Getaround absorbed the carsharing platform Drivy for $300 million and rebranded as Getaround six months later.
In January 2020, The Information reported the company plans to lay off approximately 150 staff members or about twenty-five percent of the workforce.
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