Companies

FlightCarWinter 2013Inactive

San Francisco · CA, USA · founded 2012 · http://flightcar.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on FlightCar — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
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FlightCar: limited disclosed financing to assess.

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AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

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FlightCar is the Airbnb of Car Rentals at Airports. We allow people…

Launched in early 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, FlightCar inspires and enables local owners and visitors to come together to list and rent each other’s unique vehicles. We make it convenient and enjoyable for anyone to experience traveling in an original way at a great value. By connecting visitors who need cars at the airport with locals looking to park them, FlightCar saves travelers money, creates a more interesting experience, and offers a practical and novel new option for a collaborative community of travelers. The company has raised a total of $40.41 million from prominent investors including GGV Capital, General Catalyst Partners, First Round Capital, Softbank Capital, The Priceline Group, Tencent Holdings, and Brian Chesky, CEO and Co-Founder of Airbnb. Currently operating in 12 airports nationwide: AUS, BOS, DEN, DFW, EWR, IAD, LAX, OAK, SAN, SEA, SJC, SFO

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How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 8525 companies in this sector. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages)
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Sector median$1.3M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)
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Sector median$14.6M

Raised more than 96% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 96% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

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FlightCar is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

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What does FlightCar do and where is it based?
FlightCar is a private company, based in San Francisco, CA, USA. FlightCar is the Airbnb of Car Rentals at Airports. We allow people…
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