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Getaround

Getaround was an online car sharing or peer-to-peer carsharing service that connected drivers who needed to rent cars with car owners who rented their private cars in exchange for payment. The company was founded in 2011 at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. In June 2026, Getaround's board announced its plan to dissolve and liquidate the company.

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Founded
September 9, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09-09) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founders
Sam Zaid Jessica Scorpio Elliot Kroo
Industry
Carsharing
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Area served
France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the U.K., Norway, and the Netherlands.
Number of employees
550

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Getaround

Nodes24
Edges23
Triples53
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.083333
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related to Criminal use · 18
Getaround → Attorney General, Columbia, Criminals, District, February, Getaround Connect, Getaround's, GPS, In February, In July, Many, Metropolitan Police Department, NBC News, October, Of, Turo, Victims, Washington Post
related to Financial difficulties · 12
Getaround → Bloomberg News, COVID-19, Getaround’s, In February, In January, In July, In March, NYSE, OTC Markets, San Francisco, SPAC, The Information
related to history · 11
Getaround → City CarShare, Elliot Kroo, Federal Highway Administration, In, In May, In November, Jessica Scorpio, Oregon, Portland, Sam Zaid, TechCrunch Disrupt New York
Area served · 1
Getaround → France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the U.K., Norway, and the Netherlands.
Founded · 1
Getaround → September 9, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09-09) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founders · 1
Getaround → Sam Zaid Jessica Scorpio Elliot Kroo
Headquarters · 1
Getaround → San Francisco, California, U.S.
Industry · 1
Getaround → Carsharing
Number of employees · 1
Getaround → 550
Services · 1
Getaround → Carsharing

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company carsharing february 2020 car cars announced founded san francisco million reported operations new 2026 area stock news 2024 stolen

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GetaroundArea servedFrance, Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium, the U.K., Norway, and the Netherlands.1.00infobox
GetaroundFoundedSeptember 9, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09-09) San Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
GetaroundFoundersSam Zaid Jessica Scorpio Elliot Kroo1.00infobox
GetaroundHeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
GetaroundIndustryCarsharing1.00infobox
GetaroundNumber of employees5501.00infobox
GetaroundServicesCarsharing1.00infobox
GetaroundTraded asOTC Pink Current: GETR1.00infobox
GetaroundWebsitegetaround.com1.00infobox
Turoinstance ofalong with other peer-to-peer car rental services0.80text
for illegal activitiesinstance ofalong with other peer-to-peer car rental services0.80text
Getaroundinstance ofthe Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia estimated that 49 of the thefts involved car rental apps0.80text

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