Luxe
An on-demand valet parking and car services app.
Description
Luxe was building a logistics platform that would drive the next generation of local real time services, beginning with parking. The free Luxe app, available on iPhone, transformed parking from a necessary evil to a daily highlight.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2013
Operational Duration
4 years
Shutdown Date
2017
Last Financing Round
Series B
Total Raised
USD 75.5M
Last Financing Date
7 Apr 2016
No. of Funding Round(s)
3
No. of Investor(s)
10
No. of Employees
100 - 250
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Validation
Transactional Model Type
B2C
Defensibility Moats
Experience curve,
City
San Francisco
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
Logistics, Parking, Transportation, Consumer Services,
- Acquired
- Just months after closing its main product, Volvo purchased Luxe.
- Volvo will acquire Luxe 's properties as well as its employees.
- Luxe will continue to act as its own unit with the acquisition, focusing on some of Volvo's most important mobility and digital customer service initiatives.
Nearly dead Luxe acquired by Volvo.
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
| No. | Image | Name | Similarity score | Description | Industry | Categories | Location | Ownership status | Entity type | Stage of development | Transactional model type | Defensibility moats | Last financing round | Total raised | Post-money valuation | Last financing date | No. of funding round(s) | No. of investors | Investors | Total revenue | Market capitalization | No. of investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | Competition | Management | No. of employees | Company reputation | Contact info | Operational status | Operational duration | Shutdown date | Founded date | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Ticker |
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1. |  | Metao | 18.2% | Panniers under the Beijing Science and Technology Co. | Internet | E-Commerce, Logistics, Shopping | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
2. |  | Levoma | 15.2% | Provided peer-to-peer location-based dating services that are powered by Facebook. | Internet | P2P, Consumer Services, Dating, Location Based Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
3. |  | Outbox | 15.2% | A startup that provided digital mail management services. | Internet | Consumer Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
4. |  | VetPronto | 14.9% | House call veterinary service and care. | Internet | Health, Consumer Services, Pet, Pet, On-Demand Service, Veterinary, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
5. |  | Zippon | 14.7% | An online platform that offered moving services. | Internet | Transportation, Truck Aggregator | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Moovo | 14.5% | A technology based booking platform for mini-trucks. | Internet | Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Technology, Applications | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
7. |  | Flytenow | 14.0% | Connected people with pilots so they can get off the ground easily. | Internet | Travel and tourism, Transportation, Collaborative Consumption | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
8. |  | Sidecar | 13.7% | A B2B on-demand delivery service. | Internet | Ride Sharing, Ride Sharing, Consumer Services, Transportation, Mobile Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Airizu | 13.0% | Short-term accommodations O2O booking platform. | Internet | O2O, Rental, Consumer Services, Hospitality | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
10. |  | Shotang | 12.8% | An on-cloud marketplace for retailers, distributors and manufacturers to discover, transact and manage their business online. | Internet | B2B, Technology, Logistics, E-Commerce | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
11. |  | Homejoy | 12.2% | An online platform for hiring independent home cleaners. | Internet | Consumer Services, Housekeeping Service, Maintenance, Cleaning | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Golama | 11.9% | An online platform designed to provide home delivery of food products from stores. | Internet | Food & Beverages, Delivery, Logistics | Russian Federation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2017 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Hey Bob | 11.8% | An on-demand bike taxi. | Internet | Transportation, Applications, Public Transportation, Ride Sharing | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
14. |  | TaxiMonger | 11.6% | Let customers book taxis with an app. | Internet | Applications, Mobile Applications, Transportation | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
15. |  | HelloParking | 11.3% | Enabled people to share parking spaces with other people in demand of it. | Internet | Parking, Applications, Consumer Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
16. |  | MovinCart | 11.2% | A hyperlocal grocery delivery app that offered farm fresh produce, dairy products. | Internet | Applications, E-Commerce, Shopping, Delivery, Consumer Services | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
17. |  | Shuddle | 11.0% | A company that designed and developed mobile application which allows parents to hire transportation service for their children. | Internet | Child Transportation Service, Applications, Software, Transportation | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
18. |  | Sheprd | 11.0% | Transportation for students in its fleet of safe, fully-insured, and licensed SUVs. | Internet | Child Transportation Service, Transportation, Applications, Children, Ride Sharing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
19. |  | Tapzo | 10.9% | An app aggregator which allowed users to access more than 35 apps through a single platform. | Internet | Applications, Consumer Services, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media | India | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Gigalocal | 10.5% | Marketplace for household tasks and errand services. | Internet | Marketplace, Home Services, Consumer Services | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Just Buy Live | 9.4% | An e-distributor platform that connected shopkeepers with consumer brands and distributors. | Internet | E-Commerce, E-Distributor, Retail, Logistics | India | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
22. |  | HeyKuya | 9.1% | A text-based personal concierge service. | Internet | Virtualization, Service Industry, Consumer Services | Philippines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
23. |  | TaxiForSure | 8.8% | An aggregator of car rentals and taxis. | Internet | Public Transportation, Transportation, Leisure, Taxi Aggregator | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
24. |  | Addressbin | 8.5% | An easy way to collect email addresses | Internet | Web Applications, Technology, Consumer Services | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Ousta | 8.4% | Ride-hailing startup. | Internet | Car Service, Ride Sharing, Transportation | Egypt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
26. |  | LazyLad | 8.3% | An application that enabled its users to shop, and get groceries, stationeries, and more, delivered from local stores. | Internet | Applications, Shopping, E-Commerce, Delivery, Consumer Services | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
27. |  | AUTOnCAB | 8.1% | An auto-hailing mobile app focused on making daily commute a breeze. | Internet | Transportation, Mobile Applications, Car Service, Ride Sharing | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Onepagetrip | 7.9% | A travel community combined with trip planning tools. | Internet | Transportation, Travel and tourism | Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
29. |  | Staffjoy | 7.8% | A scheduling software company. | Internet | Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources, SaaS, Logistics | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
30. |  | Meituan Open Services | 7.6% | The public cloud platform. | Internet | Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Consumer Services | China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
31. |  | eXiche | 7.5% | Online to offline car wash services. | Internet | Car Service, Consumer Services | China | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
32. |  | Deliv | 7.5% | A crowdsourced same-day delivery service for large national multichannel retailers. | Internet | Crowdsourcing, Delivery, Retail, E-Commerce, Logistics | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
33. |  | Wydr | 7.0% | A mobile based B2B wholesale marketplace which enabled direct transactions between manufacturers and retailers. | Internet | E-Commerce, B2B, Applications, Logistics | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
34. |  | Tulungin | 7.0% | A platform for service providers. | Internet | Consumer Services, Marketplace, Websites | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
35. |  | Maderight | 6.9% | The smartest apparel manufacturing solution. | Internet | Manufacturing, Clothing, Logistics, Fashion, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Carpooling.com | 6.6% | A ride-sharing network. | Internet | Transportation, Ride Sharing, Ride Sharing | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
37. |  | UberRUSH | 6.5% | An on-demand package delivery service for merchants powered by Uber. | Internet | Logistics, Applications, Delivery, Location Based Services, Supply Chain Management | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
38. |  | Ezytruk Solutions | 6.0% | A data driven aggregation platform for the goods transportation market place. | Internet | Logistics, Real Time, Software, Transportation, On-Demand Service | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
39. |  | Posto Express | 6.0% | an on demand dispatch platform aimed to provide convenience to users and dispatch rider. | Internet | Delivery, Logistics | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Kirim | 5.6% | A delivery service company that provided last mile delivery services. | Internet | E-Commerce, Freight Delivery, Logistics | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
41. |  | Zumi | 5.5% | A lifestyle and fashion-oriented media platform. | Internet | Retail, Logistics, E-Commerce, Fashion, B2B | Kenya | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
42. |  | Opinio | 5.3% | A logistics company that delivers orders from local businesses to customers. | Internet | Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Delivery, B2B | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
43. |  | FlashDoor | 4.8% | A 3-way marketplace which connected delivery agents, service providers and customers on a common platform. | Internet | Professional Services, Marketplace, Delivery, Logistics | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
44. |  | Maven | 4.1% | Car-sharing service. | Internet | Ride Sharing, Marketplace, Software, Transportation | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
45. |  | Doodhwala | 3.8% | A hyperlocal delivery platform that offered milk and household products. | Internet | E-Commerce, Delivery, Consumer Services | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
46. |  | Truckmandi | 3.8% | An online truck booking solution, which simplified the task of handling bulk transport with the help of technology. | Internet | Truck Aggregator, Logistics, Applications, Transportation, Supply Chain | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
47. |  | Take Eat Easy | 3.1% | A company that offered online platform that connects customers with restaurants. | Internet | Food Distributors, Applications, Restaurants, Food & Beverages, Logistics, Food Delivery | Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
48. |  | Pickingo | 2.7% | An on demand B2B hyperlocal delivery service. | Internet | Delivery, B2B, Logistics | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
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1. |  | Amitt Mahajan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7. | | GV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. | | Joe Greenstein | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. | | Justin Caldbeck | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| No. | Image | Name | Previous designation | Previous company | Previous biography | Previous profile type | Previous location | Experience | Education | Reputation | Current company | Current designation | Current biography | Current profile type | Current location | No. of investments | No. of exits | Total exit value | No. of board seats taken | Contact info |
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1. |  | Curtis Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. |  | Craig Martin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Financing date | Financing round | Total amount raised | Post-money valuation | Financial viability | Fundraising target amount | Remaining target amount | Financing type | No. of investors | Board seats | Lead investors | Entity type | Financing status |
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1. | 7 Apr 2016 | Series B | USD 50M | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | Completed | ||
2. | 25 Feb 2015 | Series A | USD 20M | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | Completed | ||
3. | 23 Oct 2014 | Seed Round | USD 5.5M | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | Completed |
