RentMyRide owns the adventureRentMyRide is empowering locals by giving them the tools for a low-touch small business and creating competition for conventional car rental companies by being a more affordable, paper-free and hassle-free online facilitator. The sharing economy is thriving and car sharing platforms in the Netherlands and America, like Snappcar and Turo have paved the way with this successful concept. South Africa, embracing the global sharing phenomenon has now been put on the map with RentMyRide being an innovative and effective local ‘tank’. Sebastian Brokmann, CEO of RentMyRide We chat to Sebastian Brokmann, CEO of RentMyRide, to find out more about the startup with goals to follow in the footsteps of Turo, who was featured as one of the top 15 on-demand startups by Forbes in 2015.
RentMyRide was born out of the necessity to streamline an existing small car rental company. Our founder, Peter Puren, had started his own small car rental business from his apartment with only four cars and progressed by renting out other people's cars for them. Managing it on a whiteboard became laborious and admin intensive which resulted in him partnering up with Cape Town developer, Rudolf Vavruch and the brainchild RentMyRide was born in 2014. What makes RentMyRide different from other rental car companies? RentMyRide creates competition for conventional car rental companies by being a more affordable, paper-free and hassle-free online car rental facilitator. Our costs are lower than the current car rental companies and we have a larger variety of vehicles to choose from.
What does the future of entrepreneurship look like to you, considering the rapid growth on the car sharing front? I believe the sharing economy will also take off in South Africa. In Europe and USA, it is a big success thus far and we foresee it will also be a success in SA, as people realise how easy it is to make extra money with your own car.
For more, go to https://rentmyride.co.za/ and get R100 off your first rental with code: 'WELCOME100'. New users only - Valid until November 30, 2018, code can be redeemed at payment. About Evan-Lee CourieGroup Editor: Retail and Lifestyle
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