Vallie

Vallie
Private limited Company
Founded October 2015
Founders Nash Islam, Robin Doble
Headquarters London (HQ)
Number of locations
 1 city
Area served
 United Kingdom
Key people
 Nash Islam (CEO, Co-founder), Robin Doble (Co-founder, Head of Product)
Products Valet Parking, Parking spaces, Car services
Services On-demand valet parking service
Website www.vallie.co.uk

Vallie[1][2] is a real-time, on-demand valet parking service launched in London in November 2015.[3] Founded by former Google Ad Executive Nash Islam and Oxford MBA Graduate Robin Doble.[4] Customers request to have their vehicle parked, refuelled, recharged, washed or serviced, using the app or website. In February 2016, Vallie began offering a new electric vehicle charging service as it expanded its coverage area in London.[5]

Media coverage

Vallie has been featured in major publications, including Techcrunch,[6] Engadget,[7][8] The Next Web,[9] The Telegraph (magazine),[10] Gizmag,[11] Webrazzi,[12] Autoblog.com,[13] Business Matters,[14] Tech City News,[15] The London Evening Standard and others.

Funding

Vallie has raised $750,000 in total venture funding. Vallie received its seed round funding of $0.75 million in December 2015 led by SAATCHiNVEST.[16] Vallie was a semi-finalist in the Virgin Media Business VOOM 2016 competition, the UK's biggest and most valuable pitch competition.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Vallie". Vallie. Vallie Limited. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vallie Limited". Companies House. Vallie Limited. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Vallie Takes The Luxe Valet Parking Model And Puts It In London". TechCrunch. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "London's first on-demand valet parking service launched by Saïd Business School alumnus". University of Oxford. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vallie offers to charge your EV before parking it in London". Engadget. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Mike Butcher. "Vallie Takes The Luxe Valet Parking Model And Puts It In London". Techcrunch. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Nick Summers. "Hail a scooter-riding 'Vallie' to park your car in London". Engadget. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Nick Summers. "Vallie offers to charge your EV before parking it in London". Engadget. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Kirsty Styles. "Running late? You can ditch your car using London's first on-demand valet". The Next Web. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Monty Munford. "Global cities make space for smart parking". The Telegraph (magazine). Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Stu Robarts. "Vallie parks Londoners' cars for them". Gizmag. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Brendan Maynard. "Vallie removes the stress of finding a good parking space". Webrazzi. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Vallie offers to charge your EV before parking it in London". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "London's first on-demand valet parking service launched by Saïd Business School alumnus". Business Matters. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Nia Williams. "New app allows on-demand parking service". Tech City News. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "On-demand Valet parking platform Vallie closes $750,000 seed round". Tech City News. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Vallie - Virgin Media Business VOOM 2016". Virgin Media Business. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Virgin Media Business VOOM 2016". Virgin Media Business. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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