Parkjockey
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, hardware |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Umut Tekin[1] Ari Ojalvo[2] |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Area served | United States & United Kingdom |
Key people | Philippe Saint-Just (CTO)[3] George Fallica (CRO) |
Number of employees | 15,000 |
| Website | parkjockey |
ParkJockey is an American parking revenue and access control startup that allows the real estate owners or operators to streamline parking operations using smart software and hardware technologies and data APIs. On the consumer-facing front, the company has developed a payment terminal kiosk for parking as well as a mobile application to search and pay for parking spaces.
ParkJockey partners with organizations such as Ticketmaster,[4] Hertz,[5] the Miami Heat,[6] and provides parking at venues including the Rose Bowl,[7] the US Bank Stadium,[7] Camping World Stadium and the FTX Arena.
History and growth
[edit]ParkJockey was co-founded by two former management consultants in Chicago. Having diagnosed a number of inefficiencies in the parking industry, they lay the foundation of ParkJockey with a website for paying for off-street parking spaces.[8] In 2013, ParkJockey raised $1.8 million in angel investment to develop a mobile app and has formally launched its services later in the year.[9] Seeing a potential for growth in Europe, ParkJockey launched its London office in 2014 to serve all of the U.K. market.[10]
Since then, the company has undergone further investment rounds and has grown to become a B2B real estate technology platform offering landlords and parking operators hardware and software to manage and optimize parking operations,[11] including big data services.[12]
It is headquartered in Miami, with operations across the U.S. and the U.K.[13]
On December 3, 2018, financial and technology news media reported that Softbank Group and Mubadala have recently bought stakes in ParkJockey, primarily to finance planned acquisitions of parking lot operators, with the total investment amount approximated to be between $800 million and $1 billion.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
ParkJockey changed their name to REEF technology in 2019.[20]
Partnerships
[edit]Ticketmaster
In January 2015, ParkJockey announced a partnership with the largest ticket sales company, Ticketmaster. The exclusive partnership is currently limited to the U.K. market.[4]
Miami Heat and FTX
In December 2014, ParkJockey became the official parking provider for the NBA franchise[21] HEAT Group. For all Miami HEAT games and other events (e.g., concerts) at the FTX Arena, ParkJockey provides parking spaces in advance.[22][23][24]
PaybyPhone
ParkJockey and PayByPhone (subsidiary of PayPoint, LSE: PAY)[25] announced a mutually exclusive partnership in late 2015. The companies decided to blend their services in order to provide better assistance for their customers.[26]
ResDiary
ResDiary, online reservations system, partnered with ParkJockey in 2015. ParkJockey provides parking for the customers who book their restaurant reservations through ResDiary.[27]
Odeon Cinemas
ParkJockey partnered with Odeon Cinemas in 2014. The company offers parking for Odeon customers who would like to have their parking space reserved along with their cinema tickets.[28]
Charitable activities
[edit]ParkJockey has made financial contributions to Phil Collins' Little Dreams Foundation and The Gurkha Welfare Trust,[29] and supported the It Gets Better Project during the 2015 Pride Week.[30]
References
[edit]- ^ "Booking a car park space? Here's the app!". CNBC News. May 2014.
- ^ "ParkJockey". Webinyo Turkey. December 22, 2015.
- ^ "ParkJockey CTO shares his thoughts on iOS8 with Mobile Entertainment". ParkJockey News. June 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ticketmaster.co.uk - ParkJockey". Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Hertz-ParkJockey". Hertz website.
- ^ "The HEAT Group Teams Up With New Parking App, ParkJockey". Miami HEAT website.
- ^ a b "ParkJockey Venue Solutions". ParkJockey Venue Solutions. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Reuters website – Reuters on the Road". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.
- ^ "New ParkJockey app is right up your street". May 25, 2014 – via Sunday Express.
- ^ "ParkJockey is now live across the United Kingdom!". ParkJockey press release. October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Parking Operators - ParkJockey". www.parkjockey.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Interview with CFO at IGNITE Conference". YouTube.
- ^ "Parking in San Francisco". www.parkjockey.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "SoftBank could back parking startup | PitchBook". Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "SoftBank to invest in parking firm ParkJockey". Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "SoftBank to lead 'huge investment' in parking startup ParkJockey: Report". DealStreetAsia. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "DealBook Briefing: Trump's Trade Truce Is Mired in Confusion". The New York Times. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Scoop: SoftBank to invest in parking startup ParkJockey". Axios. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "SoftBank invests in parking startup ParkJockey pushing valuation to $1 billion". TechCrunch. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Emon Reiser (June 26, 2019). "How this SoftBank-backed startup could transform parking lots into hubs for on-demand businesses". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "NBA website – Press release". NBA.com.
- ^ Sentenac, Hannah. "Avoid Parking Hell at Miami Heat Games With ParkJockey App". Miami New Times. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "For urban living, there's probably an app for that" – via The Miami Herald.
- ^ "Heat fans can reserve parking in advance with new app". Sun Sentinel. May 8, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014 – via The Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ "About PayByPhone". PayByPhone UK website.
- ^ "Miami-based ParkJockey partners with PayByPhone to create parking marketplace". December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2018 – via The Miami Herald.
- ^ "Now you won't be late for your reservation with ResDiary". Parkjockey Press Release. May 2015.
- ^ "Odeon Cinemas website". Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "ParkJockey help Gurkha charity". June 27, 2015 – via Transportxtra.
- ^ "ParkJockey teams up with It Gets Better during Pride Week 2015". June 26, 2015.