JustShareIt

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JustShareIt
Type Private
Industry Car rental, Car sharing
Founded2012 (2012)
San Francisco, California
FounderGaurav Kohli
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Area served
Nationwide in the U.S.
Key people
Gaurav Kohli (Founder) & (CTO)
Services Car rental, Car sharing
Website justshareit.com

JustShareIt was a peer-to-peer car rental and car sharing marketplace. [1] It allowed individuals to rent vehicles directly from individual car owners or car sharing companies in local neighborhood locations. [2] [3]

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Acquisition

JustShareIt was launched on January 5, 2012. [4] [5] It was acquired by Fox Rent a Car in March, 2017.[ citation needed ]

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References

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