Zipcube

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Zipcube
Type of site
 Online marketplace
Available in3 languages
List of languages
Deutsch, Français, English
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Area served United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States, Republic of Ireland
OwnerZipcube Ltd.
Founder(s) Guillaume Santacruz, David Hellard, William Dugdale
URL www.zipcube.com
LaunchedDecember 2013;11 years ago (December 2013) [1]

Zipcube is a British-based online marketplace for the short-term leasing of professional space such as office space and event space. The company acts as a broker and receives commissions from participating venues on a pay-per-booking basis. Zipcube operates in cities throughout Europe and the United States. [2]

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History

Zipcube was founded in December 2013 by Guillaume Santacruz at Google's Campus London. [3]

Santacruz noticed the complexity involved in setting up meetings. This prompted him to develop a service that allowed users to directly book venues and cut down inquiry times. [4] David Hellard [5] came on as Head of Sales and Marketing early on. His associate, William Dugdale, followed soon after that. Dugdale brought technical expertise to the team from his experience working in software architecture at HSBC and Imperial College London. [5] Hellard and Dugdale had studied there together, both writing for Felix, Imperial's Student Newspaper, and as sabbaticals in the Student's Union. [6]

In 2014, Zipcube finished first in the Think Digital Start-Up Competition. [7] [8] In 2016, Zipcube received seed investment funding from Episode 1. [9] Zipcube has also expanded into the French, German, and US markets.

Operations

Prospective customers can filter listed venues through various search criteria. [2] Zipcube generates revenue by charging bookers the venue price and collecting a commission from the venue operators. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Company Overview of Zipcube, Ltd". Bloomberg L.P. 3 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "zipcube". 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Liz Alderman (22 March 2014). "Au Revoir, Entrepreneurs". The New York Times .
  4. ↑ Richard Godwin (25 July 2014). "The Joy of Techs: London's sexy new IT crowd". London Evening Standard.
  5. 1 2 Heritage, Fred (3 March 2016). "Zipcube.com: Growing company emerges as better way to book meeting spaces - Real Business". Real Business. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Sexton, Ed (1999). "Felix Newspaper issue 1131" (PDF). Felix Newspaper. 1131: 1, 7 and 24.
  7. ↑ Default Name (2014-07-05), Thinking Digital 2014 startup contest winners - Zipcube - David Hellard , retrieved 2019-06-25
  8. ↑ "Thinking Digital Conference 2014". Transmit Startups. 23 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Portfolio Episode 1". Episode 1.
  10. ↑ C. S. -W. (28 May 2014). "Mind if I take this space?". The Economist.
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