AirGarage

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AirGarage
Company type Private
IndustryParking management
Founded2017
Headquarters San Francisco, CA
Website https://www.airgarage.com/

AirGarage is an American parking management company that partners with real estate owners to operate their parking lots and garages. The company has developed a license plate recognition camera system to automatically detect when vehicles enter and exit. [1] [2]

History and growth

AirGarage was founded by Scott Fitsimones, Jonathon Barkl, and Chelsea Border in 2017. [3] The trio met and conceived the idea for AirGarage while attending Arizona State University, initially renting out driveway spaces near campus to college students. [3] [1] The company offers parking operations, enforcement, and mobile payments to over 200 parking facilities. [1] [4] [2] After partnering with several nearby churches and Graduate Hotels locations to manage their parking operations, [5] the company began to managing surface lots and garages. [4] [5]

AirGarage has raised around $16m from Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund, [2] [6] and has also received investment from angel investors. [1]

AirGarage was on Forbes 30 Under 30 - Consumer Technology (2023). [7] [2]

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