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Parkhound, Australia’s Number 1 Car Park marketplace has been accepted onto the prestigious Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP), run by The University of Melbourne.  Considered one of the pre-eminent accelerators in Asia, the program will see Parkhound travel to Silicon Valley in October to meet with major VC’s and Private Investors. Since launching the program in 2012, MAP has gone from strength to

They say collaboration is key to starting a modern business, well two start-ups, both founded in Melbourne, have teamed up to support their rapidly growing businesses.  Carhood, Australia's No.1 Car Sharing Service which offers free airport parking to car owners by promoting those vehicles to potential car renters, has partnered with Parkhound, Australia’s Number 1 Car Park marketplace. The deal will allow

Parkhound, the Australian run Airbnb for parking, has partnered with local residents to take on the Melbourne and Sydney Airport parking monopoly.  With Melbourne Airport announcing a record $120 million in parking fees last year and Sydney Airport now charging $56 a day, parking at the airport has become as expensive as the flight itself for a lot of holidaymakers. 

Parkhound, the Airbnb of parking, was announced as the winner in the 2015 Startup Victoria Pitch Night competition. Hosted last Monday at Freshwater Place in Southbank, Parkhound beat a star-studded field of Victoria’s best startups to take home $40k in funding from three prominent investors. Parkhound operates an online marketplace that connects drivers looking for parking with property owners who

Australia’s number 1 online car parking marketplace, Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au) has won the Best Victorian Start Up category at the prestigious 2015 Startup Smart Awards held at the RACV City Club in Melbourne yesterday.  The company, which connects drivers looking for parking with property owners who have spare parking spaces, has been recognised for its innovative parking solution. Parkhound, which now

Residents and businesses across Australia are assisting motorists frustrated by the lack of affordable parking options by renting out their spare parking spaces.  Members of online car parking marketplace Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au) are turning over $3,000 a year per parking space by leasing it out on the site and app.  In total, over 600 Parkhound Sellers have earned more than $500,000

They say the key to growing a modern business is collaboration, well two start-ups, both focused on car parking, have teamed up to support their rapidly growing businesses from across the world.  YourParkingSpace.co.uk, the UK’s fastest growing car park marketplace has partnered with Parkhound, Australia’s Number 1 car park marketplace, to support their rapid expansion plans. Parkhound, which matches drivers

Parkhound, Australia's Number 1 community sourced parking marketplace has now leased out over 1 million hours of affordable parking on behalf of local property owners and businesses.  The milestone was achieved last week when Glenroy resident Bronwyn White booked a parking space on Spencer Street for 8 weeks. The company, which has grown rapidly since launch, has now completed over

Australians will spend on average 3,120 hours of their lifetime searching for parking, according to new research from online car park marketplace Parkhound (www.parkhound.com.au).  The company that operates an online community where members can easily exchange and lease parking spaces with residents and businesses found that finding parking was the hardest challenge for most drivers. Over 43% of the 300