Luxem

2022年6月27日

分享汽車訂閱軟件啟動Loopit已經籌集了360萬美元的第一外部資本籌集,由早期風險資本公司潮汐,腫起企業的參與和Luxem。種子投資將用於資助公司的擴張到歐洲,利用行業趨勢正在推動消費者向訂閱汽車、而不是全部擁有它們。長期延誤消費者想買新車,二手汽車和EV-curious消費者的高價格使更多的顧客試用汽車訂閱服務。由兄弟邁克爾和保羅•希金斯Loopit的軟件允許汽車製造商,汽車經銷商,艦隊租賃公司和初創企業提供汽車訂閱服務他們的客戶。Loopit的兄弟的第一筆生意,HelloCars啟動於2015年,是一個在線保健經銷商但進入汽車訂閱創始人決定雙軟件業務。訂閱模式獲得了牽引整個大流行,與該公司擴大去年新西蘭和英國6個月前。廣告邁克爾·希金斯Loopit董事總經理說,從超額認購輪資金將幫助該公司擴大在國際上,利用其新的英國的辦公室作為一個發射台西歐。希金斯先生說自啟動業務已登上大型企業客戶在英國,和訂閱的公司可能會贏得汽車空間已經現有的車輛,客戶和資本。Loopit創始人邁克爾·希金斯說,流感大流行期間的不確定性促使更多的消費者對汽車訂閱。尼克Moir“那些已經到位的結構就可以擀最快的,”他說。 “We’ve found they’re the ones really taking this up quickly and growing quickly.” Other start-ups banking on consumers’ changing their attitudes towards car ownership include ASX-listed Carly and Carbar, which recently closed a $28.9 million funding round led by its majority owner IAG and new backer Seven West Media. Advertisement Long delays for consumers who want to buy new cars, the high price of second-hand vehicles and EV-curious consumers have pushed more customers to trial car subscription services, Mr Higgins said. “The pandemic overall was very positive for our business. People were very uncertain about what they wanted and what the next few years look like for them. Subscription provides flexibility in a time of uncertainty,” he said. Supply chain problems a boon The supply chain problems that have delayed the arrival of new cars in Australia have also pushed consumers towards subscriptions while they wait for their vehicle to arrive in the country, Mr Higgins said. The price of second-hand cars surged during the pandemic. The overall increase in used car prices since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 is 79 per cent, according to Datium Insights and Moody’s Analytics Used Vehicle Price Index . “We also saw people wanting to take advantage of high prices for used cars. They would sell their car at a very high price and move into a subscription,” said Mr Higgins. Advertisement He said there is a clear link between the rise of electric vehicles and the rise of subscriptions, with consumers wanting a trial run before they spend upwards of $50,000 on an EV. The average length of a rental subscription in Australia is six months, Mr Higgins said, and one of their car dealers recently reported that 40 per cent of its subscription customers would later return to buy their own car. Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter. Connect with Tess on Twitter . Email Tess at tess.bennett@afr.com Save