Indie Campers
Indie Campers is a campervan rental company operating in Europe. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, it was founded in 2013 by Portuguese Hugo Oliveira and Austrian Stefan Koeppl. As of October 2017, the company has a fleet of 450 vehicles spread throughout 70 locations in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy..[1]
History
Indie Campers was founded in Lisbon in 2013 by Hugo Oliveira from Portugal[2], who came up with the idea after a summer trip to Australia in 2012[3], and Stefan Koeppl from Austria[4], who initially launched the project with the help and oversight of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs program of the European Union[5].
In 2014, Stefan Koeppl sold his share of the business in order to proceed a career in venture capital[6], leaving Oliveira as the sole owner of the company.
In 2015, Portugal Ventures invested solo in the company’s seed investment round[7]. In 2017, CEO Hugo Oliveira reacquired that share, after having fulfilled the goal of the investment vehicle: leveraging the internationalization and growth of the company.[8]
Between 2015 and 2017, the company grew from 3 to 80 employees, spread throughout its headquarters and its operational locations[9]. In January 2018, the company announced it was hiring 150 new people for roles in Operations, Customer Support, Marketing and Finance.[10]
As of October 2017, the company has a fleet of 450 campervans[11], having grown at a 4x annual rate from 3 in 2014, 24 in 2015 and 100 in 2016[12].
Operations
Indie Campers is headquartered in the centre of Lisbon, Portugal, and it has operational depots in all the countries it is present in[13]
Business model
Indie Campers allows customers to book their campervan road trips exclusively through the company’s website or online travel aggregators such as Campanda, Auto Europe, Coolcamping or Motorhome Republic.
References
- ↑ "Portugal Ventures vendeu participação na Indie Campers", Jornal de Negócios. October 2nd, 2017.
- ↑ "Indie Campers. O sonho americano numa carrinha de roadtrip" Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Dinheiro Vivo. June 2nd, 2016.
- ↑ "Wie Hugo Oliveira mit Campingbussen ein 100-Millionen-Business macht", Business Punk. June 13th, 2017.
- ↑ "Entrepreneurs find a helping hand through Erasmus", EuroNews. October 17th, 2014.
- ↑ "O Erasmus também se faz nos negócios", Jornal Expresso. March 19th, 2017.
- ↑ "Stefan Köppl | tecnet equity", Tecnet Equity
- ↑ "3 more startups in Portugal Ventures portfolio", Portugal Startups. April 28th, 2015.
- ↑ "Portugal Ventures sai da Indie Campers por 750 mil euros" Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Dinheiro Vivo. October 2nd, 2017.
- ↑ "Portugal Ventures vende participação na Indie Campers", ECO - Economia Online. October 2nd, 2017.
- ↑ "Portuguesa Indie Campers quer contratar 150 pessoas", ECO - Economia Online. January 19th, 2018.
- ↑ "Portuguesa Indie Campers tem 150 vagas para estágios e empregos em 10 países", Observador. January 19th, 2018.
- ↑ "Indie Campers. A empresa que veio modernizar o campismo e as férias sobre rodas", Observador. June 13th, 2016.
- ↑ "Wie Hugo Oliveira mit Campingbussen ein 100-Millionen-Business macht - Seite 2", Business Punk. June 13th, 2017.
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