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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ↑ "Portugal Ventures vendeu participação na Indie Campers", Jornal de Negócios. October 2nd, 2017.
- ↑ "Indie Campers. O sonho americano numa carrinha de roadtrip", 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", 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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