James Eberhard
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| James Eberhard | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏫 Education | Colorado State University[1][2] |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO of Fluid Market |
| Known for | *Founder of Fluid Market
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James Eberhard is an American businessman who founded and serves as CEO of Fluid Market, a platform that facilitates peer-to-peer truck sharing.
Personal Life[edit]
Eberhard was born and raised in Broomfield, Colorado. He attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins before withdrawing.[1][2] He currently lives in Denver.[3]
Career[edit]
In 2001, Eberhard founded 9 Squared, Inc., a cell phone ringtone company, that was acquired by Monstermob Group PLC in August 2004.[4][5][6] Following the acquisition, Eberhard joined Monstermob as Managing Director of Network Services.[5]
In 2005, Eberhard founded Mobile Accord, Inc., a mobile platform company, where he also served as CEO.[1][7][8][9] While at Mobile Accord, he led the product development of GeoPoll, which provides research services, including text message surveys and online surveys, in emerging markets throughout Africa and Asia.[10] He also founded and led Mobile Accord’s nonprofit division mGive, which raised over $40 million for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake through its Text Haiti initiative.[2][7][8][11]
In 2016, Eberhard founded Fluid Market, an online and mobile platform that allows users to easily and securely list, search, and rent trucks from one another.[6][12] The app manages disputes, insurance, and retribution for its users, while also performing background checks in order to ensure safety.[13][14] Eberhard is currently the CEO of Fluid.[15] The company entered a partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund and IKEA in 2021.[16]
Fluid Truck secured $63 million in Series A funding in March 2022.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mook, Bob (18 February 2007). "Young multimillionaire takes on his next venture". Denver Business Journal.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Straus, Tamara (2010). "Five-Digit Giving". Stanford Business Journal.
- ↑ "I'm a tech CEO based in Denver. Here's why I think my city will be the next big hub for tech workers". Insider. February 10, 2021.
- ↑ Smith, Jeff (26 August 2004). "Ring tones make man millions". Seattle PI.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "MonsterMob Group PLC Acquisition". Investegate. 25 August 2004.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "James Eberhard - Fluid Market". Colorado Techcast.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Avery, Greg (3 April 2014). "Denver's Mobile Accord helped U.S. start covert Twitter-like service to stoke dissent in Cuba, says AP". Denver Business Journal.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Strom, Stephanie (October 31, 2010). "Nonprofits Rush to Solicit Donations via Text, but the System Is Flawed". New York Times.
- ↑ Arce, Alberto (April 3, 2014). "US secretly built 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest". AP News.
- ↑ Davidson, Michael (5 November 2013). "Denver's Mobile Accord Raises $6.6M to Take Pulse of Developing World". Xconomy.
- ↑ Kurczy, Stephen (March 1, 2010). "Chile earthquake relief: Want to help? Just send a text". Christian Science Monitor.
- ↑ Chuang, Tamara (December 12, 2016). "Need to borrow a giant Connect 4, VR goggles or a truck? Heck yeah, Fluid is from Denver!". The Denver Post.
- ↑ Ryan, Jess (October 4, 2016). "Why this Colorado entrepreneur wants complete strangers to borrow his Tesla". Built In Colorado.
- ↑ Hendee, Caitlin (April 28, 2017). "Why a Denver entrepreneur thinks his peer-renting app is on the road to success". Denver Business Journal.
- ↑ LeBeau, Phil (March 2, 2021). "Truck sharing start-up Fluid Truck raises capital in bid to disrupt rental industry". CNBC.
- ↑ Michael Laris (November 4, 2021). "How an outdoorsy engineer is working to cut transportation pollution around disadvantaged communities". Washington Post.
- ↑ Huspeni, Dennis. "Q & A with Fluid Truck CEO James Eberhard". Denver Gazette.
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