SpotHero Stock
On-demand parking app
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About SpotHero Stock
SpotHero is a platform that allows parking lots and garages to drive extra customers to their existing locations.
SpotHero offers a service that connects these lots and garages with consumers through both online and mobile applications.
Voted Best Overall App and Best Transportation App for the City of Chicago's Apps for Metro Chicago Contest.
The SpotHero platform makes it easy to purchase parking ahead of time and reserve a parking spot for a day event, or even find monthly parking.
With it's rapid growth, SpotHero has expanded to offer not only Chicago parking spots, but also NYC parking, DC parking, Boston parking with many more to come.
Investors
Battery Ventures
AppDynamics, Scopely, Dollar Shave Club, ServiceTitan, Dataiku, Cohesity, Niantic, GrubMarket, Gong.io, 6sense
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Avant, Theranos, Coinbase, Twitter, Box, Good Technology, DataStax, Twilio, Alert Logic, TangoMe
e.ventures
Scopely, Acorns, The RealReal, Farfetch, Thrive Market, Sonos, Segment, Icertis, JW Player, Zumper
Funding History
| August 2012 | $510K |
|---|---|
| December 2012 | $2.5M |
| June 2014 | $4.5M |
Management
Cofounder and CEO
Mark Lawrence
Cofounder and CTO
Lawrence Kiss
Cofounder
Jeremy Smith
Press
businesswire - Oct, 10 2023
SpotHero Hires New Chief Financial Officerbizjournals - Jun, 26 2023
SpotHero upgrades office space at The National buildingtrib - Apr, 29 2023
Communicator Spotlight: Karen Bartuch, head of brand marketing for SpotHerocultm - Jan, 9 2023
How to make parking in the city easier with Apple Maps and SpotHeroTechCrunch - Jan, 9 2023
Apple Maps teams up with parking app SpotHero to give users access to 8K parking optionsbuiltinchicago - Dec, 31 2022
Want to Work at SpotHero? Here’s Insight Into the Hiring Processbizjournals - Nov, 1 2022
Women of Influence honoree: Varvara Alva, SpotHero Inc.ow - Oct, 21 2022
Parking app SpotHero teams up with Lyftow - Apr, 4 2022
A SpotHero VP who's been a cop and a Miss USA contestantfinance - Feb, 12 2022
Super Bowl parking is ‘going to be mayhem,’ SpotHero CEO saysbizjournals - Jan, 31 2022
Covid sputtered SpotHero. Now it's gearing up for growth.purgula - Jul, 10 2021
10 Creative Ways to Monetize Your Homebuiltinchicago - Jan, 26 2021
SpotHero’s New CPO, UChicago Launches Compass, and More Chicago Tech Newschicagodefender - Sep, 25 2020
Pritzker Administration to make first overseas trade mission to Japanbusinesswire - Sep, 11 2020
SpotHero To Acquire Rover Parking To Expand Canadian FootprintWall Streets Journal - Jan, 29 2020
SpotHero to Launch AI System for Dynamically Priced Parkingbusinesswire - Jan, 14 2020
SpotHero Announces Five Executive Leadership Additionsaxios - Oct, 12 2019
One VC's path from Silicon Valley to Hollywoodchicagotribune - Sep, 17 2019
SpotHero is getting parking garages ready for driverless carsbusinessinsider - Sep, 17 2019
'Silicon Valley is like an annoying echo chamber': Here's how the CEO of a parking startup raised $117 million despite an army of VC naysayerspulse2 - Aug, 27 2019
Digital Parking Company SpotHero Secures $50 Millionnews - Aug, 23 2019
Investors Park $50M In SpotHero’s Series D RoundTechCrunch - Aug, 22 2019
On-demand parking startup SpotHero raises $50 millionTechCrunch - Jul, 26 2019
How parking app SpotHero is preparing for an era of driverless carsnewswire - Jul, 10 2019
Leading Mobility Innovators iParq & Spothero Pair Up to Enhance Enforcement Efficiencychicagotribune - Jul, 5 2019
Chicago's SpotHero, Cameo join Apple, Amazon and other tech giants on Time list of companies 'inventing the future'chicagotribune - Jun, 30 2019
SpotHero is getting parking garages ready for driverless carsblog - Jun, 20 2019
SpotHero: Engaging the Team in Givingbusiness - May, 23 2019
SpotHero Expands in Canada; Partners with Toronto Pearson International Airport to Alleviate Growing Local Congestionbusinesswire - Apr, 11 2019
Committed to Reducing Congestion, SpotHero Continues Momentum with Key Executive Hires to Make Parking a Part of the Solutionbusinesswire - Mar, 16 2019
Moovit Partners with SpotHero to Simplify Commuting and Reduce Congestion in San Franciscobusinesswire - Feb, 23 2019
SpotHero Partners with Software Provider Oobeo to Simplify Valet Parking Operations Nationwidebusinesswire - Feb, 1 2019
ParkHub & SpotHero Announce Long-Term Partnership to Enhance Event Parking Experiencecsmonitor - Dec, 21 2018
Top Picks: PBS's 'Sacred,' the Spothero apppointsandfigures - Dec, 18 2018
Cook County Likes to Execute Entrepreneurschicagobusiness - Dec, 16 2018
Cook County repeals lower parking-tax rate for SpotHero, ParkWhizchicagobusiness - Nov, 22 2018
What's next in parking apps? This.businesswire - Oct, 28 2018
SpotHero and FlashParking Launch Bluetooth Parking in Austinbuiltinchicago - Oct, 23 2018
What is Prioritization in Product by SpotHero Senior PMchicago - Oct, 6 2018
Chicago-based Cameo, SpotHero make TIME Genius Companies listalleywatch - Sep, 9 2018
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/10/18chicagobusiness - Sep, 9 2018
Chicago's rival parking apps raise a total of $30 millionchicago - Aug, 29 2018
Partnership between city, Waze and SpotHero to eliminate underground black-outbusinesswire - Aug, 13 2018
SpotHero for Business and BCD Travel Announce New Partnership at GBTA 2018prweb - Aug, 3 2018
Percent Pledge Announces Partnership with 1871 Alum SpotHeroblog - Aug, 2 2018
Our 1871 | Joel Pollick of Percent Pledgechicagotribune - Jul, 24 2018
SpotHero is getting parking garages ready for driverless carsbuiltinchicago - Jul, 19 2018
Designers + Geeks: End Squeaky Wheel Syndrome By Prioritizingbuiltinchicago - Jul, 13 2018
Stay in the Loop: 13 tech companies in downtown Chicago you should knowbuiltinchicago - Jul, 12 2018
Tech roundup: big funding rounds, SpotHero makes moves, and moremobilesyrup - Jun, 7 2018
Toronto-based food ordering app Ritual raises $90 million CADbetakit - Jun, 6 2018
Ritual raises $90 million CAD Series Cblog - Jun, 4 2018
Chicago Founders' Stories: SpotHero's Mark Lawrence on Strategy, Vision, and Building Successful Businessesprnewswire - May, 30 2018
ParkMobile Adds Key Executives to its Leadership Teambuiltinchicago - May, 1 2018
Peek inside the culture of 4 Chicago developer teamsreadwrite - Mar, 3 2018
Five Ways An Accelerator Can Propel Your Startup To Successbuiltinchicago - Feb, 16 2018
Tech roundup: 1871 names Betsy Ziegler as CEO, Vibes welcomes new CTO, and moremediapost - Feb, 15 2018
Hertz Teams With SpotHero To Help Drivers Find Parking Placesprnewswire - Feb, 15 2018
UJET Focuses On Expansion With $25 Million Series Bandroidheadlines - Jan, 22 2018
SpotHero Now Lets You Book Parking Using Google Assistantbuiltinchicago - Jan, 22 2018
5 Chicago tech events you need to make time fordigitaltrends - Jan, 19 2018
Finding a parking space is as easy as talking with SpotHero and Android Autobusinesswire - Jan, 18 2018
SpotHero Announces Voice-Activated, In-Car Parking Reservations via the Google Assistant in Android Autoappleinsider - Jan, 18 2018
Latest Apple Pay promo offers 20 percent off SpotHero parkingmediapost - Jan, 10 2018
Google Takes Voice Assistant Market, From Cars To Home Devicesmediapost - Jan, 10 2018
Google Rebrands Pay, Lets Consumers Use Info In Saved Accounts To Make Purchasesprnewswire - Dec, 15 2017
UJET Empowers SpotHero to Streamline Customer Support with Modern-Day Enterprise Platformmedium - Dec, 3 2017
Cleaning House: An Interview with Cleancio founder Rocio Lanechicagotribune - Nov, 12 2017
SpotHero, Bela Fleck and a skyscraper: Here's who Chicago Innovation Awards honored this yearstartuplithuania - Nov, 5 2017
World’s Largest Vacation Rental Metasearch HomeToGo Secures Undisclosed Amount in Series C Fundingcbj - Sep, 16 2017
Yello, Outcome Health, Hyde Park Angels and Snapsheet Among Winners at 18th Annual ITA CityLIGHTS Awardsbuiltinchicago - Jul, 22 2017
Tech roundup: SpotHero raises $30M, kCura announces 200 new jobs and morecdn - Jul, 20 2017
With $30M in new funding, SpotHero is preparing for autonomous parkingchicagobusiness - Jul, 20 2017
SpotHero tops off with another $30 millionpehub - Jul, 19 2017
Parking reservation service SpotHero grabs $30 mln Series Cvcaonline - Jul, 19 2017
Venture Capital Database 2017 Now Available!finsmes - Jul, 19 2017
SpotHero Secures $30M in Fundingventurebeat - Jul, 19 2017
SpotHero raises $30 million to help drivers find garages, lots, and valetsfortune - Jul, 19 2017
Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 18businesswire - Jul, 17 2017
SpotHero for Business Launches New Tools to Help Travel Management Companies Streamline Corporate Parking Expenses for Clientsprnewswire - May, 24 2017
Built.io Launches Digital Fan Experience Platform To Accelerate Digital Transformation Across Sports Industrychicagobusiness - Apr, 30 2017
ParkWhiz lands Groupon execchicagotribune - Apr, 30 2017
Behind the Money: Does venture capital run on karma? He would know — he majored in happinessbuiltinchicago - Apr, 22 2017
A brief history of the Moxie Awardsbuiltinchicago - Apr, 19 2017
Life after Techstars: 6 startups thriving in Chicagopymnts - Apr, 16 2017
SpotHero Acquires Parking Panda To Lead North American Parking Verticalsbuiltinchicago - Apr, 16 2017
Tech roundup: SpotHero acquires Parking Panda, J.B. Pritzker enters governor's race and moreventurebeat - Apr, 16 2017
SpotHero snaps up rival Parking Panda to boost its B2B credentials and expand into Canadachicagotribune - Apr, 14 2017
SpotHero buys Baltimore-based competitor Parking Pandatech - Apr, 6 2017
Ezra Galston: From Poker Player To Chicago’s Fastest Rising VCbuiltinchicago - Mar, 30 2017
From TV sets to pull requests: How 5 Chicago developers pivoted to careers in techventurebeat - Mar, 24 2017
SpotHero for Business launches to help employees submit parking expenses directlybuiltinchicago - Mar, 23 2017
Tech roundup: Corazon Capital's $40M funding, news from 1871 and morebuiltinaustin - Mar, 15 2017
Tech Roundup: Fresh new funding, SpotHero arrives in Austin and morebuiltinchicago - Feb, 5 2017
What 3 Chicago tech firms look for in interns — and what they offer in returnbuiltinchicago - Feb, 2 2017
Tech roundup: ContextMedia rebrands, city set to boost diversity and morechicagotribune - Jan, 28 2017
Chicago-based parking startup SpotHero pulls into 13 new marketsbuiltinchicago - Jan, 27 2017
Tech roundup: SpotHero moves to the Loop, Uber to accept commuter benefits, and moretech - Jan, 8 2017
SpotHero’s Mark Lawrence on Building a Marketplace Businessbuiltinchicago - Jan, 2 2017
From company moves to awesome perks, here are our favorite stories of the yearchicagotribune - Dec, 17 2016
Get a Chicago parking ticket Wednesday? SpotHero says it'll pay it.VentureBeat - Dec, 9 2014
SpotHero launches its parking app in SF, and on-demand valet startups should worryGigaom - Jun, 11 2014
Smart parking startup SpotHero raises $4.5M in Series A fundingTechCrunch - Dec, 13 2012
SpotHero Raises $2.5M From Battery, Lightbank To Help You Reserve Parking In GaragesEquityZen does not have an affiliation with, formal relationship with, or endorsement from any companies featured above. This profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature.
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