HOOP Carpool: Graduates bootstrap ride-sharing app to facilitate sustainable commuting

Spain

6 min read

Jul 23, 2019

By Emanuela Ferraro

Andrea García Torrijos, co-founder of HOOP Carpool, the winning startup of South Summit Malaga, Smart Mobility Encounter © CompassList

South Summit Malaga (Smart Mobility Encounters) winners Nathan Lehoucq and Andrea García Torrijos discuss their ride-sharing app for consumers and corporates

HOOP Carpool was founded a year and a half ago in Madrid by a group of four recent college graduates. Its mobile ride-sharing app allows drivers to upload their routes and find passengers willing to share daily journeys between home and workplaces, schools or universities.
The app promotes more efficient and sustainable transport within the city, optimizing parking availability and contributing to reduced CO2 emissions. The passenger pays €0.10 per km, transferred to the drivers’ bank account through secure in-app payments.
HOOP Carpool recently won the first stage of t...

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