Story of Ekar

Jun 14, 2020, 3:00 – 4:00 PM (UTC)

Dubai

Our guest speaker is Vilhelm Hedberg, Founder and CEO of ekar. Ekar is the Middle East’s first and largest car-share operator providing short term mobility services. They provide on-demand access to over 1,000+ pay-per-minute and long-term (daily or weekly) cars across the Gulf. ekar was awarded Top 5 Startups in 2018 by Forbes Middle East.

Virtual event

About this event

Our guest speaker is Vilhelm Hedberg, Founder and CEO of ekar.

Ekar is the Middle East’s first and largest car-share operator providing short term mobility services. They provide on-demand access to over 1,000+ pay-per-minute and long-term (daily or weekly) cars across the Gulf.

Ekar was awarded GCC Car Sharing Providers Company Of The Year in 2019 by Frost & Sullivan, and Top 5 Startups in 2018 by Forbes Middle East.
The Founder & CEO of ekar - Vilhelm Hedberg, has been selected as a 2020 Endeavor Entrepreneur in the 93rd International Selection Panel crowned SME Leader of the Year 2019 by Arabian Business. 

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Vilhelm Hedberg

    ekar

    Founder & CEO

Host

  • Damu Winston

    Startup Grind

    Co-Director

Organizers

  • Cristina Najera

    Najera Ventures

    Chapter Director

  • Sameer Sortur

    SquareCircle Ventures

    Chapter Co-director

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