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.
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Vilhelm founded ekar in 2016 with just 25 vehicles dedicated to incoming cabin crews before being selected by Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch a 100-car pilot for public use.
They provide on-demand access to over 1,000+ pay-per-minute and long-term (daily or weekly) cars across the Gulf.
Having just raised a $12.5M Series B, the 5th largest venture round in t…
Vilhelm founded ekar in 2016 with just 25 vehicles dedicated to incoming cabin crews before being selected by Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch a 100-car pilot for public use.
They provide on-demand access to over 1,000+ pay-per-minute and long-term (daily or weekly) cars across the Gulf.
Having just raised a $12.5M Series B, the 5th largest venture round in the Middle East in 2019, ekar is geared for high growth.
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