TOPIC: COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION (25)
Accomable
https://www.accomable.comAccomable is a pioneering global platform for finding adapted hotels and vacation rentals for disabled and elderly people. The company, based in London, UK, was founded by disabled entrepreneurs Srin Madipalli and Martyn Sibley. Friends since childhood and regular travellers, Madipalli (who now serves as the company’s CEO) and Sibley are both wheelchair users due to a disability called SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy). Frustrated at the lack of travel information available for disabled people, they launched Accomable in the summer of 2015.
FlightCar
http://www.flightcar.comFlightCar is the first peer to peer car sharing company to operate by airports. We allow vehicle owners to park with FlightCar for free while they are away, traveling. During that time, we rent out the owners' cars by matching people interested in renting a car to particular vehicles. People renting get a much better deal than with a conventional rental agency, while car owners get free parking for their entire trip, can make money based on the type of car they have, and also get a free carwash and cleaning. FlightCar also fully insures each rental up to $1 million to protect both owners and renters. We currently have locations in San Francisco and Boston, and will be opening our next location, Los Angeles, in early September.
Couchsurfing
https://www.couchsurfing.orgCouchsurfing is a global community of 9 million people in more than 120,000 cities who share their life, their world, their journey. Couchsurfing connects travelers with a global network of people willing to share in profound and meaningful ways, making travel a truly social experience.
The Swedish Institute
https://eng.si.seThe Swedish Institute (SI) is a Swedish public agency promoting Sweden, its culture and values around the world. SI helps Sweden reach various international goals concerning foreign policy, education, international aid and development. Our activities span over fields such as culture, society, research, higher education, business, innovation, democracy and global development. For example, our Instagram campaign #ShareWear aims to raise awareness about collaborative consumption and sustainability.
ShareDesk
http://www.sharedesk.netShareDesk is an online marketplace for sharing offices, meeting rooms, and other workspaces. Our platform makes it easy for mobile workers and entrepreneurs to discover businesslike spaces and book them under flexible terms – a day, a week, a month, or as long as they like.
Gridmates
http://www.gridmates.comGridmates brings peer to peer energy sharing in the first transactive energy platform to eliminate energy poverty. We make it possible for you to send electricity to people in need.
Fiverr
http://www.fiverr.comFiverr is the world's largest marketplace for Gigs (services), currently listing 3 million+ Gigs in 120 categories across 196 countries. Choose from a community of talented, creative freelancers from all over the world.
Scoot Networks
http://www.scootnetworks.comWe create networks of scoots. Scoots are shared, electric, smartphone-activated motorscooters you can ride in the city. At Scoot Networks we teach you how to ride the scoots, we keep the scoots running, and we find places to put more scoots to make the network bigger.
TaskRabbit
https://www.taskrabbit.comTaskRabbit is a website and mobile app where you can go to outsource small jobs and tasks to people in your neighborhood.
Lifetramp
http://lifetramp.comHave you ever dreamed of doing something different, even for one day? Now you can. Lifetramp lets you meet real people in real world, try new things and build meaningful relationships.
