Parkjockey

ParkJockey

Type	Privately held company
Industry	Software, Hardware
Founded	2013
Founders	Umut Tekin[1] Ari Ojalvo[2]
Headquarters	Miami, FL
Area served	United States United Kingdom
Key people	Igal Aciman (CFO)[3] Philippe Saint-Just (CTO)[4] Dr. Stefan Friederichs (CPO) Simon Rycraft (CCO)
Number of employees	30
Website	www.parkjockey.com

ParkJockey is a parking revenue and access control startup that allows the real estate owners or operators to streamline parking operations using smart software and hardware technologies and data APIs. On the consumer-facing front, the company has developed a payment terminal kiosk exclusively for parking as well as a mobile application to search and pay for parking spaces.

ParkJockey is the official parking partner of several organisations, including Ticketmaster,^[5] Hertz,^[6] the Miami Heat,^[7] and American Airlines Arena.^[8]

History and growth

ParkJockey was co-founded by two former management consultants in Chicago. Having diagnosed a number of inefficiencies in the parking industry, they lay the foundation of ParkJockey with a website for paying for off-street parking spaces.^[9] In 2013, ParkJockey raised $1.8 million in angel investment to develop a mobile app and has formally launched its services later in the year.^[10] Seeing a potential for growth in Europe, ParkJockey launched its London office in 2014 to serve all of the U.K. market.^[11]

Since then, the company has undergone further investment rounds and has grown to become a B2B parking real estate solutions platform, including offering big data services.^[12]

It is headquartered in Miami, with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, New York City and London.^[13]

Partnerships and acquisitions

Ticketmaster

In January 2015, ParkJockey announced a partnership with the largest ticket sales company, Ticketmaster. The exclusive partnership is currently limited to the U.K. market.^[14]

Miami Heat and American Airlines

In December 2014, ParkJockey became the official parking provider for the NBA franchise,^[15] HEAT Group. For all Miami HEAT games and other events (e.g., concerts) at the American Airlines Arena, ParkJockey provides parking spaces in advance.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

PaybyPhone

ParkJockey and PayByPhone (subsidiary of PayPoint, LSE: PAY)^[21] announced a mutually exclusive partnership in late 2015. The companies decided to blend their services in order to provide better assistance for their customers.^{[22][23][24][25][26][27]}

ResDiary

ResDiary, online reservations system, partnered with ParkJockey in 2015. ParkJockey provides parking for the customers who book their restaurant reservations through ResDiary.^[28]

Odeon Cinemas

ParkJockey partnered with Odeon Cinemas in 2014. The company offers parking for Odeon customers who would like to have their parking space reserved along with their cinema tickets.^[29]

Acquisition of IWannaPark

In May 2014, ParkJockey completed the acquisition of IWannaPark. IWannaPark, based in Chicago, IL, provided online parking services for users to pay online and search for parking locations for events in the city.^[30]

Charitable activities

ParkJockey has made financial contributions to Phil Collins' Little Dreams Foundation and The Gurkha Welfare Trust,^[31] and supported the It Gets Better Project during the 2015 Pride Week.^[32]

References

1. "Booking a car park space? Here's the app!". CNBC News.
2. "ParkJockey". Webinyo Turkey.
3. "Interview with CFO at IGNITE Conference".
4. "ParkJockey CTO shares his thoughts on iOS8 with Mobile Entertainment". ParkJockey News.
5. "Ticketmaster website".
6. "Hertz-ParkJockey". Hertz website.
7. "The HEAT Group Teams Up With New Parking App, ParkJockey". Miami HEAT website.
8. "American Airlines Arena website".
9. "Reuters website - Reuters on the Road".
10. "New ParkJockey app is right up your street" – via Sunday Express.
11. "ParkJockey is now live across the United Kingdom!". ParkJockey press release.
12. "Interview with CFO at IGNITE Conference".
13. "Company website".
14. "Ticketmaster website".
15. "NBA website - Press release".
16. "American Airlines Arena website".
17. "Miami New Times".
18. "NBA website - Parking information".
19. "For urban living, there's probably an app for that" – via The Miami Herald.
20. "Heat fans can reserve parking in advance with new app". May 8, 2014 – via The Sun-Sentinel.
21. "About PayByPhone". PayByPhone UK website.
22. "Press release: "ParkJockey and PayByPhone Partnership"". ParkJockey press release.
23. "ParkJockey Partnership". PayByPhone Press Release.
24. "ParkJockey and PayByPhone Partner to Help Drivers More Easily Locate, Reserve and Pay for Parking Using Their Smartphone" – via PR Newswire.
25. "Partnership Offers the Industry a Comprehensive Set of Digital Services for Off-Street and On-Street Parking" – via Yahoo! Finance.
26. "ParkJockey and PayByPhone partner to help drivers more easily locate, reserve and pay for parking using their smartphone" – via Parking Network.
27. "Miami-based ParkJockey partners with PayByPhone to create parking marketplace" – via The Miami Herald.
28. "Now you won't be late for your reservation with ResDiary". Parkjockey Press Release.
29. "Odeon Cinemas website".
30. "Former IWannaPark Linkedin page". Retrieved July 24, 2016.
31. "ParkJockey help Gurkha charity" – via Transportxtra.
32. "ParkJockey teams up with It Gets Better during Pride Week 2015".

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