At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 88 Parking companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Parking Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Smarking
Smarking turns parking data into instant actionable insights.
Founder(s): Maokai Lin, Wen Sang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Parking, Predictive Analytics, Software
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SpotAngels
SpotAngels is the world’s largest community-based parking app, featured by both Apple and Google as “Waze for parking”.
Founder(s): Aboud Jardaneh, Hamza Ouazzani Chahdi, Mehdi Sqalli
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Mapping Services, Navigation, Parking
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Volley Automation
Volley leverages robotics and advanced computing to deploy fully automated parking solutions that densify new or existing garages.
Founder(s): Narayan Gangadhar
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Robotics, Software
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Streetline
Streetline builds solutions to manage vehicle parking through the customized design and application of new sensing technologies.
Founder(s): Elizabeth Sullivan, Mark Noworolski, Scott Dykstra, Thomas Cheng, Tod Dykstra
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Hardware, Mobile, Parking, Software
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CurbStand
Seamless, cashless valet parking in Los Angeles. Pay & tip right from your phone.
Founder(s): Arya Alexander, Moncef Abbou, Owen Devries, Tolga Onuk
Location: West Hollywood, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, FinTech, Mobile, Mobile Payments, Parking, Public Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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ParkMe
ParkMe provides parking information to app developers, map makers, and GPS navigation companies.
Founder(s): Alexander Israel, Sam Friedman
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Android, Big Data, iOS, Mobile, Mobile Payments, Parking
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Way
The No.1 Car Insuretech, Fintech Super App
Founder(s): Bhumi Bhutani, Binu Girija
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace, Media and Entertainment, Parking, Restaurants
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Ocra
Ocra is the first omni-channel management solution for parking operators. Optimize inventory, change rates, and more in one platform
Founder(s): Ethan Glass, Nathan Dunning
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: B2B, Enterprise, Enterprise Software, Parking, SaaS, Software, Transportation
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AirGarage
AirGarage is the 21st century parking operator. We handle everything it takes to run your parking asset.
Founder(s): Chelsea Border, Jonathon Barkl, Scott Fitsimones
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Parking, Real Estate, Software, Transportation
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ZERO5
zero5 provides an automation technology to transform parking spaces from simple storage spaces into tech-enabled mobility hubs
Founder(s): Jae Paik, Sarah Park
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Parking, Software
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Luxe
Luxe is an on-demand valet parking and car services app that makes owning a car more simple.
Founder(s): Craig Martin, Curtis Lee
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Logistics, Parking, Transportation
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Roost
Roost is a solution provider for parking and storage.
Founder(s): Aaron Blumenthal, Jonathan Gillon, Matt Tucker
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Peer to Peer, Self-Storage
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Parknav
Parknav uses Big Data & AI to offer parking and Smartcity solutions for transportation, automotive, fleets, and mobility
Founder(s): Eyal Amir, Igal Elon Chemerinski, Sergei Kozyrenko
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Internet of Things, Mobile, Navigation, Parking, Smart Cities, Telecommunications
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Pay’N’Park
A real time parking app for drivers looking to save time!!
Founder(s): Yash Patel
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Internet of Things, Parking, Sensor, Travel
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CARMAnation
CARMAnation is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book privately owned parking spaces.
Founder(s): Ashley Cummings, Ilya Movshovich
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Parking, Sharing Economy, Social Media
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Rezerv, Inc.
The subscription-based parking service
Founder(s): Joseph Screen, Peyton Cross
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Mobile Apps, Parking, Sharing Economy, Travel
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Fixed
Fixed is a mobile app that fights parking tickets by finding erroneous information in the ticket through their algorithm.
Founder(s): David Hegarty, DJ Burdick
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Internet, Legal, Mobile, Parking, Ticketing
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Park.Easy
Appless hands-free automated parking payment solution
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Payments, Software
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IPS Group, Inc.
IPS Group globally delivers smart parking city tech within an Internet of Things framework.
Founder(s): David W. King
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Parking, Telecommunications, Wireless
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ParkStash
ParkStash is an early stage startup focusing on providing innovative solutions to parking issues.
Founder(s): Hooman Bolandi, Sameer Saran
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Internet, Parking, Software
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Pied Parker
Pied Parker is the next generation machine learning and computer vision-based parking technology
Founder(s): Gianni Maxemin
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Internet, Machine Learning, Mobile, Parking, Travel
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Caarbon
Caarbon is building a smartphone app for on-demand valet parking.
Founder(s): Niko Ralf Cunningham, Peter Vajda
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Logistics, Mobile, Parking, Service Industry, Transportation
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PNI Sensor Corporation
PNI is the world’s foremost expert in precision location, motion tracking, and fusion of sensor systems into real-world applications.
Founder(s): George Hsu
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Hardware, Navigation, Parking, Robotics, Sensor
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The Parking Spot
The Parking Spot is the leading near-airport parking company in the United States.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Parking
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Reliant Parking
Reliant Parking is a full service parking permit management system for property managers.
Founder(s):
Location: Carlsbad, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Facilities Support Services, Parking, Security, Software
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GreenData.IO
Venture Builder bringing Corporations & Startups expertise in startup mindset & operational execution, creating the Data Driven Enterprise.
Founder(s): John-Michael Scott, Konstantinos Kamaras
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Big Data, Blockchain, Management Consulting, Parking, Smart Cities, Software, Virtual Reality
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Drivewayz
Drivewayz is a mobile app to show you the parking options in your city.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Parking
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SpotOn Parking
a web and mobile app that connects drivers to parking
Founder(s): Tam Ngo
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Parking, Sharing Economy, Software
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TeroTAM
TeroTAM is EAM and CMMS software
Founder(s): Mahendra Patel, Mrunal Desai
Location: Milpitas, California, United States
Industries: Building Maintenance, Fleet Management, Food and Beverage, Parking, Software
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Polis Assist
Mobile app to help user find Free parking and safeguard their park from unlawful tickets
Founder(s): Dennis Baker, Payin Attafuah
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Augmented Reality, Big Data, Mobile Apps, Parking, Transportation
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Parkworks
Parkworks focuses on providing semi and fully automatic parking systems and parking solutions throughout US projects.
Founder(s): Michael Dennison
Location: San Rafael, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Parking, Procurement, Project Management
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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is a government organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Transportation, Travel
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airXsys
Smart parking monitoring and management system which is easy to install and at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions
Founder(s): Amir Ehsani Zonouz, Hengyu Robbie Hu, Yasaman Louhghalam
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Computer Vision, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Navigation, Parking, Transportation
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Web Parking Software
Web Parking Software is a software portal that manages parking slots online for all commercial and non commercial sectors with ease.
Founder(s):
Location: Lake Forest, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Public Transportation, Software
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Morning Star
Morning Star is a tomato processing and packing company.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Banos, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Parking
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Inugo
Inugo provides parking aggregators, operators and owners the tools and systems to transform their businesses.
Founder(s):
Location: Hermosa Beach, California, United States
Industries: Mobile Apps, Parking, Software
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Citimatics
Citimatics provides parking management solutions for cities and commercial sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Parking, Software
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Imperial Parking Industries
Imperial Parking Industries provides office buildings parking facility and assistance, valet, ground transport and shuttle services.
Founder(s):
Location: Boulevard, California, United States
Industries: Customer Service, Parking, Professional Services
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Valet Parking Svc
Valet Parking Service provides white-glove parking services including special event parking, valet parking, & shuttle services in LA.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Service Industry
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OvernightRVParking.com
OvernightRVParking.com is a provider of largest database of FREE RV parking locations in the US and Canada.
Founder(s):
Location: Gilroy, California, United States
Industries: Database, Internet, Parking
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Maxco
Maxco has been an innovator in packaging design and manufacturing.
Founder(s):
Location: Parlier, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Packaging Services, Parking
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USA Valet Parking
USA Valet Parking is a valet parking and event parking management company located in Sacramento .
Founder(s):
Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Event Management, Parking, Transportation
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Sweetch
Sweetch is a company that predicts diabetes risk and drives long-term behavioral change to prevent diabetes.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Open Source, Parking
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Drivewey Technologies
Early stage socal startup and on-demand platform connecting parking space owners and drivers in the digital age.
Founder(s): Matthew Delbruegge
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Software, Parking
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Executive Event Services
Executive Event Services offers a broad spectrum of services for special events, and property management includes security and staffing.
Founder(s):
Location: Yorba Linda, California, United States
Industries: Education, Parking, Security
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City Park
City Park provides parking management company.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Commercial, Parking
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Global Airport Parking
Global Airport Parking is an online platform that offers parking lots and airport shuttle services for travelers.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Transportation, Travel
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ParkPlease
ParkPlease is a social community that enables its users to rent their parking spaces to those in need.
Founder(s): Alexa Burakoff, Charlie Ansanelli, Ed Park
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, E-Commerce, Parking, Social
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TrafficZ
TrafficZ offers domain management and monetization services to premium domain owners and aggregators.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Domain Registrar, Parking, Real Time
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Parking Today Media
Parking Today Media is a publishing house that provides information services and creates content on parking and transportation.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Broadcasting, Media and Entertainment, Parking, Publishing, Transportation
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DataTicket
A full-service parking and administrative citation-processing agency.
Founder(s):
Location: Newport Beach, California, United States
Industries: Office Administration, Parking
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Quality Parking Service
Quality Parking Service is a full-service Parking Management Company.
Founder(s):
Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States
Industries: Hospitality, Parking
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Fox Auto Parks
Fox Auto Parks provides an online reservation service of the parking facility.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Reservations, Service Industry
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Empire Parking Lot Services
Empire Parking Lot Services is a construction company specialized in asphalt repair, seal coating and parking lot striping services.
Founder(s):
Location: Orange, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Parking, Service Industry, Warehousing
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SkyPark
SkyPark offers convenient on-site car wash and other car care services like detailing, wax services, long-term and short-term parking, etc.
Founder(s):
Location: San Bruno, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Consumer, Parking
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AwareStack
AwareStack offers an app, AwareCar that tells the user where they parked, contextually opens apps and saves the user from getting a ticket.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Mobile Apps, Parking, Software
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Corinthian Transportation and Parking
Corinthian Transportation and Parking is a full-service ground transportation, valet parking & management company for corporate & retail.
Founder(s):
Location: Campbell, California, United States
Industries: Local, Parking, Transportation
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Pacific Park Management
Pacific Park Management provides valet parking, facility consultation, marketing program design and implementation services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Facilities Support Services, Parking, Transportation
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Fleck Corporation
Use your space when you need it, its yours, and make money off of it when you don’t. For a greener and smarter city.
Founder(s):
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Parking
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GMG Systems
GMG Systems is a manufacturing company that specializes in the installation of parking and access control equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: San Leandro, California, United States
Industries: Hardware, Manufacturing, Parking
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ParkConnect
ParkConnect is an online parking marketplace.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Parking
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Express Parking
Express Parking is the well established and respected full service parking management company.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Parking, Service Industry
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Soiree Valet Parking Service
Soiree Valet Parking Service provides project-based valet parking and transportation management services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Location Based Services, Parking, Professional Services, Transportation
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EnSight Technologies
EnSight Technologies is a parking management system that provides parking guidance and occupancy counting services.
Founder(s):
Location: El Cajon, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Parking, Software
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California Parking
California Parking is an operator of parking locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Facilities Support Services, Parking, Transportation
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Parking Network
Parking Network provides event parking, valet, consulting, property analysis and facility management services.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Facility Management, Management Consulting, Parking
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AirportParkingReservations.com
AirportParkingReservations.com is your solution for the best deals on airport parking on the internet.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Parking
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Peninsula Parking
Peninsula Parking specialize in providing custom parking solutions and offering a quality guest treatment.
Founder(s):
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Hospitality, Parking, Transportation
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Cited
Cited offers a mobile app that allows users to submit parking citations to be contested by Cited’s team of representatives.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Document Preparation, Legal, Legal Tech, Mobile Apps, Parking
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PerfectPark
Perfectpark is an Automated, Robotic Parking Garage System for underground or above ground parking.
Founder(s):
Location: Torrance, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Parking, Robotics
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ParkingForMe
ParkingForMe is an online marketplace for listing and renting unused, empty parking space.
Founder(s):
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Parking, Rental
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NORTH COAST PATROL INC
North Coast Patrol is a Security and Investigations company dealing with all possible security services to protect society from danger.
Founder(s):
Location: Escondido, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Security
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CrimeTek Security
Crimetek Security expertise in video monitoring, vehicle patrol, alarm response, parking enforcement, access control systems and services.
Founder(s):
Location: Turlock, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Security, Video
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United SF Parking
United SF Parking specializes in offering parking management solutions at commercial office buildings like airports, stadiums & hospitals.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Commercial, Consumer, Parking
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Resort Parking Services
Resort Parking Services offers professional valet and parking solutions for events, parties, galas, country clubs, hotels, and hospitals.
Founder(s):
Location: Palm Desert, California, United States
Industries: Customer Service, Parking, Transportation
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Spotcha Parking
Spotcha Parking connects drivers with affordable and convenient on-demand private parking.
Founder(s): Jason Kafil
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Local Business, Parking, Service Industry
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Professional Parking
Professional Parking is a California based shuttle company that has over 150 employees and a fleet of over 50 shuttles.
Founder(s):
Location: Signal Hill, California, United States
Industries: Parking
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SFMTA_SFpark
SFpark operates a parking management system that uses various technologies and policies to improve parking in San Francisco.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Software
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PickParking
PickParking is a wireless sensor that allows its users to share information about parking spaces.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Software
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Accord Valet Services
Accord Valet Services specializes in valet services, parking management, personalized concierge services, transportation and tours.
Founder(s):
Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Tourism, Transportation
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TixSux
An End To Parking Tickets
Founder(s): Brett Hardin, Jason Corwin, Jeff Jenkins
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Parking, Service Industry, Ticketing
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Trek Parking
Trek Parking is the peer-to-peer app that helps you find convenient parking spaces.
Founder(s):
Location: Torrance, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Parking, Software
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Premiere Valet Services
Premiere Valet Services provides the highest standard of private valet parking and valet parking management services.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Parking
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Z Valet
Z Valet is a hospitality company that offers valet parking and shuttle services to public and corporate events.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Autonomous Vehicles, Parking, Service Industry
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Bikestation
Bikestation plans, designs and operates secure bike parking and related services to make cyclists’ life easier.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Parking, Transportation
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Parking Structure Builders
Parking Structure Builders designs and builds concrete parking structures for the automobile, healthcare, and other retail industries.
Founder(s):
Location: Westlake Village, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Parking, Project Management
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CheckParking
Parking Locator
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Mobile, Parking
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Priority Parking
Priority Parking is experienced in parking operations and management services.
Founder(s):
Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Parking, Public Transportation, Transportation
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