Gloveler

Gloveler
Type of site
 GmbH (Private company)
Available in 5 languages
List of languages
Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Magyar,
Founded 2009 (2009)
Headquarters Karlsruhe, Germany
Created by Armin Harbrecht
Andreas Sperber
Marco Umfahrer
Industry Travel
Products Vacation rental
Website www.gloveler.com
Alexa rank 1,223,592 (8 February 2018)[1]

Gloveler is an online marketplace and hospitality service that facilitates peer-to-peer property rental, primarily vacation rentals and homestays in Germany. Like all hospitality services, it is an example of collaborative consumption and sharing.

History

The company traces its roots from a business plan competition in Stuttgart in 2007.

In 2009, the website was launched.[2]

Between 2012 and 2014, the 3 founders, Armin Harbrecht, Andreas Sperber, and Marco Umfahrer, all left the company.[2]

In 2015, Frank Hofmann took over as manager of the company.[2]

In October 2016, the company faced preliminary insolvency.[3]

In November 2016, Cultuzz Digital Media GmbH acquired the company.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexa Internet: Gloveler.de". Alexa Internet.
  2. 1 2 3 Coester, Christine G. (11 November 2016). "Calling it quits: Three startup founders share their stories". The Heureka.
  3. ↑ Cowen, Martin (5 October 2016). "Gloveler becomes latest home rental site to face financial difficulties". Tnooz.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of gloveler GmbH". Bloomberg L.P.
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