Indie Campers
Indie Campers is a campervan rental company based in Portugal and operates with a fleet of more than 2000 vehicles, distributed in over 39 locations across Europe, in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, Iceland, Croatia, Sweden and Austria. History. Indie Campers was founded in Lisbon in 2013 by a Portuguese, Hugo Oliveira, who had the business idea after returning from a trip in Australia, in 2012. The business was launched alongside his Austrian friend, Stefan Koeppl with the guidance of the "Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs", sponsored by the European Union. In 2014 , to pursue a career as a venture capital investor, Stefan Koeppl sold his stake in Indie Campers, leaving Hugo Oliveria as the sole shareholder for the company. In 2015, Indie Campers raised its first financing round (seed round), sponsored by Portugal Ventures at one hundred and forty thousand euros. The participation was reacquired in 2017 by the founder and CEO Hugo Oliveira, for seven hundred and fifty thousand euros, after the company's internationalization and growth objectives were achieved. Between 2015 and 2017, Indie Campers grew from 3 to 80 employees, headquartered in Portugal with multiple operational locations across Europe , and multiplied its turnover four times each year. In January 2018, they announced hiring of 150 new employees in areas of operations, customer support, marketing and finance. In 2020, Indie Campers was awarded a title as the fastest-growing Portuguese company in Europe between 2015 and 2018 according to FT1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies list published on the Financial Times. This ranking is based on the recorded increase rate of revenue growth, between 2015 and 2018. With the total growth of 2878% in the analyzed date range, and average annual growth of 210%. Indie Campers is ranked 37th place  in the overall ranking. Business model. Indie Campers allows its customers to rent campervans through an online check-in system. This company presents a business model centered on the relocation of vans between their operational bases, according to the availability of each type of campervan and the demand for each location. This means that the company minimizes operating costs by offering its customers the possibility of booking one-way trips between the locations it serves. Subsequently, Indie Campers also started to create a market place for private motorhome owners and professionals to rent their vans through their platform and resources . The vans are, in general, a smaller size when compared to traditional motorhomes. And attic equipped with beds; storage areas; cooker; cooler chest; shower; cleaning kit; kitchen with sink; bathroom, among others. Several extra services may also be added such as Wi-Fi; bedding; bicycles; transfer to and from the airport; surfboards; outdoor tables and chairs, among others. In October 2020, the company announced the launch of a new subscription model enabling renters to hire their campervans and motorhomes at a fixed price for a month or a year. The program is available in all their 15 locations and includes  insurance, road side assistance, maintenance of the vans and a set number of miles per booking. Serving locations. Indie Campers is based in the heart of Lisbon and has depots across all the countries it serves. The following locations are served by the company: Austria Belgium Croatia Denmark France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Products. Indie Campers fleet is composed of six main types of campervans: