Getaround Secures up to $50 Million in Additional Financing
May 01 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Financing Expected to Fund Operations and
Growth Investments Into 2025
Getaround (NYSE: GETR), the world's first connected carsharing
marketplace, today announced that its existing debt facility with
Mudrick Capital Management has been expanded to provide the company
with up to $50 million in additional capital. On April 29, 2024
Getaround drew down the first $20 million of this capital.
“Earlier this year we proactively transitioned our leadership
team and began restructuring our operations to create what we
believe is a long-term, sustainable business model in which we can
confidently invest for profitable growth,” said Eduardo Iniguez,
CEO of Getaround. “These initiatives coupled with Mudrick Capital’s
additional financial support underscore our commitment to car
owners and renters who utilize our carsharing platform to meet
society’s evolving mobility needs.”
“As I work with Eduardo and the reconstituted management team on
Getaround’s vision for the future, I’m increasingly confident in
the company’s ability to execute against its strategic growth and
profitability plans,” said Jason Mudrick, chief investment officer
of Mudrick Capital Management and a member of the company’s board
of directors. “Getaround’s unique competitive advantages and
significant untapped market opportunities inspire my continuing
support for the business plan through 2024 and beyond.”
About Getaround
Offering a digital experience, Getaround (NYSE: GETR) makes
sharing cars and trucks simple through its proprietary cloud and
in-car Getaround Connect® technology. The company empowers
consumers to shift away from car ownership through instant and
convenient access to desirable, affordable, and safe cars from
entrepreneurial hosts. Getaround’s on-demand technology enables a
contactless experience — no waiting in line at a car rental
facility, manually completing paperwork or meeting anyone to
collect or drop off car keys. Getaround’s mission is to utilize its
peer-to-peer marketplace to help solve some of the most pressing
challenges facing the world today, including environmental
sustainability and access to economic opportunity. Launched in
2011, Getaround is available today in more than 1,000 cities across
8 countries including the United States and Europe. For more
information, please visit https://www.getaround.com/.
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officer and Jason Mudrick, statements regarding the Company’s
business model being “sustainable” and making investments in
“profitable growth”, its expected performance and continued
financial support from Mudrick, the amount of time a new financing
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other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances.
However, whether actual results and developments will conform with
our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, including
the Company’s ability to continue to comply with applicable listing
standards of the NYSE; and the other factors under the heading
“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC
on March 29, 2024 and in other filings that the Company has made
and may make with the SEC in the future. All of the forward-looking
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anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized,
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