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Splend
Car supplier & support for on-demand drivers
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Cars
- Transport
- Mobility
- Training
- Electric Vehicles
- Ridesharing
- Mobile
- Delivery
- 393 Edgware Road, London, NW2 6LN
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Company mission
To help drivers earn more, improve their ratings, and enjoy their jobs by offering an unrivalled level of support.
24% employee growth in 12 months
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Splend was launched with the intention of letting anyone generate an income by driving for Uber, even if they don't own a car. They now own thousands of vehicles across the world, which they rent to people so they can drive for ride-sharing companies.
Splend piggy-backed off the growth of ride-sharing companies, mainly Uber, which enabled it to attract significant investment. Even though the ride-sharing market is starting to wane in popularity, the industry is stilll filled with well-backed companies, and Splend has ridden this wave to becoming a self-sustaining company.
Splend has now moved on to explore other gig economy opportunities like food and parcel delivery, as well as shifting focus to electric and hybrid cars to support the green transition. Recently, it received a grant from the Clean Energy Financing Corporation (CEFC) that will be used to double the number of EVs in its fleet.
Benefits
- Private health insurance
- Performance-based bonuses and incentives
- 25 days annual leave (excl. bank holidays)
- An extra day off to celebrate your birthday
- Opportunity to participate in the employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free office snacks
Company values
- Humanity - Working hard to make life better for other people
- In-depth knowledge - Experts in our field, using knowledge to make good decisions
- Positivity - Making positivity the first step to facing any challenge
- Collaborative - Collaborating and sharing ideas, yet staying true to oneself
- Tenacity - Willingness and courage to roll up our sleeves and get stuck in
- Ambition - Ambitious leaders ready to define the future. Simple as that
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2023
$13.1m
GRANT
Apr 2022
$98m
LATE VC
$121.3m
Total funding
Founders
Chris King
(CEO)Serial founder, who founded Smellgood.com.au, Ignition Music, and Ignition Hire.
Endorsements
All
Opportunities to learn (1)
Autonomy (1)
Meaningful work (1)
My opinions are valued (1)
Innovative product (1)
Growing fast (1)
I feel comfortable in sharing any ideas I have to make process changes to make things more efficient and feel empowered to lead those changes and share with the wider business.
People, HR, Recruitment
My opinions are valued
May 2023
It's a really exciting time to be a part of a company leading the way in the EV market. I feel we are ahead of the curve, and I feel excited to see what the future holds and the be a part of that growth.
People, HR, Recruitment
Innovative product
May 2023
We have some really exciting growth plans for the coming years to build out our UK and Australia operations. We are looking at building out completely new teams and roles to the business due to growth in different areas.
People, HR, Recruitment
Growing fast
May 2023
At Splend, you'll find yourself immersed in all parts of the business meaning that you build a complete view of the business and how all departments come together to deliver something unique
Marketing
Opportunities to learn
Feb 2022
Working closely and collaboratively with multiple teams doesn't mean you can't have autonomy. Within the business there is the ability to work autonomously on multiple projects with a clear overview of responsibilities and timeline.
Marketing
Autonomy
Feb 2022
Our flexible product and unique services helps us to empower the lives of our members. Spend a week at our operational centre and you'll see numerous uplifting stories about how Splend has changed the life of that member.
Marketing
Meaningful work
Feb 2022