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Subscribe to a plan that you can upgrade, downgrade, cancel, or pause anytime and only pay for the days you drive. A hybrid or electric car will be seamlessly delivered and parked next to your doorstep on the days you need it. It will be waiting for you with your own driver profile already set up, clean, and fueled/charged. At the end of your use just park it and walk away. We'll take it from there.","story":"Car ownership needs an upgradeYour car is like a part of you that lives on the street. Every time you go to your car, you are constantly worried. Is that a new noise?\u0026nbsp;Did someone just damage my car again? Did I\u0026nbsp;get another parking ticket?\u0026nbsp;You are locked into years of payments –\u0026nbsp;an average of $10,728/year ($894/month). That's $675,000 over your lifetime on car payments, maintenance, insurance and parking to have a car on standby. 124 million Americans drive less than 10,000 miles/year. Half of all car owners are driving half as much – and have all the same costs and worries. EVs have the added challenges of range anxiety and charging. Most people in cities only have 1 car (if any). They have no \"backup\" gas car for longer trips - and no garage to charge.\u0026nbsp;The average EV owner spends $65,000 on a car they drive 5,300 miles/year!\u0026nbsp;Sources: https://newsroom.aaa.com/asset/your-driving-costs-fact-sheet-august-2021/ and https://www.metromile.com/blog/metromile-auto-insurance-2020/\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;https://www.nber.org/papers/w28451Fractional car subscriptions: the future of leasingLeasing hasn't been updated in over 100 years. It's time.\u0026nbsp;Upshift is car leasing for the connected, autonomous, and electrified future. In the future, you won't own a car that sits parked 95% of the time. You\u0026nbsp;will subscribe to a car that comes to you. That's Upshift.\u0026nbsp;Subscribe to a plan that you can upgrade, downgrade, cancel, or pause anytime and only pay for the days you drive. An identical hybrid Toyota RAV4, Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV, or (soon) Tesla Model 3 will be seamlessly delivered and parked next to your doorstep on the days you need it. It will be waiting for you with your own driver profile already set up, clean, and fueled/charged. Drive whichever car you like, whenever you like - EV for around town and SUV for the mountains!\u0026nbsp;Reliable and predictable – availability is guaranteed.\u0026nbsp;At the end of your use just park it and walk away. We'll take it from there.\u0026nbsp;As we scale to new markets, \"your\" car will always be ready for you,\u0026nbsp;anywhere you go. We've built a full technology stack to support members and operations:Member app: available on the App Store and Google Play. App enables members to book, set preferences, locate, unlock and drive their car.Delivery app: supports logistics, including tracking damage, parking, cleanliness, and members’ personal car preferences.Vehicle telematics integration: allows real time vehicle data and ability to locate, unlock, lock, and enable vehicle from apps or backend.Dispatch and fleet management software: manages delivery job assignments, damage reporting, trip data, and real time fleet and delivery status.Backend: handles billing, reservations, accounts, and day credit accounting.Remote control fleets:\u0026nbsp;delivery via remote vehicle teleoperators (Q1 2023\u0026nbsp;pilot launch target) so cars can be delivered by someone sitting at a desk without anyone in the car.2x annual revenue growthWe are currently operating in San Francisco. Our annual revenue has doubled in the past year.\u0026nbsp;We are on track to do over $425,000 in revenues this year.\u0026nbsp;We are now raising $3M in\u0026nbsp;seed financing to grow 3x in the coming year.*Future revenue projections are not guaranteed.We're asset light, in that we do not have a dedicated office and\u0026nbsp;have had a remote team since\u0026nbsp;before the pandemic. We own our cars to maintain consistency in the quality of experience and to simplify the hardware integration and pricing model.\u0026nbsp;We make money on the sale of our cars when we refresh them. We are currently making $1,403/car/mo with a cost of goods sold of $808/car/mo (car depreciation, insurance, parking, cleaning, and\u0026nbsp;delivery) for\u0026nbsp;42% gross margin.We expect revenues per car to go up over time and costs per car to\u0026nbsp;come down. We\u0026nbsp;see opportunities to\u0026nbsp;drive higher utilization with increased midweek business demand and hybrid commuting. We can drive\u0026nbsp;higher revenue per member by monetizing existing value added services and business model innovation. EV charging logistics and building our first\u0026nbsp;parking/charging/cleaning hub we expect to add some expense in 2023. We expect costs to come down with economies of scale for car financing and insurance premiums. Delivery cost can\u0026nbsp;come down with density of demand (shorter delivery times), remote vehicle\u0026nbsp;teleoperations (no wasted time between deliveries), and improved logistics software and hardware technology.\u0026nbsp;Urbanites seeking simplicityOur target members are 28–43 year old urban professionals without kids, and 55–65 year old urban empty nesters who drive less than 10,000 miles/year. Our members used to be frequent renters on carshare and rental car who found those options expensive, unreliable, and unpredictable. Or they are people who sold a car they rarely used looking for alternatives to car and insurance\u0026nbsp;payments,\u0026nbsp;maintenance, repairs, and parking hassles.\u0026nbsp;Either way, they are considering leasing a car and looking for flexibility, without all the headaches.Our average member spends $424/month over 13.5 months for $5,724 lifetime value. Some have spent over $25,000 or been members over 6 years. 13% of Upshift members have invested over $105,000 in the company.Our growth is solidified with 97% retention and solid 5 star reviews on Yelp,\u0026nbsp;Google Maps, Apple\u0026nbsp;App store and the\u0026nbsp;Google Play store. Our members love us. We are even changing how people think about cities!Fractional car subscriptions with simple, transparent pricingOur simple, transparent, all-inclusive monthly pricing means no big down payment, no hidden fees and no long term commitments. Subscribers drive any days they like and days roll over 1 month before expiring. Rates include full coverage insurance and all our concierge services like delivery, maintenance.On day one every new member pays $299 one-time activation fee, with 3 available subscriptions. Every new subscriber, on day one, is worth at least $598. Members are saving an average of 64% over the total cost of owning a car in San Francisco, especially\u0026nbsp;when you consider it's $350/month just for a garage!Additional revenue streams$49/month: share your plan with a significant other.$49/month: pause your plan and retain your days.We make money on the sale of our vehicles. The last 4 Priuses we sold this fall\u0026nbsp;for almost what we paid for them 4 years ago. We earned $16,500 per car after paying off the outstanding balance on\u0026nbsp;our loans. Our depreciation cost over 4 years was\u0026nbsp;as low as\u0026nbsp;$49/car/month ($98/car/month average).Unlocking a $630B marketWe make\u0026nbsp;$424/month per account. Average 13.5 month retention. Average LTV of $5,724 per account. In the US alone, there are 124M cars being driven \u0026lt;10,000 miles/month. 124M cars x $424/member/month is a $630B\u0026nbsp;for fractional car subscriptions in the US In the top 10 US cities, we see an opportunity to replace 3.5M cars being driven \u0026lt;10,000 miles/year.3.5M cars x $424/member/month is a $18B market opportunity for fractional car subscriptions in the top 10 US markets.Based on our expansion requests, we see further opportunity to expand internationally and into smaller cities and suburbs as an alternative to having a second or third car.Expanding the market, big opportunityCurrent demographic represents ~½ of cars in cities (~3.5m cars in top 10 US markets). Developing our unmanned delivery tech will enable our expansion to lower density markets (smaller cities, suburbs) to replace 2nd and 3rd cars, and address an additional 120M cars driven \u0026lt;10,000 miles/year.Trend: Post-COVID behavior change “Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time.” This study from Pew Research Center (Feb 16, 2022) shows that \"hybrid work\" is here to stay. People no longer need a car to commute every day.Trend: High demand for green carsVehicle supply constraints are driving up the cost of cars$5/gallon gas is driving demand for hybrid and electric carsTrend: The world is unstabletraditional car financing locks you into expensive 6 year termsno one knows what the world will be like in 6 monthsPeople need an affordable, flexible, green alternative to car leasing. A car when you need it, that's gone when you don't. That's Upshift.Source:https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/02/16/covid-19-pandemic-continues-to-reshape-work-in-...Competition:\u0026nbsp;Upshift is redefining car leasingUpshift is an alternative to leasing that offers more flexibility and convenience and up to 75% lower cost for low mileage drivers.\u0026nbsp;Car subscription services Company Example(s): Autonomy, Hertz My Car, Subscribe with Enterprise, Porsche Drive, Audi Select, etc.Value: subscription services that offer flexibility to have a car month-to-month.Missing: Car subscription services do not provide concierge services like handling parking, refueling/charging, cleaning, repairs, and maintenance when you are not using it. Upshift does.Rental car delivery servicesCompany Example(s): KyteValue: rental car company that provides the convenience of delivery of a car for the dayMissing: Car delivery-services do not provide vehicle personalization, consistency, or predictability (see reviews above for reference, our members tell it best). Upshift does.Upshift is 58% cheaper than what it would cost to rent a fully insured SUV and have it delivered in San Francisco.\u0026nbsp;Note that our rates may vary as we scale to new markets.Rental car Company Example(s): Enterprise, Avis, Hertz Value: rent a car by the day or week, mostly at airportsMissing: locations and hours are inconvenient, and cars tend to be generic and entry level.Carshare servicesCompany Example(s): Zipcar, Turo, GetaroundValue: easy access to a car by the hour, parked near youMissing: Carshare services are not affordable and do not offer consistent availability in every location, especially during peak times. Cars are often dirty, unmaintained, or low on gas. Upshift cars are affordable, offer consistent availability and are clean, maintained, and fully fueled or charged.—These service providers could and might\u0026nbsp;pivot into our space but won't be able to easily do so, and it's not their business model either.— *Future projections are not guaranteed.There when you need it,\u0026nbsp;gone when you don't—\u0026nbsp;scaledWe are now raising $3M to scale up in San Francisco, launch the DC market, integrate remote control car\u0026nbsp;delivery technology (teleoperations), and to electrify our fleet. Launching DC will give us an east-coast presence in another $1B addressable market.Remote-control fleets give us the ability to deliver unmanned vehicles to\u0026nbsp;help us scale. A remote driver\u0026nbsp;can cut operational costs and\u0026nbsp;shorten delivery times by eliminating travel time between jobs. It can also enable expansion into lower density markets that are already signaling that they want our product with expansion requests.Our fractional car subscription already:replaces 4 cars for every car we add (4 members per car) reduces vehicle miles traveled by 47% by incentivizing less driving (usage based pricing)cuts emissions in half with an all hybrid and electric\u0026nbsp;fleet (47 MPG fleet average)Our driving is net zero, and we are making our cities more livable by reducing the number of cars sitting underutilized on our streets.Electrifying our fleet will further reduce our carbon footprint as we scale making our operations net negative emissions. We plan to 3x the business in the next 12 months before raising a $10M Series A to launch 5 additional markets so we can scale our impact.**Financial Projections\u0026nbsp;are not guaranteed.Upshift is a vehicle for changeWe believe that:We need a healthy planet. All our cars are hybrid or electric\u0026nbsp;and reduce gas consumption by 2-4x. Our cars have gone almost 1M\u0026nbsp;miles and we have eliminated 763,121 pounds CO2 to date, equivalent to taking over 81 vehicles off the road for 1 year. Streets are for people, not cars. Every shared car we put on the road takes 4 cars off the road.Everyone deserves dignity and respect. Our concierges are employees and we pay $25/hr+ with pathways to growth and equity in the business. Diversity is strength. Our team is 66% minority and/or women and we aim to grow that way.Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224247227_Greenhouse_Gas_Emission_Impacts_of_Carsharing_in_...$2.7M raised from investors including carmakers and VCsWe have raised $1.7M\u0026nbsp;from MINI (BMW), Ford, Third Sphere, Climate Capital, previous Republic crowdfunding campaigns (3,406 investors), and Jake Gibson (Nerdwallet cofounder).The money was used for building our technology, proving product market fit and funded our go to market operations in San Francisco.We have raised over $1M in debt financing, primarily for purchasing the vehicles. Investors include HFCA and Toyota Financial Services. Upshift, Inc. is currently a C-Corp. We\u0026nbsp;plan to incorporate a new Upshift, LLC to take on future debt financings to scale our fleet and create a firewall between debt and equity financings.Equity fundingWefunder campaign funds will be equity financing for Upshift, Inc.\u0026nbsp;used for development of technology and go-to-market, not to buy cars.Planned structure explainedFoundersBackgroundEzra co-founded a dockless bike-share in 1999 and helped design a shared folding electric scooter at the MIT Media Lab with Piaggio in 2006 while doing his Master's in City Planning. Ezra has consulted on innovation for HP and was managing director of a tech startup in Copenhagen, where he also was a PhD candidate studying why Danish people ride bicycles. Ayako moved to Cambodia from Japan after college to launch a social enterprise when she could barely speak English, let alone Khmer. She now holds two Master's degrees, has consulted for the World Bank, and advised Stanford University students. She has a sharp mind for process improvement and a passion for creating delightful experiences.Early daysEzra drove for rideshare and Ayako did gig work to pay the rent while bootstrapping the company in the beginning. 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As an earlier investor in this round. You get to invest at a lower valuation when comparing it to the end of the previous crowdfund $15M 0% discount.","answer":"We're raising on the same $15M, 0% discount terms as the last raise. We have a discount on the first $100,000 in commitments just to get the ball rolling on this new campaign. We have grown and built a ton but we are are also raising under very different market conditions than when we started the last campaign. We discussed these terms with Wefunder and feel the terms in this round are fair. You can also double down on your investment under these terms. Many already have!"},{"question":"I live just outside DC. I'd love to just give money and do nothing, but would rather try to help build what I am investing in. Do you need workers in DC?","answer":"Hi Jeremy, thanks for your investment and support! I'll reach out directly to discuss how you might plug in to support our expansion!"},{"question":"As a \"sanity check\", how is this different than Zipcar (?)","answer":"There is a section on competition on the page but to simplify: User experience: Upshift is a fractional lease. We provide a predictable and reliable alternative to leasing. We deliver an identical car to you door whenever needed that is personalized to your preferences. No matter where you go, \"your\" car will be there. We ensure the car is always clean, gassed/charged, routinely serviced and repaired. We offer fixed monthly plans of 4, 8, or 12 days/month and guarantee availability. Our membe..."},{"question":"I noticed your current fleet is primarily hybrid vehicles. Who currently pays for fuel, Upshift or the customer? Does the customer need to return the vehicles with a full tank of gas? Also, how do you plan solve the parking situation in dense urban residential areas with limit...","answer":"We are beginning to electrify the fleet now. We have a Hyundai Ioniq 5 and we are in the process of adding a Tesla Model 3. For gas cars, we deliver the car with a full tank, EVs we deliver 80% charged. Member is responsible for gas/charging during their booking. At the end of the booking, we gas/charge it and bill the member at cost. We have never paid for a parking garage in San Francisco and keep our fleet 'free floating' in the city. This has saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars. We ..."},{"question":"Few questions. 1. How many subscriber you need to breakeven on say a Tesla model 3? 2. Don't you see suffer problem you are solving because of higher demand for weekend and low demand during weekday? 3. Would this not cause your cars to sit idle during weekdays and not able to...","answer":"Depends on what you mean by 'breakeven'. We are currently gross margin positive with 3.3 members/car (eg, our revenues cover more than the cost of cars, insurance, and delivery). Cars are typically full on weekends and go out ~40% of the time midweek. Some of our members use the cars exclusively midweek for hybrid commutes. We see an opportunity as more people work from home to drive more midweek demand and increase revenues and utilization midweek. We also see opportunities to increase reven..."}],"recent_posts":[{"id":325056,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:325056","title":"Teleops insurance BOUND, hardware arriving in 2 weeks","preview":"Our remote driving partner just bound their auto liability insurance yesterday and is drafting the final contract. They're taking on up to $100k in annual premium to remotely drive cars with a minimum six-month commitment—they're now paying whether we deploy or not.Our teleops vendor has new hardware arriving next week and will validate for one week before deciding which deployments to allocate units to. We have a Nissan Leaf ready for immediate deployment and are finalizing an MOU for 4 Kona...","published_at":"2026-05-21T18:46:45Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/325056"},{"id":279830,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:279830","title":"SIGNED: Teleops partner for scaling Upshift subscriptions","preview":"Upshift is building car subscriptions for the autonomous era. The full stack is now ready to switch on the teleoperated version and position us to scale into new markets across the U.S. as we lock in the remaining pieces.We just signed a teleoperations deal with a leading European provider with the first road‑legal teledriving tech globally, already deployed in 10+ cities including LA and validated with ~19,000 users and ~140 EVs, backed by Highgoal Capital (same VC that backed Bolt).Here’s w...","published_at":"2026-03-20T14:10:58Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/279830"},{"id":209005,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:209005","title":"🚗 Upshift Will Help Dealers Sell Autonomous Cars","preview":"Starting in 2027, you’ll be able to buy an autonomous car for personal use. But why would it sit parked 95% of the time in cities? That’s why Upshift is building subscription access—cars that come to you when you need them. We’re building an asset-light software platform that lets dealerships sell personal autonomous cars via subscription—think Shopify for self-driving vehicles. Remote delivery via teleoperations bridges today’s reality to full autonomy, while Upshift focuses on AI-powered di...","published_at":"2025-10-21T20:52:51Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/209005"},{"id":179700,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:179700","title":"Upshift CEO presenting at Plug \u0026amp; Play Tech Center Thu 2/20","preview":"Come hear our CEO\u0026nbsp;Ezra Goldman\u0026nbsp;talk about\u0026nbsp;Upshift's vision for the future of car leasing in the autonomous era TOMORROW at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA 12-1pm (or watch virtually via video link). Strong list of RSVPs already, mostly automotive corporates, startups and venture capital investors. Details and registration link:🗓️ Koito Discover Mobility Presents - Upshift : Drive The Future 🗓️Come hear from Ezra Goldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Upshift, an easy alterna...","published_at":"2025-02-19T21:30:25Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/179700"},{"id":177636,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:177636","title":"Join a tele-operations demo ride TODAY 3-5pm PT","preview":"Want to experience a remote control car ride?\u0026nbsp;We are doing tele-operations demo rides today between 3-5pm PT at Plug and Play in Sunnyvale, CA. Join via video call from 3pm-3:15pm here:\u0026nbsp;https://meet.google.com/fji-ypap-fmrIf 3pm PT doesn't work for you, email info@upshiftcars.com for a time slot (5-15 min) to join a remote control car ride via video call or in person.\u0026nbsp;","published_at":"2024-11-20T18:44:08Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/177636"},{"id":176975,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:176975","title":"Do you want to make your car autonomous?","preview":"Upshift is enabling 1 lucky person to retrofit their car to be autonomous. Do you have a 4th generation Prius XLE (2016-2022), live in San Francisco, and drive 3 days/week or less? We can convert it to be driven by remote control. Email me by 10/31 to be considered.Don’t have a car or live in SF but want to access a driverless car a few days a week? Join our waitlist at\u0026nbsp;www.upshiftcars.com/driverless-waitlist","published_at":"2024-10-24T18:19:18Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/176975"},{"id":176903,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:176903","title":"Exciting Milestone \u0026amp; Invitation to Connected Mobility Summit","preview":"Upshift is building the future of leasing for the autonomous era. Get a car delivered to you that can (soon) drive you as needed. One monthly usage-based fee starting at $299/mo for 4 days/mo, including insurance and delivery.We just hit a huge milestone—over 1,000,000 lbs of CO2 eliminated! Here’s how we're driving impact:All hybrid (soon electric) vehicles43% reduction in vehicle miles traveled through usage-based pricingEvery car replaces up to 5 personally owned carsI'll be sharing our vi...","published_at":"2024-10-22T16:27:50Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/176903"},{"id":174572,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:174572","title":"Amenti Capital Invests in Upshift!","preview":"I’m excited to announce that Amenti Capital has invested in Upshift! Amenti GP Jason Miles previously led fintech venture investing for Volvo Group, and his backing is a strong endorsement of our vision.Upshift is building the operating system for autonomous vehicle services, providing a seamless platform for tracking, payments, hailing, and data sharing. Jason’s expertise and connections will help us forge partnerships with companies like Hyundai, Mazda, and Turo - all of whom we are current...","published_at":"2024-10-08T19:44:33Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/174572"},{"id":174539,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:174539","title":"Upshift: 30% MRR Growth MoM 📈","preview":"Upshift's new personalized pricing is converting 2.5x better than ever. We've gone from churn and no new signups 6 months ago to cheap and easy member acquisition with 93% retention.Members can now choose how many days and miles they drive per month, with options for delivery or depot pick up. We started selling plans manually in May. In June, we launched a new personalized plan signup flow. Results:Monthly recurring revenues up 27% in May and 30% in June20x CAC: LTV ratio: $221 acquisition c...","published_at":"2024-07-11T21:11:48Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/174539"},{"id":174251,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:174251","title":"$120k investment, $25k new LTV in a week, 3x accounts, Oakland launch","preview":"Things are booming at Upshift:Aaron Hall is investing $120,000 in Upshift\u0026nbsp;to beef up our engineering and product management team! Aaron is the cofounder of Boatbound, a P2P boatshare startup that was acquired by Boatsetter.Remote car delivery is ready to launch in San Francisco.\u0026nbsp;Subscribe to a car that's delivered in minutes, take trips as short as a few hours, and get it valet parked on return. Your Upshift can even pick up your groceries. 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