Due to recent events, nowadays thinking about VTC means thinking about Uber or Cabify. However, there are many more vehicle licensing companies in the world. tourism with drivers, such as Auro New Transport Concept, a Spanish startup that has just received €10m.

MEETING AURO NEW TRANSPORT

VTCs have been around for a very long time and are nothing new, but it is true that in recent months, as a result of the harsh conflict between the taxi sector and some taxi companies, they have been more in the spotlight than ever.

Despite this "war", the licensing of chauffeur-driven car rental services is going ahead and the market is not slowing down, as demonstrated by the 10M€ que ha conseguido levantar Auro New Transport Concept thanks to the support of GP Bullhound and FJ LabsThe company is also owned by Felix Ruiz and Zaryn Dentzel, founders of the company itself, which intends to continue growing and plans to close another €8m round of financing by the end of the year.

This Madrid-based startup is a VTC licence operator which offers all the guarantees required by the current transport law, such as geolocated vehicles with maximum security features, as well as operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

It has the largest fleet of private vehicles in Spain, and offers a legal, discreet, serious, professional and personalised service, always adapting to the needs of the client.

OTHER OPERATIONS IN THE SECTOR:

BusUp

BusUp is a Catalan company that acts as a corporate platform of shared buses for companies, event organisers and schools, making journeys on this means of transport tailor-made for each user, with routes adapted to the needs of the client.

Founded in 2016, earlier this year it raised a seed round of €885,000 to continue its commitment to people and the environment.

By contracting the service offered by the company, users save on fines, tolls and petrol. In addition, there are 33 fewer cars on the road for every bus used.

TIER MOBILITY

Since 2018, it is a German provider of sustainable micro mobility sharing solutions that in less than 9 months has managed to expand its operations to 32 European cities and has strategic partnerships with public transport operators in Berlin, Munich and Bonn.

In a final seed round, Tier Mobilitywas able to lift more than 30M€with the aim of becoming a benchmark in sustainability and transformation of the quality of life in cities.