10 Tech-enabled Parking and Automotive Solutions Startups Transforming The Industry

The automotive industry is no stranger to innovation. Over the years, groundbreaking technologies have revolutionised the way we drive and interact with vehicles. As we embrace the rapid advancements of the 21st century, the auto industry finds itself on the cusp of another transformative era. From electrification to autonomous driving, the industry is undergoing a remarkable evolution.

In this list below, we will explore ten innovative startups that are poised to reshape the auto industry as we know it. These cutting-edge advancements not only promise to enhance Thier driving experiences but also revolutionise the way we perceive and engage with automobiles. Below are the list (alphabetically) of 10 startups & companies that are transforming the auto industry.

Aarshvi Security System

The long-term goal of Aarshvi Security Systems is to offer its customers solutions and services. The business has contracts to provide specialised automated fire alarm systems, parking solutions, and electronic security solutions. They have extensive experience in this field thanks to their powerful and skilled team, which collectively has more than 15 years of industry experience.

The company has the best-in-class products and team to offer end-to-end solutions to BFSI, NBFC, corporate, industries, and retail thanks to his leadership and vision to expand services across the board. Because of its specialised solutions, the business is well established in the market.

Automovill

Bangalore-based Automovill, which was established in 2016 in India's Silicon Valley, provides a one-stop shop for all automotive services. For its customers, Automovill has adopted a wholly innovative and disruptive strategy to foster trust and transparency. With a shorter TAT for service, it aims to lower the ownership cost of the vehicle. Automovill enables the best possible experience with its technology-driven and 360-degree approach by bringing transparency, fostering trust, and reducing information asymmetry.

With its AI-based engine system, it links car owners with the best mechanics and garages. One of the Indian after-sales service companies with the fastest growth is Automovill. With 40 years of combined experience in technology, the Internet, e-commerce, and FMCG, including 12 years in Silicon Valley, Automovill has a very strong and reputable founding team

Expert Parking Systems

With decades of knowledge and experience in the real estate sector, Expert Parking Systems recognised the need to provide cutting-edge car parking solutions and established Expert Parking Systems.

In today's world, where the population and number of cars are rapidly growing, conventional parking methods are no longer practical. In a few locations in India, they construct, set up, and maintain parking facilities. They focus on finding solutions. Government-owned, commercial, and residential properties all require thoughtfully designed parking structures.

The company collaborate closely with developers and architects to produce highly adaptable products that are specially created for each project. Before starting the actual manufacturing process, purchase managers, development teams, and their design engineers collaborate to plan the specifics. It's a joint undertaking. The end user is completely satisfied with what they have; their experts manufacture and install foolproof car parking systems.

Get My Parking

The award-winning startup Get My Parking (GMP) was established in 2015 and now employs over 150 people on five different continents. GMP offers white-label parking apps, an IoT GateKit that retrofits and automates any parking barrier, and a potent cloud platform that establishes centralised digital control over a network of parking lots. GMP provides operators with essential interoperable parking technology.

With Plug-N-Play API integrations, GMP is leading the way in a number of emerging trends, including EV charging, automated parking, shared mobility hubs, and more. Over 3000 parking lots in 20 countries have the GMP Platform installed, and it has handled over 100 million transactions to this point.

Park+

Park+ is building an eco-system for car owners that will be a one-stop solution for all their needs. From parking reservations to challan payments, FASTag recharges to RTO-related information, real-time fuel price information to the nearest PUC centre search, they have a lot to offer. They also offer smart parking automation solutions to corporations, apartments, malls, hospitals, and other commercial establishments.

When Park+ was first launched, the company wanted to cut down on the time travellers had to spend locating parking spaces at various locations across the country. As they got closer to their users, it became clear that they needed to expand their horizons to include other car-related needs like insurance renewal, FASTag-related issues, challan payment, etc. In keeping with the axiom that "change will always be the only constant," they have now extended their services to include everything car-related and have only adhered to one straightforward rule: simplifying the process of owning a car.

Park 360

Your everyday mobility and parking situations are far from ideal. They believe that the situation will only worsen as parking spots become scarcer and the number of vehicles rises. They work with smart cities, governments, corporations, commercial complexes (malls, hotels, etc.), residential communities, and essentially any other businesses or entities to understand and develop solutions that are specific to their use case. It also gives users a real-time view of the parking infrastructure and increases transparency and security throughout the entire parking management process. They carefully plan the best parking, revenue, and cost models for each circumstance using sophisticated data analytics and a data-driven methodology.

ParkMate

In order to offer customers and businesses smart, hyperlocal, and on-demand parking solutions, ParkMate, India's first intelligent app-based platform, was founded in 2021.

Customers who use ParkMate's instant Drop & Shop service receive real-time confirmation of their parking location. Users of ParkMate can track a vehicle's movement in real time while the drivers and attendants are OTP-verified and GPS-tagged. The customer only needs to click "Get my car" when they are in need of their car, and it will be delivered to them in a secure manner.

The company provides a range of products and services, such as the Kavach system for apartment buildings and car dealerships and the Trishool system for parking Management. The FASTag + ANPR + UniPay system is integrated into ParkMate's three-tier Trishool system, which uses HD cameras, an integrated controller, and its own proprietary software to automatically scan licence plates and permit or log vehicle entry. However, ParkMate assumes the risk when a car owner parks with them; the owner does not. The company's mission statement is "With ParkMate, you drive. We park."

Parking Rhino

The modern parking management company ParkingRhino serves both customers and businesses. Their B2C app is available to users looking for parking spaces for their vehicles. The startup's smart parking platform, which was introduced in 2016, is used in more than 50 locations. Using a single POS mobile app at the points of vehicle entry and exit, ParkingRhino's B2B parking management platform enables parking contractors and businesses to manage their parking.

ParkingRhino can digitise a parking space in less than 60 minutes thanks to its straightforward design and consideration for the parking operator. Using connectors provided by the platform, boom barriers, CCTVs, parking sensors, and other types of new or used parking equipment can all be integrated.

Advanced versions of Park Rhino's product features include demand-based forecasting, predictive analytics, dynamic pricing, and a single-pane view across multiple locations. Anyone can look for parking using the B2C mobile app from ParkingRhino, which also contains all parking-related information, such as hours of operation, parking capacity, the presence of valet services, a car wash facility, etc. The technology is driven by their patented Location Decider algorithm, which, given a destination location, selects the best parking based on a number of real-time factors.

Secure Parking

Previously, parking lots were treated like commodities, with little variation in their use between different locations. Due to their background in marketing, they see a chance to develop a novel and more useful strategy based on treating a parking lot like a retail space and then maximising a site's potential by coming up with a unique solution for its management and promotion.

The company's guiding principle has been to carefully strike a balance between earning a profit and offering the best possible customer service. Achieving this has been one of the main reasons Secure Parking has grown to become one of the world's largest operators of parking facilities. The approach to secure parking has always been businesslike. It is predicated on the notion that each parking lot should be handled as a retail establishment because no two parking lots have the same requirements. In order to maximise the revenue and asset potential of each parking lot, they have created a number of distinctive systems and operating strategies.

Valet EZ

A smart parking and mobility solutions company called ValetEZ creates methods for controlling parking spots and removing the inconvenience that city drivers deal with on a daily basis.

The parking platform of Valet EZ can be installed on parking lots of any size and gives parking lot users and owners a real-time view, enhancing the overall experience with a high level of efficiency and dependability. A real-time view of parking infrastructure, transparency and security in parking charges and service delivery, flexibility in managing and accessing parking spaces, and data analytics on parking utilisation are all advantages of using their platform for users, parking space owners, and cities.

Parkmate Crosses 60,000 Users Within 8 Months of Operations

Brand Plans to serve 75,000 customers by the end of the current calendar year

Smart parking startup- ParkMate has successfully reached more than 60,000 users since it began operations. Its major traction is received in the city of Lucknow wherein the startup is well-established with a striking presence in the entire city. The Moradabad-based startup plans to work towards deeper penetration in North India in the ongoing calendar year.

Smart parking startup- ParkMate started the smart parking system along with a smart valet system in cooperation with Lucknow Nagar Nigam and Hazratganj Trader Association. The services were started as a leap towards decongesting the Hazratganj market and eliminating illegal roadside parking while facilitating the visitors of the market with a hassle-free parking experience.

The ParkMate services were launched on 1 February 2023 in Hazratganj, Lucknow. Within 8 months, ParkMate has served more than 60,000 customers in Northern India, and the number is increasing every day. The impact can be clearly seen on the roads as fewer cars can be found parked on the roadside now, especially in areas in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi NCR among others.

“People do not want to park illegally but are mostly forced to, as authorised parking areas are either far from the major markets or take a lot of time to reach. It forces people to park on the roadsides. We want to eliminate such parking anxiety from car owners’ lives and assist respective city administration in doing so.”, said Abhimanyu Singh, co-founder of ParkMate.

The startup aims to solve the problem of parking congestion for every car owner in India. All the products of ParkMate are Made in India. ParkMate has also generated employment avenues for the youth of Lucknow and neighboring areas.

Founded in 2021, ParkMate is India’s first intelligent app-based platform to offer smart, hyperlocal and on-demand parking solutions for users and businesses. ParkMate instant Drop & Shop service offers users real-time confirmed parking anywhere they want. With ParkMate, the attendants are OTP verified and the cars are GPS-tagged so that users can track the car’s live movement. When the customer needs his car, they simply have to click on ‘Get my car’ and it will be delivered back safely to them. Trishool system for parking management; Kavach System for Residential complexes and Automobile Dealerships are some of the services and products the brand is offering. ParkMate’s three-tier Trishool system offers an integration of the FASTag + ANPR +UniPay system which uses HD cameras, an inbuilt controller, and its in-house software to automatically scan licence plates and permit/log vehicle entry. More importantly, when a car owner parks his/her car with ParkMate, it is not at the owner’s risk but at ParkMate’s risk. To learn more, visit https://ParkMate.in/

Parking Payment at Taj Mahal Becomes Digital by Using FASTag Via Paytm Payments Bank

Paytm Payments Bank enables visitors at Taj Mahal to pay digitally for parking using FASTag

Partners with Agra Development Authority (ADA) authorized MG Infra Solutions to facilitate millions of visitors with convenient parking at Taj Mahal using Paytm FASTag. 

India's homegrown Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), has announced that it now enables convenient payments for car parking at the Taj Mahal using FASTag.

The Bank has partnered with Agra Development Authority (ADA) authorized MG Infra Solutions, to facilitate convenient payments at the biggest west gate at the famous monument. This will drive convenience for the over 8 million annual visitors who come to experience the magnificence of the Taj Mahal.

 

With this partnership, millions of visitors would not have to wait in long queues in the west gate parking area, and can pay digitally with FASTag. Paytm FASTag, which works on the radio-frequency identification technology (RFID), allows users to drive through the FASTag lanes without making them stop to pay the toll taxes & parkings, saving the fuel and commute time. 

Paytm FASTag has gained popularity for its instant activation and superior customer care support. With Paytm FASTag, users do not require a separate prepaid account or login credentials as all Paytm FASTags are linked seamlessly to the popular Paytm Wallet. This feature increases consumer convenience, since they can be assured that as long as they have balance in their Paytm Wallet they will be able to use their FASTag seamlessly.

Paytm Payments Bank Spokesperson said, "With seamless digital payments in real-time, Paytm FASTag saves consumers' both time and fuel. This partnership will help thousands of visitors visiting Taj Mahal as it offers convenience to directly pay from the Paytm Wallet. Paytm FASTag has already digitized parking payments in leading malls, metro stations and airports across India.”

Praveen Gupta, CEO of MG Infra Solutions said “Taj Mahal is one of the 7 wonders of the world, which is why it attracts thousands of foreign and Indian tourists. As the world is moving to safer contactless transactions, we have introduced a FASTag based parking system with the help of Paytm to provide contactless entry to parking lots for the customers. Now customers will be able to pay parking fees through their existing FASTag without a single touch.”

PPBL is the largest issuer of FASTags in the country and is also one of the largest acquirers of toll and parking plazas for the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program, offering an interoperable nationwide toll payment solution.

About Paytm Payments Bank

Paytm Payments Bank has the largest scale in India, in terms of mobile transactions. The bank offers the best-in-class digital payment and banking experience with its mobile-only savings accounts, current accounts, fixed deposits with partner banks, and payment instruments like wallets, UPI, FASTag among other services to Indians. The bank is the largest UPI beneficiary bank, with the lowest technical decline rate amongst beneficiary and remitter banks.

To know more please visit: https://www.paytmbank.com/

Moradabad-based ParkMate Launches UP Govt’s 1st FASTag Enabled Smart Parking

UP based AutoTech ParkMate launched Uttar Pradesh's first smart parking in Lucknow

The moradabad-based startup plans to make smart parking available across India in the next 2 years

Smart Parking Startup- ParkMate has successfully launched UP Govt’s first FASTag enabled Smart Parking with the help of Lucknow Nagar Nigam. The Moradabad based startup has an ambitious plan to automate major parkings of Uttar Pradesh on 1 platform in upcoming years. ParkMate’s smart parking facility will solve the problem of haphazard and illegal parking which will eventually ease the traffic congestion and will provide easier access for customers to the major markets. This will generate more economic opportunities for the cities.

ParkMate provides a seamless parking experience for both users, city administrations and businesses. 

Last year in September, ParkMate secured an undisclosed amount in seed funding facilitated through EvolveX, Global accelerator programme by We Founder Circle, an early-stage start-up investment platform. 

With ParkMate application, citizens of Lucknow will now be saved from the tedious task of searching or even visiting a parking lot. Through ParkMate’s application which is available on Android and iOS platforms, users can get their cars picked up and dropped off at the location of their choice.

ParkMate Parking Space

ParkMate Entry

“Traffic congestion costs the 4 major cities of India an economic loss of ₹ 1.4 lakh crore annually. More than 25% of traffic congestions happen due to parking congestion. Finding a parking space is getting more and more challenging with the increasing number of vehicles on the road. Despite of this, most multilevel car parkings of India are hardly working operating on their 30-50% occupancy. Whereas, surface parkings are over-occupied. ParkMate’s multi-dimensional services can solve all these problems. So, to end the culture of haphazard parking of vehicles, we have come up with sophisticated solutions that address all these concerns. We have a different approach than our contemporaries to solve this problem and we are glad that Uttar Pradesh’s Govt has given us a chance to showcase our services. This will further strengthen the honourable Prime Minister’s Vision of Smart Cities and digital India. Also ParkMate services are paperless which makes us the most ecofriendly and the only paperless parking company of India.,” said Dhananjaya Bharadwaj, Co-founder and CEO, ParkMate.

ParkMate is proud to be a part of this market which is majorly unorganized. The startup has introduced the DROP & SHOP service, which allows users to enter their parking location, where a dedicated valet will pick up the car and park it in a nearby authorized parking lot. ParkMate’s three-tier Trishool system offers an integration of the FASTag + ANPR +UniPay system which uses HD cameras, an inbuilt controller, and its in-house software to automatically scan licence plates and permit/log vehicle entry.

With ParkMate, the attendants are OTP verified and the cars are GPS-tagged so that users can track the car’s live movement. When the customer needs his car, he/she simply has to click on ‘Get my car’ and it will be delivered back safely wherever they want.

Website: https://parkmate.in/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkMateInd

WFC Leads the SEED Round in ParkMate, A Startup Enabling Smart Parking Solutions

Dhananjaya Bharadwaj - Co-Founder

ParkMate intends to utilise funds for team expansion and new technology development

The Start-up is from first cohort of EvlolveX, Global Accelerator Programme by WFC

We Founder Circle (WFC), an early-stage start-up investment platform led by a global community of successful founders and strategic angels, has announced leading the seed round in ParkMate, a start-up that delivers smart parking solutions. ParkMate has secured an undisclosed funding facilitated through EvolveX, Global accelerator programme by We Founder Circle. WFC has partnered with several strategic angels to help the start-up rise to market challenges while also gaining a competitive advantage over other players.

ParkMate parking solution eliminates the need to find or even visit a parking lot. The end user only needs to enter the destination credentials they want to visit and at the parking arrival, ParkMate’s dedicated parking attendant waits for assistance. The ParkMate attendant not only drives the car to the nearest available parking lot but also parks it for the client.

On the investment in ParkMate Bhawna Bhatnagar, Co-founder of We Founder Circle affirmed “We are delighted to have invested in ParkMate, which has demonstrated the ability to solve the saturation problem of parking spaces due to disproportionate demand and supply. Most Indian cities have unmanaged and haphazard parking, forcing citizens to park any type of vehicle in any location and in any direction. With ParkMate’s solutions, the parking system can be altered in a significant way, providing considerable benefits to society. At WFC, we promise to assist the start-up in all phases of development including business strategy, community building and connecting with skilled business mentors.”

 “The ParkMate team and subscribers are thrilled to have WFC as a strategic investing partner. Our technology and innovation are what we believe in, and now with WFCs guidance, we are sure to grow in the right direction. We are confident that this investment will pay off and contribute to our mission and help us scale quickly” said Dhananjaya Bharadwaj, Co-founder and CEO, ParkMate.

“While some surface parking remains overcrowded while most Multi-level car parking remains under-utilised. Also, most car parkings are at owners’ risk. Theft from cars including theft of valuables left in the car has remained a significant concern of vehicle owners. With ParkMate, the attendants are OTP verified and the cars are GPS-tagged so that users can track the car’s live movement. When the customer needs his car, he/she simply has to click on ‘Get my car’ and we have it delivered wherever they want. The great thing is when the users park their car with ParkMate, it is parked at ParkMate’s risk, not at the responsibility of the owner,” he added.

The brand plans to exhaust funds in expanding its team and acquiring talent under different profiles. It also intends to use a part of the fresh investment in strengthening the technology backbone of the solution.

About We Founder Circle

Established in 2020 in Mumbai, We Founder Circle is a global community of successful founders & strategic angels that have come together to push the start-up industry and steer it towards aggressive growth. WFC invests USD 50K- USD 2Mn amount in early-stage start-ups that are fueled with ambition, sustainability, and a strategic approach. WFC provides seed funding, business development, and global networking opportunities to start-ups as it believes early-stage start-ups need a lot beyond just financial support to become scalable and stable. It has already enabled USD 12 mn worth of investments across 33 start-up deals in the year 2021 alone and invested in 56 startups since incorporation.

Hyderabad Gets India’s 1st Contactless Parking Solution by Comvision

• India’s first car park ‘Make in India’ turnkey solution offering 100% Contact-less Transaction Experience
• Integrated & Implemented by Comvision (India) Pvt Ltd for Hyderabad Airport Parking.
• Comvision is a Gurgaon based woman owned enterprise.
• First project in India to integrate Parking with NETC FASTag
• Way to achieve ‘Self reliant India’ during Covid times
• A recognition of women power in India

Comvision (India) Pvt. Ltd. has developed India’s First 100% contactless Parking solution integrated with Fastag, for GMR Hyderabad International Airport parking.  The project which is operational from 9^th July 2020 has eased the traffic at the parking lot and most of all is providing the commuters a safe travel.  The airport receives over 15,000 cars in 24 hours.

The app has not only lead to a seamless and safe transition of vehicles, but also has led to an increase in the parking revenue by 30-40% as it’s a fool proof system with  100% vehicle count and accurate time spent by each vehicle. “We are delighted to note the safety, accuracy and the ease of travel being provided by our app  and are motivated further and have worked out a low-cost very secure solution so that parking pain currently in India can be addressed. We plan to replicate this parking solution throughout the country”, said  Harjinder Kaur Talwar, MD & CEO, Comvision (India) Pvt Ltd.

Covid has taught us to be contact less. Here is how this company grabbed an opportunity in the trying times, both for humanity as well as for enabling Digital India. Comvision has already been in the space of Fastag based e-toll solutions & their solutions are running at many toll plazas on National Highways in India. It remains as one of the few NPCI certified companies for issuer as well as acquirer services of Fastag in India. 

Comvision had implemented first phase Parking integrated with ICICI bank, thus enabling India’s first ever ‘NETC FASTag Car Park’ with NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) in November, 2019. It then rolled out transactions by Fastag issued by multiple banks with the acquirer bank solution of  ICICI. The experience for the user was seamless irrespective of the bank from where Fastag was obtained and used in the parking. 10 bank tags have already been implemented in the end-to-end parking solution rolled out for GMR Airport and more tags by more banks to be integrated are in plan.

“ I have always believed in ’Make in India’ and all our solutions are 100% developed in house. These kind of solutions send a stronger message to be ‘Self reliant’. Such solutions also showcase the women power of the country as sadly usual perception about women remains that they don’t do hi-tech 24x7 solutions. I have always believed that a self-sufficient woman is confident to contribute to the economic growth of the country and steps must be taken to ensure that women power of the country becomes ‘economically empowered’. The ‘Economic Empowerment of women’ was my focus even when I was President FICCI LADIES Organization and now as co-chair of ‘the greater 50%’ a joint initiative of FICCI & FLO, launched by Smt  Smriti Irani, Minister WCD”, added Kaur.

Bhartindu Brij Talwar, Director Comvision, said, 

These kind of solutions can’t be sourced from other countries as they cannot easily understand commuter behaviour in India  and hence are not as effective here. We are thankful to GHIAL for giving us an opportunity to launch the first-of-its-kind contactless parking in India. We plan to take this contactless parking  solution now to International markets through strategic international partnerships as we firmly believe that India can leap in the world in digital space and can be a factory to the world.

The NETC FASTag solution is based on a simple to use, reloadable electronic RFID tag which enables automatic deduction of applicable parking charges, while one drives through the car Park without stopping for any cash transaction.

How the system works:

This automated system entails a customer buying the NETC FASTag, which is linked to a prepaid account. The tag employs Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) technology and needs to be affixed on the vehicle's windscreen after the tag account is active. The RFID Tag is mapped with NPCI by the issuer bank(s). The subscriber of this system can use the parking without any manual intervention, such as waiting for a parking receipt at the entry or making cash/credit card payment at the exit. There is no additional cost to customers with respect to the parking fee. One has to just purchase a onetime tag which does away with the wait time at entry and exit.

Dedicated NETC FASTag lanes are in place at entry. When a user arrives through this lane, the strategically placed RFID reader will capture the tag with the timestamp and store the details in the local data base. While exiting, the same will be reconciled and the chargeable parking fee is automatically deducted allowing the passengers to virtually zip through the parking lot in no time. Post completion of every transaction, user will receive SMS on the deducted amount.

About Comvision (India) Pvt Ltd :

Comvision (India) Pvt Ltd.,   founded in 1995, has been delivering integrated e-governance projects for states as well as central govt departments. The company is the only woman owned enterprise in Intelligent traffic/transport arena in India at a large scale.

Constapark Allows You To Book Parking In Advance & Avail Discount For Shopping, Food Etc.

Nowadays, the one thing which we worry the most about while going outside is not our clothes, hair or make up, it is about finding a safe parking space for our car. Most time of our evening is spent worrying and wondering if our car is safe at the place we parked, as the last thing you want when you return to your car at 12 in night is to rush to the police station. If you are also one of those who constantly worry about finding a parking space for your car, you have found a wonderful solution in Constapark.

Constapark is a parking solution which provides its users with information about the nearest available parking anywhere and anytime they want. The Bangalore based startup even allows its users to book parking in advance using its integrated booking engine. This means you don’t waste your time hunting for a parking space, you just need to drive straight to your designated parking space and voila, you’re done.  Constapark saves your time and makes sure that you spend your outings worry free.

Booking a parking space on Constapark is a simple four step process. The first step involves entering when, where and for how long do you need the parking space. The second step makes you browse through an extensive range of discount coupons and selecting a coupon of your choice for your parking slot. The third step requires you to pay for the parking space that you have selected. Constapark provides you an option to pay through their secure PAYTM payment gateway. The options to pay through net banking, credit card and debit card are also available. The fourth step involves getting a SMS confirmation about your parking slot on your registered mobile number and receiving your discount coupons on arrival at the selected parking slot. It is as simple as that.

The founders of Constapark, Mehul and Chetan, got the idea for the startup when they went to see an IPL match during its fifth season. After watching the match, they decided to celebrate at their favorite pub. By the time they reached the pub after braving the heavy traffic and police security, they couldn’t find a parking space for their car and by the time they found a parking space for their car, there were no seats in the pub. This resulted them in going back home without any celebrations. This taxing experience triggered them to come up with a parking solution and Constapark was born.

Constapark compete with other good player already in the online parking booking market such as - Pparke, however unlike Constapark, Pparke is more of a 'mobile app' to reserve a parking place in advance although it doesn't provide any discount coupons for shopping, food etc. which Constapark does and which definitely gives Constapark an edge.

Constapark Allows You To Book Parking In Advance & Avail Discount For Shopping, Food Etc.

Nowadays, the one thing which we worry the most about while going outside is not our clothes, hair or make up, it is about finding a safe parking space for our car. Most time of our evening is spent worrying and wondering if our car is safe at the place we parked, as the last thing you want when you return to your car at 12 in night is to rush to the police station. If you are also one of those who constantly worry about finding a parking space for your car, you have found a wonderful solution in Constapark.

Constapark is a parking solution which provides its users with information about the nearest available parking anywhere and anytime they want. The Bangalore based startup even allows its users to book parking in advance using its integrated booking engine. This means you don’t waste your time hunting for a parking space, you just need to drive straight to your designated parking space and voila, you’re done.  Constapark saves your time and makes sure that you spend your outings worry free.

Booking a parking space on Constapark is a simple four step process. The first step involves entering when, where and for how long do you need the parking space. The second step makes you browse through an extensive range of discount coupons and selecting a coupon of your choice for your parking slot. The third step requires you to pay for the parking space that you have selected. Constapark provides you an option to pay through their secure PAYTM payment gateway. The options to pay through net banking, credit card and debit card are also available. The fourth step involves getting a SMS confirmation about your parking slot on your registered mobile number and receiving your discount coupons on arrival at the selected parking slot. It is as simple as that.

The founders of Constapark, Mehul and Chetan, got the idea for the startup when they went to see an IPL match during its fifth season. After watching the match, they decided to celebrate at their favorite pub. By the time they reached the pub after braving the heavy traffic and police security, they couldn’t find a parking space for their car and by the time they found a parking space for their car, there were no seats in the pub. This resulted them in going back home without any celebrations. This taxing experience triggered them to come up with a parking solution and Constapark was born.

Constapark compete with other good player already in the online parking booking market such as - Pparke, however unlike Constapark, Pparke is more of a 'mobile app' to reserve a parking place in advance although it doesn't provide any discount coupons for shopping, food etc. which Constapark does and which definitely gives Constapark an edge.