JUST PARKING LLC
GRAND RIDGE, FLORIDA

Supply expands to include car parks, churches, hotels and businesses. T he company rebrands as JustPark in 2014 to reflect this development. The company provide parking technology to some of the biggest names in property and hospitality (Marriott, JLL, BT, Hilton) – and start running payments for local authorities. Founded in 1999 by father and son Robin and Saul Klein, LocalGlobe is a UK-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed and impact investments. Innovators they have previously seeded include the likes of Citymapper, Tweetdeck, Transferwise and Zoopla. Index Ventures are arguably Europe’s leading venture capital firm, and have been investing in the future of technology since 1996. They’re backers of such towering successes as Facebook, Skype, Dropbox, Funding Circle and Just Eat, and first joined us on the JustPark journey as investors in 2014. JustPark employees are a unique bunch. As driven as we are innovative, and characterised by our desire to make a positive difference – we are parking professionals, who insist on having fun along the way… JustPark is reinventing parking, and leading a £50bn global industry into the digital age. Parking has been difficult for too long – and we’re on a mission to make it easy. “We’re all very excited about what lies ahead. The last couple of years have seen some phenomenal progress, and that’s all down to our fantastic team and their incredible work. We strive to create an environment which fosters innovation and growth, to help our employees learn and develop – as well as having lots of fun with friends along the way. JustPark prides itself on its company culture. We’re a close-knit community of like-minded people, hardworking and laughter-loving in equal measure, who thrive off solving problems together. We trust and look out for one another, so expect lots of responsibility and visibility from the start – you’ll be part of something big from day one. What’s in it for you, aside from joining perhaps the coolest parking company in the world (we’re fairly confident of that)? Well, we guarantee there’s plenty of perks from a job at JustPark that you’ll be head-over-heels for: “I love JustPark because of the company camaraderie, ability to have a voice and the sausage rolls, wonderfully prepared by Julie.” “Everyone is on the same mission together, there’s a real sense of community. You’re very close to the action and you’ll be mates with your colleagues from day one.” "JustPark is a fast-paced, collaborative and productive place to work! We build processes from the ground up rather taking things off the shelf, so there are always questions to answer about how we can do things more effectively." 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