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Smarking

Acquired · Digitize $655B parking industry

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
15signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 17Team size · YC's directory+6.5
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIInactiveInsight Data ScienceShared: data scientist, phds, engineerYC W11San FranciscoStartup →AIairXsysShared: urban mobility, parking space, cityPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIRapida.AIShared: data scientistAntler 2023SingaporeStartup →AILife Log TechnologyShared: data scientist, engineer, professionalPlug and PlayJapanStartup →AIAcquiredAccernShared: data scientistPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →
Companies closest to Smarking
Company
Insight Data ScienceShared: data scientist, phds, engineerYC W11InactiveAI, Data
airXsysShared: urban mobility, parking space, cityPlug and Play Not statedAI
Rapida.AIShared: data scientistAntler 2023Not statedAI
Life Log TechnologyShared: data scientist, engineer, professionalPlug and Play Not statedAI
AccernShared: data scientistPlug and Play AcquiredAI

Adjacent

OtherDucktrainShared: efficient urban, transportation, cityPlug and PlayGermanyStartup →OtherDelfosShared: asset owner, efficientGoogle AI for Energy 2025Startup →OtherAutopassShared: parking space, operator500 Global GA 30TaiwanStartup →OtherSpotheroShared: parking, connected, city500 Global 2012United StatesStartup →OtherOradianShared: unique enterpriseSeedcamp 2014Startup →
Companies next to Smarking
Company
DucktrainShared: efficient urban, transportation, cityPlug and Play Not statedOther
DelfosShared: asset owner, efficientGoogle AI for Energy 2025Not statedOther
AutopassShared: parking space, operator500 Global GA 30Not statedOther
SpotheroShared: parking, connected, city500 Global 2012Not statedOther
OradianShared: unique enterpriseSeedcamp 2014Not statedOther

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About Smarking

Smarking is a group of hyper-driven MIT PhDs, data scientists, engineers, transportation experts, and battle-tested business professionals working to solve the notorious parking problem via a unique enterprise approach. Smarking aims to enable highly efficient urban mobility by digitizing parking spaces and distributing parking inventory dynamically, in order to get the world ready for the connected, shared, and autonomous future. Backed by top VCs like Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures, Smarking has brought its solution to over 2,500 parking locations across North America. For the first time, cities, parking asset owners, and parking operators can make data-driven decisions easily. Smarking also launched the industry’s first fully automatic dynamic pricing engine, producing 40%-400% revenue uplifts for online sales at at parking locations Chicago, NYC, Boston, and many other cities.

YC batch
W15 · Winter 2015
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI, Data
Team size
17
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: SaaS, AI

Smarking in W15: 110 companies, 24% AI

Smarking: questions

Which YC batch was Smarking in?

Smarking was in Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch (W15).

Is Smarking still active?

Y Combinator lists Smarking as acquired.

Where is Smarking based?

Smarking lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.