Share with Oscar

What Share with Oscar does

Share with Oscar Pty Ltd is an Australian private company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sydney that operates a mobile-first, two-sided parking marketplace connecting individual drivers seeking parking with property owners, hotels, commercial buildings, and car park operators offering underutilized parking inventory across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. The core product is a consumer-facing iOS and Android app (with web companion) that enables real-time search, price comparison, instant booking, and secure payment for hourly, daily, and monthly parking at thousands of locations; the company also operates a 'List Your Spot' supply-side onboarding flow for individuals to monetize unused spaces.

The platform is structured around three product lines: a consumer marketplace (including Monthly Parking subscriptions and Visitor Parking), an 'Oscar for Business' suite with four specialized verticals (Small Business, Commercial Property, Hotels & Accommodation, Car Park Operators), and a referral-driven growth channel. Underlying technology is described as a mobile-first marketplace with real-time availability search, booking, and payment processing, and no proprietary AI/ML, API, or integration capabilities are disclosed. Distribution is primarily self-serve via app stores and the website, with a direct sales layer for B2B enterprise partnerships.

The business model is a marketplace take-rate: Share with Oscar earns a transaction fee or commission on each completed booking between space owners and drivers. Pricing is usage-based and varies by location, with hourly rates of approximately $4-$8, daily rates of $12-$41, and monthly subscriptions starting at roughly $12/day equivalent. The company claims 150,000+ users and lists partnerships with Meriton, Novotel, Rydges, Shangri-La, Adina, Carepark, UniLodge, and Veriu. The only disclosed capital raised is a $14,388 seed from UNSW Founders in September 2018, and headcount is reported at 1-10, indicating a small, capital-light operation.

Name

Share with Oscar

Legal name

Share with Oscar Pty Ltd

Website

https://sharewithoscar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Share with Oscar is an Australian two-sided parking marketplace app connecting drivers with available parking spaces across Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, serving both individual consumers and B2B partners including hotels, commercial properties, and car park operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parking Marketplace Platform

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (812930)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Car Rental & Car-Sharing Booking Platforms (BPAMAIAF)

Keywords

• Parking marketplace platform
• Parking booking app
• Monthly parking subscription
• Urban parking solutions
• Parking space rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission: Share with Oscar acts as a marketplace connecting parking space owners (individuals, hotels, commercial properties, car park operators) with drivers seeking parking. The company earns revenue by taking a transaction fee or commission on each completed booking through the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Share with Oscar is a two-sided online marketplace that connects drivers seeking parking with owners of underutilized parking spaces across Australia's major cities. Drivers can search, compare, and book hourly, daily, or monthly parking via the iOS/Android app and website, while space owners (individuals, hotels, commercial properties, and car park operators) list inventory through the platform to monetize unused capacity. The company earns revenue by taking a transaction fee or commission on each completed booking.

Product overview

Share with Oscar is a unified parking platform offering multiple integrated services through its mobile app. The core product is the consumer-facing parking app that enables users to search, compare prices, and book parking at thousands of locations across Australia. The platform extends through 'Oscar for Business' with four specialized solutions for Small Business, Commercial Property, Hotel & Accommodation, and Car Park Operators. Additional offerings include Monthly Parking subscriptions for long-term users, Visitor Parking for guest management, and a 'List Your Spot' marketplace for property owners to monetize unused spaces. All services operate through the same mobile application and backend infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Share with Oscar Mobile App
• Monthly Parking
• Visitor Parking
• List Your Spot
• Oscar for Business - Small Business
• Oscar for Business - Commercial Property
• Oscar for Business - Hotel & Accommodation
• Oscar for Business - Car Park Operators

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MeritoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeriton, a major Australian apartment and resort operator, partners with Share with Oscar to provide and manage parking spaces through the platform. This partnership helps Meriton optimize and monetize their parking assets while providing Oscar users with quality parking options.
• CareparkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarepark, a professional parking operator, collaborates with Share with Oscar to maximize utilization of their car parks by leveraging Oscar's growing membership base of 150,000+ Australian users.
• NovotelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNovotel, part of the Accor hotel group, uses Share with Oscar's digital parking solutions to improve guest parking experience and maximize parking revenue at their Australian properties.
• AdinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdina Apartment Hotels partners with Share with Oscar to provide integrated parking solutions for guests at their Australian properties.
• RydgescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRydges Hotels & Resorts utilizes Share with Oscar's technology to manage guest parking and optimize parking asset utilization across their Australian hotel portfolio.
• Shangri-LaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShangri-La Hotels and Resorts partners with Share with Oscar to enhance the parking experience for guests at their Australian properties.
• UniLodgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniLodge, a student accommodation provider, partners with Share with Oscar to offer parking solutions to students and manage their parking facilities.
• VeriuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeriu Apartment Hotels collaborates with Share with Oscar to provide parking solutions for guests at their boutique apartment hotel properties.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pavemint: US parking marketplace that allows drivers to reserve spots in garages, lots and private driveways. Comparable as a direct marketplace peer with similar consumer UX and supply-partnership motion.
• ParkWhiz: US parking marketplace (now part of Arrive) that lets drivers book parking in garages, lots and valet stands. Comparable as a direct marketplace peer with similar driver- and operator-facing product offerings.
• SpotHero: US-based online parking marketplace that aggregates third-party parking inventory for drivers via app and web. Comparable as the closest direct business-model peer to Share with Oscar (marketplace for parking in major metros).

Regional players

• JustPark: UK-based parking marketplace connecting drivers with private driveways, council and commercial car parks. Comparable as a marketplace peer with a similar dual-sided model, but operating in the UK rather than Australia.
• Park+: India-based smart-parking platform offering marketplace booking, monthly passes and IoT-enabled lots. Comparable as an emerging marketplace peer targeting the same underutilized-asset monetization thesis, though operating in India.
• ParkBee: European parking platform that digitizes and monetizes underused private and commercial parking. Comparable as a peer targeting the same underutilized-urban-parking thesis as Share with Oscar, though focused on continental Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Wilson Parking: Australia's largest parking operator with thousands of car park spaces across major CBDs. Comparable as the dominant incumbent competing for the same urban parking demand that Share with Oscar serves, but operating owned facilities rather than a marketplace model.
• Secure Parking: Major Australian parking operator with national coverage of off-street car parks. Comparable as a direct incumbent competing for the same driver base in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, though it owns inventory rather than aggregating third-party supply.
• Carepark: Professional Australian car park operator and a listed partner of Share with Oscar. Comparable because it provides commercial parking supply on the same platform and competes for the same B2B property-management relationships.
• EasyPark: European-headquartered mobility app for on-street and off-street parking payments across 20+ countries. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for driver mind-share and B2B parking partnerships in the same urban-parking category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sharewithoscar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/share-with-oscar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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