Kerb Holdings Company Pty Ltd

What Kerb Holdings Company Pty Ltd does

Kerb Holdings Company Pty Ltd, trading as KERB, operates a mobile-first parking marketplace that connects drivers with available parking spaces across 600 cities and 21 languages. The platform is positioned as an "Airbnb for parking," allowing individuals, commercial operators, and enterprises such as Atira Student Living to list parking spaces free of charge, while drivers locate and book spaces through iOS and Android apps. KERB's geographic footprint spans Australia, the United States (with a regional headquarters in San Antonio, Texas), the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, New Zealand, France, and China, where distribution is enabled via a Baidu Maps integration.

KERB's underlying technology stack centers on a two-sided marketplace product, complemented by integrations with payments providers Stripe and Braintree. The company has positioned itself adjacent to the smart-city and curb-management ecosystem, most notably through its 2019 Toyota Hackathon win and its 2021 victory (with partner Numina) in the Toyota Mobility Foundation City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge, which carried a $500,000 prize. These credentials support a strategic narrative of moving beyond a pure consumer marketplace into municipal and operator-facing smart-parking deployments.

The business model is a take-rate on completed bookings; listing is free for space owners, which lowers supply-side friction, and KERB monetizes only when a transaction is successfully booked. The company was founded in 2016 in Brisbane, Australia, by co-founder Rob Brown among others. No headcount, revenue, or subsequent funding-round figures have been publicly disclosed beyond an open-ended fundraising round initiated in May 2019.

Name

Kerb Holdings Company Pty Ltd

Legal name

Kerb Holdings Company Pty Ltd

Website

https://kerb.works

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KERB operates a mobile-first parking marketplace connecting drivers with listed parking spaces across 600 cities in 21 languages, monetizing via commission on completed bookings while offering free listings to space owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Parking Marketplace

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (81293)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Off-Street Parking Facilities Operations (Garages, Lots, Park-and-Ride) (TLAJAIAB), Digital Payments & Enforcement for Parking (Mobile Pay, LPR/ANPR, Citation Mgmt) (TLAJAIAE), Parking Management & Enforcement (Citations, Permits, Compliance) (BPABAKAB)

Keywords

• Parking marketplace platform
• Peer-to-peer parking
• Parking management software
• Urban mobility solutions
• Parking space rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission on Booking Fees: Kerb charges a commission (percentage) on the Booking Fee for each transaction. The commission is deducted before remitting the balance to the Leaser. Tax such as GST (Australia/NZ), VAT/TVA (UK/Europe) may also apply.
2. Space Listing (Free for Leasers): Leasers can list their parking spaces for FREE. This is a customer acquisition strategy to grow the supply side of the marketplace.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KERB operates a global parking marketplace that connects drivers seeking affordable parking with private space owners (individuals and commercial operators) who want to monetize unused parking spaces. The platform enables space listing, discovery, booking, automated payment processing, and availability management via web and mobile apps across 600 cities in 21 languages. Free for space owners to list, with Kerb earning revenue via commission on booking fees.

Product overview

KERB offers a unified parking marketplace platform consisting of a mobile app (iOS and Android) and web-based platform that connects drivers seeking affordable parking with space owners (individuals and commercial operators) who want to monetize their unused parking spaces. The core KERB Platform serves as the marketplace ecosystem, while the KERB Mobile App provides on-the-go access for drivers. For space owners, KERB provides a Parking Management Platform that handles bookings, availability management, and automated payments. The platform is available across 600 cities in 21 languages, supporting undercover parking, outdoor parking, garages, driveways, and specialized spaces like boat moorings and helipads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KERB Marketplace Platform Online marketplace platform enabling drivers to discover and book parking spaces and space owners to list and monetize unused spaces. Handles automated payment collection, booking management, and availability scheduling.
• KERB Parking Management Platform Software platform for commercial car park owners and operators (such as student living operators) that turns existing parking facilities into digital, hands-free, personalised parking experiences with reduced CAPEX/OPEX costs. Manages bookings, availability, and payments.

Quantifiable outcome

• US$500K awarded for smart city implementation in Kuala Lumpur (July 2021)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Toyota Mobility FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021Partnership through the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge. KERB and Numina won US$500,000 for implementation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This validates KERB's smart city parking technology.
• NuminacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint winners of the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge with US$500K award for Kuala Lumpur smart city implementation. Numina provides sensors/AI for smart city data.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing services for Leasers provided by Stripe under the Stripe Connected Account Agreement. Kerb uses Stripe for payment collection and payout processing.
• Braintree PaymentscoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment gateway for processing credit card transactions. Credit card details are encrypted and securely stored by Braintree. Kerb does not hold credit card details.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/KerbParking
• Facebookfacebook.com/KERB.Global
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kerb.works
• Instagraminstagram.com/kerbparking
• TikToktiktok.com/@kerbglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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