Zippity, a Cambridge-based startup that partners with employers to provide on-site car maintenance services to employees, raised $2.6 million in seed funding.
Investors in this round are A3Ventures, the California-based capital investment engine of AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah motor club, BP Ventures and LaunchPad Ventures.
Started in the fall of 2015, Zippity initially launched in New Hampshire while founder Edward Warren was still in business school at Dartmouth. Currently, the company operates five self-contained mobile garages across New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island—and it will use the funding to expand the company's footprint throughout the nation.
Zippity partners with employers at no cost, but delivers value by providing car maintenance services to employees directly at their workplaces. A basic package, which includes oil change, tire rotation and tire inspection, costs $60, according to Zippity's website.
"As automotive service delivery is rapidly evolving to better meet the needs of car owners, the workplace has become a critical service hub," Warren, CEO of Zippity, said in statement. "We believe in a solution that is tailored to the workplace setting, which is why we are thrilled to combine Zippity's strength in workplace service delivery with the deep automotive industry expertise of our investors to provide a premier workplace car care solution."
In a blog post, Warren wrote that over 50,000 Boston area employees have access to Zippity services through their employers, which include Staples, Fidelity, Talbots, MathWorks, Ocean Spray, Schneider and Boston Scientific.
As part of the announcement, Shaun Healey, principal at BP Ventures, will take up an observer seat on the board of Zippity; Barry Coffman will represent Launchpad on Zippity's board and Catherine Popper will be a board observer.
