European Car Rental Startup Drivy Raises $35 Million


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Drivvy is bringing the ease of Uber to the car rental world.

Drivy, a French startup that lets people hire out their cars in much the same way Airbnb runs a market for houses, said Thursday it raised 31 million euros ($35 million) to fund its continued expansion across Europe.

Already operating in France, Germany and Spain with 36,000 cars on its system, Drivy will use the new money to expand into many more European cities, including London, Paulin Dementhon, Drivy’s chief executive officer and founder, said in an interview. The company plans to open in three additional markets in 2016. Dementhon said Italy, the Net