Vilhelm Hedberg
He co-founded the Middle East's first carshare operator, which grew from pay-per-minute rentals in Dubai into subscription leasing and peer-to-peer sharing across the Gulf.
2019 · Closed $17.5M Series B led by Polymath Ventures and launched in Riyadh
2022 · Launched contactless peer-to-peer carshare in Saudi Arabia
2024 · Stepped back from day-to-day leadership; now chairman of Lynx Holdings
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Correction: ekar launched in Abu Dhabi in 2016; Dubai came in January 2017
Correction of the founding city and first move line only: ekar's 2016 launch was in Abu Dhabi (Etihad agreement); Dubai followed in January 2017 (RTA partnership). Year, Series B, and later moves unchanged.
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