BorrowFox - About the company
BorrowFox is an acqui-hired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2015 by Ciaran Burke and Arthur Pierse. It operates as an Online P2P rental marketplace for cameras and film equipment. BorrowFox has raised $286K in funding from Enterprise Ireland. The company has 10 active competitors, including 1 that is funded. Its top competitors include companies like Kitsplit, LightyShare and J Rental Centre.
Company Details
BorrowFox is an online P2P rental marketplace for cameras and film equipment in the UK. Users can compare and rent products like high-end DSLR & other camera equipment, drones & audio recorders, projectors and others. The company allows owners to list their products on the website.
- Website
- borrowfox.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@borrowfox.com
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Acqui-Hired
Total Funding
$286K in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
10th among 10 active competitors
Employee Count
1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
Legal entities associated with BorrowFox
BorrowFox is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BORROWFOX LIMITED CIN: 9883841 , United Kingdom, Active | Nov 22, 2015 | - | - |
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BorrowFox's funding and investors
BorrowFox has raised a total funding of $286K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2018 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. BorrowFox has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BorrowFox:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 7772 | Seed | 5574 | 5289 | 3767 | 4934 |
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BorrowFox's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of BorrowFox are Ciaran Burke and Arthur Pierse. Arthur Pierse is the CEO of BorrowFox.
Here are the details of BorrowFox's key team members:
- Ciaran Burke: Co-Founder of BorrowFox and founder of 2 other companies, Swoop and Swoop. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Arthur Pierse: Co-Founder & CEO of BorrowFox.
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BorrowFox's employee count trend
BorrowFox has 1 - 10 employees as of Jul 24. Here is BorrowFox's employee count trend over the years:
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BorrowFox's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of BorrowFox include Kitsplit, LightyShare and J Rental Centre. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BorrowFox, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Kitsplit 2014, New York City (United States), Seed | Peer-to-peer camera rental platform | $5.16M | 48/100 | |
2nd | LightyShare 2015, Paris (France), Unfunded | Online P2P sharing platform for audiovisual equipment | - | - | 31/100 |
3rd | J Rental Centre 2015, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded | Online P2P rental platform for photography gear | - | - | 26/100 |
4th | KitMapper 2015, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Online rental marketplace for photographic and audiovisual equipment | - | 26/100 | |
5th |  Gearbooker 2017, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Unfunded | Online rental marketplace for photography equipment and gear | - | - | 24/100 |
6th |  OCTAMAS 2008, Switzerland, Unfunded | Company providing camera equipments for rental | - | - | 24/100 |
7th |  Gearup 2019, Funding Raised | Marketplace to buy and sell camera gear | - | 23/100 | |
8th | Online rental platform offering multi-category products | - | 22/100 | ||
9th | Redefine 2013, United States, Unfunded | Data strategy and solutions provider, transforming data into actionable insights | - | - | 22/100 |
10th | BorrowFox 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acqui-Hired | Online P2P rental marketplace for cameras and film equipment | $286K | 22/100 |
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BorrowFox's Investments and acquisitions
BorrowFox has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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