{"id":541,"date":"2012-07-06T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T08:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=541"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:36:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:36:58","slug":"29-whipcar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2012\/29-whipcar\/","title":{"rendered":"29. WhipCar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founders:<\/strong>&nbsp;Vinay Gupta and Tom Wright<br><strong>Founded:<\/strong>&nbsp;April 2010<\/p>\n<p>Whipcar is one of those businesses whose genius lies in its simplicity. It is a marketplace that connects people who want to rent out their cars with drivers nearby who need to hire one. 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