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Plateforme de location de bateaux entre particuliers, la jeune pousse Samboat.fr, forte de la créativité et de la persévérance de ses deux cofondateurs, a su, en moins de trois ans, tirer son épingle du jeu au point de devenir le numéro 1 mondial du secteur, mettant au tapis la concurrence américaine. Retour sur cette sucess-story bien française.« Nous avons mangé des pâtes pendant quelques mois, voire quelques années. Cela n’a pas été facile et nous avons investi toutes nos économies personnelles, soit environ 5 000 euros. Mais cela a fini par payer »

SamBoat.fr est une plateforme qui, à l’instar d’Airbnb pour les appartements ou Drivy pour les autos propose aux particuliers de se louer mutuellement leurs bateaux. Elle enregistre un été 2017 record qui la place au premier rang mondial de l’activité, devant ses concurrents américains.

PRENDRE LE LARGE - La plateforme "Samboat.fr" met en relation les propriétaires et les personnes qui souhaitent louer temporairement un bateau. Une opération plutôt rentable pour des personnes comme Jean-Baptiste, et un service bienvenu qui évite bien des soucis de logistique aux personnes souhaitant prendre le large pour une journée.

Airbnb, vous connaissez ? Ce système de location d'appartements entre particuliers fait fureur en Europe depuis quelques années. Deux jeunes entrepreneurs Français ont eu l'idée d'adapter ce phénomène à la location de bateau. Depuis le lancement de SamBoat en 2014, le site a déjà séduit plusieurs milliers d'amoureux de la mer. Le concept est simple : mettre en relation des propriétaires de bateaux avec des locataires tout en apportant les assurances nécessaires. Pour les navigateurs, l’intérêt est de pouvoir louer n’importe quel type de bateau 30 % moins cher en moyenne.

Avec plus de 25 000 demandes de réservations en 2016 et un chiffre d’affaires en croissance de plus de 320% en un an, SamBoat se présente aujourd’hui comme le leader de la location de bateaux entre particuliers. Retour sur son aventure avec ses cofondateurs, Laurent Calando et Nicolas Cargou.

Après la voiture ou le logement, la location entre particuliers s’étend aux bateaux de plaisance. Quatre start-up dominent le marché français.La vague est en train de monter. Les premières plates-formes de mise en relation de particuliers pour la location de bateaux de plaisance avaient vu le jour courant 2013. Leur usage connaît un véritable engouement sur les pontons de Bretagne, d’Aquitaine, de la Côte d’Azur, de Corse ou d’outre-mer.

La startup bordelaise Samboat, spécialisée dans la location de bateaux à moteur et à voile entre particuliers, vient de boucler une levée de fonds d'un million d'euros auprès du fond Maif Avenir. Un tour de table record dans ce segment de marché de la consommation collaborative. Samboat va recruter une dizaine de personnes pour démarrer son expansion européenne.

SamBoat, site spécialisé dans la location de bateaux entre particulier, a conclu un tour de table d’un million d’euros auprès du fonds d’investissement MAIF Avenir. Fondé en 2014 par Laurent Calando et Nicolas Cargou, SamBoat veut optimiser la possession de bateau en mettant en relation des propriétaires qui n’utilisent pas leur bien. Le site sécurise les locations via une assurance créée spécifiquement par la MAIF, partenaire de la startup. En avril 2015, la jeune pousse avait déjà levé 250 000 euros.

SamBoat est désormais le leader français de la location de bateaux de plaisance de particulier à particulier. Grâce à une levée de fonds d'un million d'euros auprès de l'assureur la MAIF, la start-up bordelaise va maintenant poursuivre son développement en Europe.

Deux ans seulement après son lancement, SamBoat, le site de location de bateaux, entre particuliers installé au château numérique à Bègles (33), annonce avoir levé 1 million d’euros auprès du fonds MAIF Avenir, qui a pris une part minoritaire du capital de la société, entre 10 et 30%.

Since march 1, 2016, SamBoat, boat rental service between private individuals, offers in partnership with the Maif insurance with safeguards for landlords and tenants. What are the services offered by SamBoat ? That covers the warranties in the insurance contract created by the Maif ? Overview of this new partnership in the collaborative economy..

Offering a platform for the boat rental between private individuals, the startup of bordeaux SamBoat announcement that Maif will now be its official insurer. A strategic partnership is important, which is intended to reassure clients and to allow a rapid development.

The Maif create a contract specific to the collaborative platform of the boat rental between private individuals SamBoat. The start-up struggled to find an insurer to build an insurance-able... Since march 1, 2016, the offer insures the boat during the rental period. The owner savings bonus in case of damage.

Since 1 march 2016, the MAIF, mutuelle engaged in the collaborative consumption, becomes the insurer of SamBoat.fr, a leader in the boat rental between private individuals.

France has become a formidable breeding ground for start-ups, particularly in the travel. The Echo tourism has surveyed these young shoots that stimulate and challenge the tourism.

Alain Rousset, president of the regional council of Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes,promises to foster digital innovation in 2016. In front of the cities competing, Bordeaux intends to occupy the first place in the collaborative economy..

Two young entrepreneurs, Laurent and Nicolas, are boat-owners and tenants to make the marina more accessible.

During the event Biznext Bordeaux, 7 companies have been rewarded by The Tribune – Goal Aquitaine. In the category "new economy" it is Interaction healthcare, which won the winner, followed by Samboat and Jelouemoncampingcar.

Zooming in on three innovative start-ups : crowdfunding platform SmartAngels, the friend's digital Jam and the site rental of boats between individuals Samboat, was selected at the Nautic Start-Up Contest in Paris.

this year, 63 % of the French are planning to offer a holiday. However, with the crisis, they are more likely to have recourse to the lease sites between individuals, which offer an economic advantage, not negligible.

2 young entrepreneurs have launched last year a new platform for the collaborative economy.. What is it? For owners of pleasure boats, sailing ships or motor boats, to rent them for the day. The platform puts in relation, provides the boat and secure payment. The name of this platform ? SamBoat.

After Air BnB or Drivy, a number of start-ups are launching on the market of the collaborative economy.. Thus, in the nautical sector Samboat, Boaterfly, Sailsharing and ClickandBoat are trying to establish themselves as the leader of the boat rental between private individuals.

With more than 10,000 requests for reservation of boats for this second season, Samboat has multiplied its activity by 12. A passion which pleasantly surprises the two co-founders.

Interview with Laurent Calando, co-founder of Samboat, that we book the secrets of its application to allow the rental of boats between individuals more easily and more quickly.

Friday 4 September, the 3rd edition of the contest of a start-up has taken place, organized by the Club Tourism and Technology. In this final 5 candidates were in the list to become the start-up's most innovative e-tourism : Good Morning Planet, Option Way, Samboat, Theatre in Paris and U2Guide.

Two years after its launch, the start-up bordelaise imposes itself on the market of the boat rental between private individuals with a multiplication by 12 of its activity.

Report of France 2 on the boom of the boat rentals between private individuals. Filmed on the Arcachon basin, this video shows the operation of this service between individuals and interests to use.

Samboat offers boat rentals between private individuals on the web. A service that allows you to return the boat owners and offer a navigation at a lower cost.

Following the finding that 42 % of users of Samboat connect on a smartphone or on a tablet, the start-up launched on July 10 its application to rent a boat with ease.

Following the controversy of the app Uberpop, start-ups based on a similar model saw the light of day : offer a service that is less expensive and of quality. This is the case of Samboat, site rental of boats between individuals, who wants to make the marina accessible to the greatest number.

Launched in mid-July, the application Samboat has for vocation to facilitate the access to rentals of boats, and this, to all the people mobile. An application that falls sheer for the summer holidays.

A new trend is emerging in the field of yachting : the rental of boats between individuals. This is the case of Samboat that connects homeowners and renters to take advantage of navigation at sea.

In recent years, the rental market between individuals is in full swing. A development in all the sectors which ended up touching the nautical sector with the creation of Samboat by two young entrepreneurs.

See you in Brittany on the port of Crouesty to discover the advantages of the boat rental between private individuals. A win-win : costs amortized for the owners and a day at sea for up to 40 % less expensive for the tenants.

Two bordeaux have launched SamBoat, a system of rental of boats between individuals.

Samboat launches its mobile application : a service free of charge, without commitment and with rentals 100 % assured.

For the summer season, Samboat launched a mobile app, and free to allow the tenants to rent a boat directly via smartphone or tablet.

Book a boat in a few clicks via smartphone or tablet is now possible with the mobile application Samboat. A secure service that ensures a better responsiveness of the owners / tenants.

From vacation, from Bordeaux, is no longer out of the price thanks for the offers of sharing. Has the image of the bus, car sharing, co-browsing or accommodation, give and take, there are multiple solutions for spend a good holiday at a lower cost

This summer 2015, a new tendency saw the light of day : the boat rental between private individuals via internet sites. This concept is based on a win-win delight the owners as tenants, apart from the professionals who cry unfair competition.

Samboat offers to rent a boat less expensive to from more than 800 boats referenced, and quickly through functions and location-based "push" to send notifications to the owners and tenants.

Interview of Laurent, co-founder of Samboat, who returns to the gamble of making boating accessible to the greatest number through a site rental of boats between individuals. A project growing and promising.

Samboat confirms its presence in the PACA region and in particular in the port of Mandelieu La Napoule. A good news to democratize the craft and make this hobby more accessible.

The start-ups on the Web French have managed to raise 95.5 million euros in may, up from 20 million last year. Top, Nordstrom who harvested 60 million euros.

The sharing economy has pretty years to come if one believes PwC, which predicted a global market of 335 billion in 2025. A market which has been able to capitalize the start-up Samboat, site boat rental between private individuals

The bridges May represent a real boon for restaurateurs and hoteliers of the Var, but also for the boat rental service between private individuals Samboat.

Founded in 2014 by Laurent Calando and Nicolas Cargou, Samboat became the French leader of the boat rental between private individuals in a very short time. A start-up that continues to grow with fund raising of € 250 000 and co-founders full of ambitions.

Interview of Laurent Calando, co-founder of Samboat.fr that explains his journey, and the principle of their site, considered to be the Air BnB of the boat.

During the 5th edition of the economic Summit of the Great South, was held the round table devoted to the ideas of citizens. The opportunity to bring together 5 players of the collaborative economy. : Adrien Aumont Kisskissbankbank, Nicolas Cargou of Samboat, Fabienne Chol INC, Marie-Gabrielle Favé of Ouishare and Lea Thomassin of HelloAsso ; in order to discuss this new phenomenon.

After the car-pooling and renting apartments between individuals, collaborative consumption seems to have beautiful days in front of it. Today, you can find on the market several platforms, boat rental between private individuals that offer very attractive rates.

The weekends may flow just before the kick-off of the summer season. In the Var, the economic benefits are positive.

On the model of the company Airbnb, the start-up SamBoat platform offers a boat rental between private individuals with insurance.

A year after its launch, the start-up of bordeaux has just finished a first round of funds of 250 000 euros. Accompanied by the device Frenchtech of BPI and a winner of the entrepreneurship Network, SamBoat will accelerate its development on a market that is already booming.

Founded in April 2014 by Laurent Calando and Nicolas Cargou, the startup SamBoat comes to announce that have completed a fund raising of € 250 000 from Happy Capital (45 000€) and private investors market experts of the rental boats.

Site rental of boats, in particular, SamBoat announced that it had completed a fund raising of 250.000 €. The platform of bordeaux, launched by Nicolas Cargou and Laurent Calando in 2014, offers over 500 boats for hire in the 80 ports.

Bordeaux : Samboat, site rental of boats between individuals, up to 250 000 euros