Scale A-List Winner: SpareFoot

The mission of SpareFoot is twofold: to make it easier for consumers to find and book self-storage, and to make it easier for storage facilities to gain tenants. Consumers have become accustomed to using the Internet to compare prices and do research about purchase or rental decisions, and that was lacking until SpareFoot launched its marketplace. In self-storage, small operators were lacking a way to compete against large competitors online until SpareFoot offered an option.

Leadership Insights

• Chuck Gordon and Mario Feghali, roommates at UCLA, founded SpareFoot in 2008.
• Gordon needed a place to stash his belongings while studying abroad, and wound up leaving it with Feghali and another friend.

Scale A-List Winner: Silvercar

Silvercar has solved the problem of car rental by eliminating the frustrations & pain points that have plagued the industry for decades. With excellent customer service, this application makes airport car rental easier and faster. To demonstrate how successfully Silvercar has been in solving the problem of car rental, Net Promoter Score measures a customer’s willingness to recommend a company’s product/services to others. Silvercar consistently averages a (NPS) of 90, which is five times the industry average.

Silvercar has completely reimagined car rental. Through the power of the Silvercar app there is no longer a need for counters, paperwork, lines or hassle. The app puts you in the driver's seat and manages the entire experience from reservation to return; it even unlocks your silver Audi A4 for you.

Leadership Insights

• Founder and CEO Luke Schneider is a visionary business leader with 20+ years of experience driving innovation at the intersection of transportation and technology.
• Prior to Silvercar, Luke served as CTO of Zipcar, Inc., the world’s largest car-sharing company.

Scale A-List Winner: Volusion, LLC

As ecommerce becomes more of a force in a person’s everyday life, there is an increasing need for businesses of all sizes to establish an online retail presence. Whether it's a one-person organization looking to sell handmade goods or a Fortune 500 company looking to deliver modern and innovative digital shopping experiences, the need to conduct commerce online is ever-present. This is why Volusion, LLC has designed platforms to make ecommerce approachable for both technology novices and IT experts.

Volusion, LLC provides ecommerce solutions for all business types, ranging from startups to large enterprises. The organization’s product portfolio includes: the Volusion platform, designed for entrepreneurs and SMBs, and the Mozu platform, which is built for the large enterprise market.

Leadership Insights

• Kevin Sproles, Founder and Chairman, created Volusion in 1999 after most of his website design clients asked for a shopping cart function on their sites.
• Volusion has grown to employ almost 500 ecommerce experts and serves over 40,000 online merchants.