Google Play · Apr 2026
App listing update highlights support for free parking, bookings, street-cleaning reminders, and contributor rewards; public support contact remains visible.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
SpotAngels is a community-based parking app that helps drivers find free parking, avoid street-cleaning/tow tickets, and book garage deals. It operates a freemium consumer product, monetizing through premium subscriptions and commissions on parking payments, and positions itself as the "Waze for parking."
Primary product
Community-based parking app for finding free parking, street-parking rules/reminders, and garage deals
Founded
2014
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Parking management / navigation / mapping
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Casablanca, Morocco
Business model
freemium
subscription
commission on parking payments
community-rewards funded by premium revenue
Funding
Stage
Seed / early-stage
Total raised
$4.5M
Latest round
Unattributed VC · Jul 2018
Latest amount
$2.3M
Jul 2018 · Streamlined Ventures
Jun 2014
People & investors
Work & culture
Mission-driven and community-based, with an emphasis on crowdsourced map-making, open participation, and rewarding contributors. The company also appears to favor a no-ads consumer experience and uses community incentives to grow and maintain data quality.
Compensation
No public employee compensation bands were found. Public compensation-like signals are concentrated in the community contributor model: Spotcoins can be redeemed for cash, parking credit, or premium access, and SpotAngels Plus funds a contributor pool.
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium consumer app with a paid SpotAngels Plus subscription and commissions on parking payments / bookings.
Differentiators
- —Crowdsourced parking rules and availability data
- —Community reward system using Spotcoins
- —Free core product with no ads
- —Parking reminders for street cleaning and other restrictions
- —Own mapping workflow and SpotAngels Map Editor
- —Coverage across 100+ cities in North America and beyond
Technology
MySQL
Google Cloud
React
Notion
hCaptcha
OpenStreetMap
Mapbox
Mapillary
QGIS
Google Analytics
Amplitude
Branch
SpotAngels Map Editor
Customers
urban drivers
commuters
city residents
garage and lot parkers
cities and municipalities
universities
parking operators and owners
community contributors
Competitors
SpotHero
BestParking
ParkWhiz
Parkopedia
AppyWay
Parkimovil
Pink Park
VADE
Parking Map
Notipark
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
US$1M-US$10M (public profile estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
588.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Latest news
SpotAngels Blog · Feb 2025
Launched SpotAngels Plus, added a community pool funded by 50% of subscription revenue, and described product pricing, feature gating, and contributor rewards.
SpotAngels Blog · Feb 2025
Explains the company’s proprietary map-building workflow, use of OSM, Mapbox, Mapillary, QGIS, and the SpotAngels Map Editor, plus the open community incentive system.
SpotAngels Blog · Feb 2025
Announced an ambassador program that rewards community contributors with Spotcoins and outreach bonuses.
TechCrunch · Jul 2018
Reported SpotAngels raised $2.3M from investors including Lars Rasmussen, Luc Vincent, Y Combinator, Streamlined Ventures, and Via ID to expand product coverage and predicted availability.
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