Get in touch if you'd like to learn more about how Parkable's software can help your organisation or property improve experiences, efficiency and reach sustainability goals.

Parkable, the New Zealand parking automation start-up has completed its most recent capital raise taking on a $10 million investment from Christopher & Banks (Pushpay investor Peter Huljich and associates).

Including monies raised with a convertible note issued in May this year, $8.6 million of new investment has come into the business which CEO Toby Littin says will facilitate the establishment of business development and customer service functions in the USA where most of the company’s new customers are based.


Following the transaction, Christopher & Banks become the biggest single investor in the firm.

Parkable CEO Toby Littin said; “Having Peter and his team and expertise join us and help guide our US and global scale up is incredibly encouraging.  We have already established an office in the US and much of our future recruitment will be there and so it helps having someone with us who has done all that before”.

“I’d also like to thank our long term shareholders who have again backed us via the convertible note and continue to give us such amazing support and advice.  The New Zealand investor community truly is a national strength”.


Parkable lists Meta, Xero, American College of Nursing, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority and BNZ amongst its customers and operates globally with staff in New Zealand, Australia, UK and USA.

As part of the deal, former Pushpay CEO and Paymark Chairman, Bruce Gordon will join the Parkable board.

Parkable, the New Zealand parking automation start-up has completed its Series B capital raise taking on a $10 million investment from Christopher & Banks (Pushpay investor Peter Huljich and associates).

Parkable secures further funding for USA growth

 in a transaction that cements Parkable as Australasia’s fastest-growing park sharing platform.

Tech startup and Deloitte Fast 50 winner Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays and provides staff parking management solutions for enterprises and small businesses.

Parkable lets users find and pay for car parks on their smartphone, making parking easier and cheaper, and providing a return to the owners of car parks.

The 100% acquisition of Park Genie means that Parkable now offers more than 1,200 parking locations to its approximately 50,000 users in Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington and Brisbane.

Parkable CEO Toby Littin says the Park Genie business will be integrated into Parkable’s business. Park Genie customers will migrate to the Parkable platform over time and the company intends to grow its presence across Australia.

Shareholders of Park Genie have become shareholders of Parkable. Park Genie’s Brisbane team will run Parkable’s operations in Australia. Mike Davis, Founder of Park Genie, becomes General Manager of Parkable Queensland.

Mr Littin says the introduction of Parkable to Brisbane and Queensland further develops Australia’s sharing economy, and offers new tech solutions for city and business parking.

“Park Genie’s customers can now experience frictionless ‘park by phone’ technology, IoT enabled access control, as well as solutions for staff parking and car park management optimisation,” he said.

“We are really excited to have the Park Genie team become part of the Parkable family. This acquisition brings new strength to the leadership group in Mike Davis and further expansion opportunity for the Parkable technology platform into Australia. We are looking forward to sharing knowledge and capability across both NZ and Australia to help solve our cities' transport and parking challenges.”

Park Genie Founder Mike Davis says, “Parkable and Park Genie are a great fit. We both believe that space in our cities is a precious resource. We are both focused on finding ways to strengthen the sharing economy to make people’s lives easier, to make owning an asset more rewarding and to make our cities more liveable. I see Parkable as the leader in the parking sharing economy. It’s an amazing opportunity to be able to bring that platform to Australia. Right now Brisbane’s commuters and commercial property owners have many unmet needs. Our team can now serve those needs with innovative new technology.”

Deloitte Fast 50 winner Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays and provides staff parking management solutions for enterprises and small businesses. Sometimes referred to as AirBnB for parking’, users of the Parkable App can find and pay for car parking spaces as they need to without needing cash, either on the fly or spaces can be reserved. Car park owners can also enjoy additional income from letting out spaces when they aren’t being used.

Leading Kiwi Parking App Parkable has acquired Australian firm Park Genie in a transaction that cements Parkable as Australasia’s fastest-growing park sharing platform.

Toby Littin and Mike Davis shaking hands over acquisition of Park Genie by Parkable

Parkable has acquired Australian business Park Genie

This week, Parkable CEO Toby Littin joins PM Jacinda Ardern and 11 other industry delegates on a 

 to support export growth in the United States.

This follows Parkable’s successful launch in the United States in August 2021. Since then, companies and government agencies across Colorado, Washington DC, and Seattle have implemented Parkable’s enterprise software to better manage their staff parking.

 that New Zealand has seen very positive growth in exports to the United States, particularly with high value products like digital services. One goal of the trade mission is to support this growth.

“The United States is a sophisticated market where New Zealand’s clean, green and sustainable brand attracts a premium, both for our food and beverage products, but also our technology and innovation services,” said Jacinda Ardern.

While Parkable’s clients are primarily driven to launch the parking management software due to benefits like improved employee and tenant experience, optimised parking asset use, and reduced administrative burden, the software also has green credentials. These include integrating with EV chargers, notifying employees if there is no onsite parking available so they can plan greeners modes of transport, and reducing the congestion created by circling for a parking spot.

Since COVID-19, Parkable has seen significant growth in Australasia, the UK and the United States as employers seek ways to successfully return their staff to the workplace following lockdowns. The Kiwi startup has recently launched with large enterprises including SEEK, Xero UK and Melbourne, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Verity Credit Union, as well as London business park White City Place.

“Employers want to make it as easy as possible for their staff to come into the office, and that begins with the commute,” says CEO Toby Littin. “Parkable makes employee and tenant parking simple, fair, shareable, and bookable. We’ve seen this becoming hugely important as companies shift to hybrid ways of working.”

The Prime Minister will meet the United Nations Secretary General in New York, followed by senior members of the Senate in Washington DC. In Boston, Ardern will be the commencement address at the 371st Harvard Commencement ceremony, and in San Francisco she will meet the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom.

Ardern and Littin are also accompanied by Minister for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor and business leaders from companies including Silver Fern Farms, Fonterra and Zespri.

This week, Parkable CEO Toby Littin joins PM Jacinda Ardern and 11 other industry delegates on a trade mission to support export growth in the United States.

Prime minister's mission to the United States of America

Parkable CEO joins Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on trade mission to the United States

Ex-Edelman CEO & President David Brain appointed Chair of Parkable

Parkable, the New Zealand-based parking optimisation start-up, has appointed David Brain as Chair as it gears up for its series B fundraising and scales its world leading operations beyond New Zealand and Australia.

Parkable employs 40 staff, delivering parking software solutions for companies and individuals. It has recently expanded its offer to include EV charging management and payment systems, which has seen the company make significant advances in the UK, as that market transforms for the electrification of motor transport.

“I’ve been an investor and Advisory Board member of Parkable for four years and have seen the team grow from eight people in a crappy, leaky and cold building at Britomart into one of New Zealand’s brightest tech prospects”, said David Brain.

“They are a brilliant group, really well-led and surrounded by some of the smartest advisors and most successful investors in the country, so it is a privilege to be asked to Chair the business. We’re gearing up for the next round of fundraising, which will see Parkable expand its bridgeheads in the UK and US and consolidate leadership in Australia and New Zealand, so it’s a very exciting time for the company,” he added.

David Brain is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and is also on the boards of ASX listed 

. He is also co-founder of research start-up 

. Previously he has had a global career in PR and advertising, most recently with the world’s biggest PR firm, 

, where he ran Europe and then Asia-Pacific businesses and sat on the New York-based holding company board.

Parkable CEO Toby Littin said: “David has been with us from the early days, and along with the rest of the Advisory Board, has helped us through some tough times and guided us through the accelerated growth we’ve been experiencing recently.

“His global business experience, international contacts and governance advice have been invaluable, and we expect to need a lot more of that in the next couple of years. We have brought him in closer to chair the Advisory Board and help us mature the ways in which we operate and help us manage relationships with all our constituencies.

“It's the right time to make this step because next year we expect to be raising significant sums of money; as the business grows and matures so do our governance, reporting, and communications requirements, and David's leadership is invaluable in each of those areas.”

Other Parkable Advisory Board members include Jason Kilgour and Josette Prince, and investors include Rowan Simpson, Spark (NZ’s largest telco) and NZGCP (formerly NZ Venture Investment fund - the NZ government venture arm).

Parkable Fundraising

Parkable appoints its first Chair in lead up to series B fund raising

Parkable raises NZ$4.6 million in first-round funding led by Spark

Parkable, Australasia’s fastest-growing parking app, has raised NZ$4.6 million in its first significant funding round led by Spark, New Zealand’s leading digital services company.

The funds will be used to increase Parkable’s leadership of New Zealand’s shared economy parking market, further develop its presence in Australia and China and explore new international markets.

In addition to Spark, investors include Peter Beguely and Rowan Simpson, and early-stage investors and advisory board members Jason Kilgour and David Brain have both increased their holdings.

Toby Littin, Parkable Co-Founder and CEO, said: “We are delighted that Spark has led this round and we look forward to working with them even more closely in the future. We will be putting the funds to work immediately and I hope our loyal and growing number of parkers and hosts will have even better parking experiences because of that.

“We believe our Parkable for Business product is the best corporate parking optimisation solution in the world. We want to push that very hard now, both in our existing markets in New Zealand, Australia and China, and in new markets where we know there is increasing parking scarcity.

Co-Founder and CTO, Brody Nelson, said: “We particularly welcome Spark, who bring all their IoT (internet of things) experience, which will help our customers to get better and more useful data, and even better parking experiences in the future. We also look forward to being part of Spark’s solution for corporate and small and medium-sized businesses, and to have access to their wisdom and experience for the benefit of our team and customers.

Spark Future of Connectivity Lead, Renee Mataparae, said: “We’re delighted to see Parkable reach this milestone and to be part of its exciting journey so far – and we’re looking forward to seeing the business grow in new markets in the future. We see parking as a key vertical in our IoT segment and this is a strategic investment for us. The Parkable platform offers a unique value proposition in this space for our customers across many industries. It truly demonstrates one of the early use-cases for IoT technology – providing a valuable service for consumers and businesses alike and allowing for better asset utilisation.”

Parkable recently announced a joint venture in China and in February acquired Brisbane-based parking solutions business Park Genie, which it has subsequently rebranded and integrated onto the Parkable platform. Parkable is now operating in three Australian cities as well as in its Shanghai, China base.

Parkable was founded by Toby Littin (CEO), Brody Nelson (CTO) and Warwick Beauchamp in 2016. ADeloitte Rising Star winner, Parkable is a sharing economy platform for car parking that allows companies and individuals to rent out their empty parking bays. Parkable also provides staff parking management solutions for enterprises and small businesses. Sometimes referred to as ‘Airbnb for parking’, users of the Parkable app can find and pay for car parking spaces as required without cash, either on the fly or spaces can be reserved. Car park owners can also enjoy the additional income from letting out spaces when they aren’t being used.

Find the park you want by tapping on the blue pins

Tap ‘Start’ to begin and parking session and ‘Stop’ when you leave the park

Parkable CEO, Toby Littin, and Spark Future of Connectivity Lead, Renee Mataparae

Toby Littin and Renee Mataparae after Spark invests in Parkable

Press release: Parkable raises NZ$4.6 million in first-round funding led by Spark

Parkable, the team behind the successful parking platform that helps workplaces manage employee parking, has launched a new digital offering that improves the value of multi-tenant office buildings, potentially to the tune of $90 million in additional revenue in Melbourne alone.

At a time when yields have reduced for commercial property, Parkable’s new multi-tenant platform has been designed to help transform parking from a fixed asset into a flexible one, to better meet tenant demands and provide new revenue streams for commercial property owners. Several owners and tenants in Australia, including ISPT, XERO, and REA, have eagerly embraced the new offering.


Toby Littin, CEO of Parkable says, “In numerous conversations over the past two years with owners and asset managers, all of them reiterated the same issue, that it’s a difficult time to satisfy tenant needs and maintain asset performance.”

In Melbourne, hundreds of commercial listings demonstrating higher than normal vacancies have led to a substantial number of unused parking spaces. Based on average parking revenue Parkable generates for its current customers in Melbourne, Littin says that amounts to over $90 million in untapped revenue*.


“By implementing our new multi-tenant platform, property owners can finally make parking a flexible resource that meets tenant needs, maximises the utilisation of parking spaces and adds new streams of parking revenue, typically achieving 1000% ROI.”


Littin says the challenges and opportunities presented with changes in commercial real estate are not limited to Australia - with operations in the USA, UK and Europe, Parkable sees this same condition prevalent around the world.

“We are seeing some of the world’s largest real estate companies grapple with maintaining occupancy, yield and delivering world class tenant experience on a budget. At Parkable, we are excited about working with these companies and consolidating our global leadership in parking management software for workplaces and commercial properties.”

How Parkable’s multi-tenant platform works

With Parkable’s world-first platform, any unused parking space, including EV and visitor parking, can be shared with any tenant employee or the public, regardless of who the owner or leaseholder is. A landlord can offer vacant spaces for use, and tenants can share their unused spaces on the days their employees don’t need them. It’s all wrapped up in a simple intuitive digital experience that parking administration staff and drivers love to use.

Parkable now makes it much easier for property and asset managers to manage parking information too. Traditional lease and building management software doesn't keep track of parking details well, leaving many asset managers relying on spreadsheets and hand-drawn maps.

The new Parkable platform replaces manual work with reporting and management software to capture and organise allocation and usage information, made easily accessible through interactive maps and a reporting suite. With access to accurate parking information, it’s easy to make better leasing and allocation decisions, produce documentation, maximise parking ROI, and calculate levies.

Says Littin, ”Our multi-tenant platform truly is a ‘win-win’. If you’ve got a bunch of car parks being underutilised, Parkable can not only help improve the parking experience for tenants, we can also monetise the carparks and remove the need for unnecessary, time consuming administration.

“Parking has always been an emotional issue, and now that people are encouraged to spend more time back in the office, often in complex hybrid arrangements, it’s more top-of-mind for employers. With our multi-tenant parking platform, companies can remove the pain points associated with managing those all-important parking spaces, and in turn help to increase productivity.”

New digital parking amenity squeezing more value from Australia’s multi-tenant buildings

Over the past six months, our dev team has been hard at work creating an awesome new feature on Parkable. By talking to our clients, we realised that visitor parking is often, well, a bit of a mess - visitors aren’t sure where to go, staff members park in visitor spots, and out-dated booking systems are a huge headache for administrators.

That’s why we developed a visitor parking solution - to make visitor parking simple and transparent for both guests and admin.

What’s wrong with traditional visitor parking?

Visitors to businesses and organisations often have poor parking experiences. It’s unclear where to go, and uncertain whether a parking spot will be available. That leads to confusion and frustration before visitors have even entered the main building, as well as late starts to meetings. Long-term, these accumulated bad experiences can create a poor perception of your brand and culture.

For businesses and staff, traditional visitor parking is also difficult to organise and manage. It’s hard to keep track of who’s parking and for how long, and out-dated booking systems waste time. Because it’s hard (perhaps even impossible) to keep track of who’s parking where, staff are free to abuse the visitor parking spaces, leaving nowhere for your guests to park. All too often, these difficulties also lead to inefficient use of valuable space.

Luckily, Parkable’s visitor parking is simple and transparent for both staff and visitors.

What does great visitor parking look like?

Parkable’s in-bay sensors and IoT technology make it easy for organisations to monitor and manage visitor parking.

 The dashboard shows you car park occupancy, future bookings, and who’s parking where in real time. If someone is parked in your visitor spots who shouldn’t be there, you’ll know about it.

 Administrators can book a parking spot for visitors before they arrive, ensuring that visitors aren’t circling with nowhere to park.

 Once bookings are made, visitors are emailed a mobile-friendly invitation with their parking details and instructions. When visitors arrive, they use their invite to access your car park and find their parking spot.

 If someone overstays the time limit in a visitor parking spot, the system notifies admin so they can take action.

Interested in improving your visitor parking experience? 

By talking to our clients, we realised that visitor parking is often, well, a bit of a mess. We've developed a solution to make visitor parking simple and transparent for both guests and admin.

Seamless visitor parking with Parkable

Product release: Seamless visitor parking has launched

CREtech is an in-person event that brings together people and organizations from every corner of the real estate sphere. Now, as a multi-faceted experience, CREtech is a trade show, a networking platform, and a space for content demonstrations all related to global real estate. It brings together an entire international community to generate ideas and share innovative thinking in this dynamic and ever-evolving field.

There, you can expect to see landlords, asset managers, brokerages, construction companies, tech startups, venture capitalists, thought leaders, and other industry forerunners all gathered together. Plus, CREtech is held in New York City, which goes without saying, is one of the most dynamic cities.

Previously Parkable attended CREtech, and it was an awesome opportunity for our team to meet other professionals within the commercial property industry.

And this year, we’re excited to reconnect!

This year, CREtech is from October 12 and 13, which falls on Wednesday and Thursday (US time).

CREtech New York is being held in Manhattan, New York City, at Pier 36. Pier 36 is an event space on the Lower East Side. This is a trendy area with artsy cafes, quirky coffee shops, quaint bookstores, offbeat vintage shops and vibrant nightlife.

What to expect from CREtech New York 2022?

CREtech New York 2022 is going to be such an enormous learning opportunity! We expect to meet so many like-minded people and sit in on some interesting talks.

On the first day, the keynote speaker is Laura Hines-Pierce, who’s the co-CEO of Hines, a major real estate investment and management company. The next day, the keynote speaker is Bjarke Ingels, the founder of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). BIG is based in Copenhagen and New York and consists of architects, designers, and builders who work in architecture, urbanism, research and development. The other two keynote addresses will be delivered by CBRE's chief digital and technology officer, Sandeep Davé, and executives of Oxford Properties and M7 Real Estate will deliver the other two keynote addresses.

We’ll also get to hear from experts on subjects like

How real estate companies are embracing innovation

The intersection of real estate and sustainability

How corporations use technology to innovate future workplaces

Technology and the real estate enterprise

Perspectives on global venture investment

These are just some of the topics that we’re going to be able to learn about during this two-day event. During lunch and breaks between speakers, we’re looking forward to mingling with you – whether you’re in the real estate business, whether you’re just popping in to say hi, or whether you’re looking for a way to really up your parking solutions at your building or for your company!

Why is Parkable heading to CREtech this year?

We at Parkable are psyched to be going to CREtech this year. We’re prepared to discover more about the USA commercial real estate sector and where we fit into the industry. As a New Zealand-born startup, we’re coming to CREtech with an innovative parking solution. We know that with commercial real estate and development, there always comes the need for transportation innovation. And that, our fellow readers, is where we come in.

CREtech is geared toward property owners, developers, and others working to keep real estate up-to-date and adapt this industry to contemporary needs and ideals. The truth is that contemporary real estate is all about developing modern spaces for the needs of people. And where there are people occupying spaces, there are cars that get them there.

With more businesses moving to hybrid working, there is high underutilisation of available parking. Parking garage occupancies have plummeted, with the majority of tenants and employees sometimes or always working from home. This has resulted in lost lease costs and tenant churn.

Parkable is the easiest way to manage staff and tenant parking. Our flexible, intuitive platform and app enable property owners and tenants to easily share parking spots between those driving into the office.

“We’re excited to have a presence at CRETech New York this year,

” says Brody Nelson, the chief technology officer of Parkable, 

“Our team at booth 146 is ready to share ideas about how Parkable can deliver greater Yield, WALE and improve tenant experiences. I’m personally keen to meet fellow industry heavy-hitters and learn how leading real estate companies are embracing innovation.”

Why should property managers and landlords care?	

Parkable is a total no-brainer. It improves the tenant experience by providing them with bookable parking, seamless access, cashless payment and automated resolution. On top of all this, it’s super easy and intuitive for tenants and property managers to learn how to use the platform.

This sort of improved tenant experience and, therefore, tenant stickiness increases the chances of bettering your weighted average lease expiry, or WALE. And, we’re certain you know, this is a figure vital to your overall property asset value.

If that’s not motivating enough, according to Global Tenant Report, which spoke to over 2,000 office workers worldwide, 

 want better onsite amenities from their landlords. “For many workers, time is the most precious commodity during their working day,” wrote the study. “People want their workplace experience made as frictionless as possible in order to save time that otherwise might be lost running mundane life errands, going out to buy lunch, or as a result of inefficiencies within the building itself.”

Through the software, people in the area, whether other commercial occupiers or employees, can book unutilised spots and increase usage and revenue for tenants. Of course, with all of this comes revenue increases by increased yield.

By sharing unleashed spots for a set rate and not having to worry about the logistics and admin headaches of payment (because our platform does it all for you), you can make sure that these car spots aren’t sitting empty!

Aside from a user-friendly billing system, pre-booking, and spot-sharing, we can even help with hardware installation. Think gate access, automated plate recognition, EV charging management and more.

The Parkable platform also streamlines administration with automated problem resolution, adaptable to any parking setup. It reduces time spent on parking admin by up to 90% through automated problem resolution and monitoring.

Aside from automating admin and reporting, you can view occupancy in real-time and download reports!

What’s in it for commercial occupiers and tenants?

Parkable creates a flexible workplace that becomes easily achievable. Employees have begun to shy away from typical 9-to-5 work in favour of a more adaptable schedule. By using Parkable, managing car spots as employees come and go according to less rigid time structures is a walk in the (car)park.

Ultimately, it’s less stressful to come into the office because employees can reserve their spots no matter when they work. Plus, Parkable provides for better employee experiences by easing the stress of the commute ahead of time.

“Our people are loving the app and opportunity to know they have a car park booked and available on their arrival to work,”

 said Amanda Collinson, property and facilities manager at TAB.

Companies can also better see how their employees utilise parking to get a better feel for parking efficiency, using extra space that employees don’t need. Unused car spaces can be listed for others to use, including members of the public. The administrative load becomes way more digestible, too.

Most of the parking management suddenly becomes automated based on the pre-set organisation. The increased availability from Parkable’s sharing and booking features increases parking availability by 25% on average, allowing more staff and building tenants to park on-site.

And, of course, we help with the admin. More specifically, tenants that use Parkable reduce time spent on parking admin by up to 90% through automated problem resolution and monitoring.

“We had a really manual system for managing the parking and tracking the vehicles, which was a waste of time and resources. To be honest, it was a mess. I wanted a system to automate that administrative work, which I’ve found with Parkable,”

 said White City Place Engineering Manager Timothy Scanlon.

Find us at CREtech and talk to us about your parking woes, our solutions, or the services we provide! Parkable is an international company, and we want to implement our service in ways that simplify everyone’s life just a little bit more. Catch us in the Big Apple this fall!

At CREtech New York this year, you can find the Parkable team at booth 146. And, for the visual information consumers out there, here’s a handy map for you.

In the interim, however, if you want to say hi – don’t be shy! You can reach out to the general team on our contact page 

. And, if you want to virtually meet and connect with the Parkable members heading to the event individually, here they are!

CREtech is an in-person event that brings together people and organizations from every corner of the real estate sphere. Now, as a multi-faceted experience, CREtech is a trade show, a networking platform, and a space for content demonstrations all related to global real estate.

Cretech New York 2022

Parkable is going to CREtech New York 2022

Parkable, the leading Parking Management Software, has announced an integration with Engrain, a recognized leader in next-generation touring technology and map-based data visualization.

The combination of Parkable's Multi-Tenant Platform and Engrain's Unit Map technology will now allow commercial and multifamily property owners and managers to better visualize and understand the utilization of their parking spaces.

Property managers can often find it challenging to manage parking lots shared amongst multiple tenants and residents with the prevalence of vacant spaces, combined with the absence of effective tools to encourage multi-use parking.

There is often a lack of visibility as to how the parking area is used, resulting in the inability to monetize parking and make the best use of the spaces available. The complexity of accommodating how tenants use parking allocations, such as whether they're workers, guests, or residential parkers, creates further challenges.

The integration of Engrain's Unit Maps into the Parkable platform creates efficiencies and convenience to parking management. With dynamic maps of car parks now accessible on the Parkable admin panel, property managers can get direct insights into their parking spaces, streamline their parking operations, and maximize revenue.

Through real-time interactivity, the admin panel map accurately mirrors the layout of the car park, with parking spaces color-coded based on their type and status, such as: allocated, occupied, unused, Electric Vehicle, Visitor and more.

The enhanced map experience also lets spaces be easily filtered by specific groups, tenants or types.

"Until now, parking for commercial properties has been a hassle. With many property managers and owners having to shuffle car parking arrangements to secure a new tenant, and manage the day to day of car parking. With the Parkable Multi-Tenant Platform, property managers can easily view, adjust, and confirm parking permits and licenses in one place, making both the initial rent up, and the ongoing operations easy & profitable" says Parkable CEO, Toby Littin.

"Shifting away from traditional management methods like spreadsheets and static maps, this integration directly addresses typical parking pain points," he says.

"Every real estate software application should have a relevant map, it feels like a no-brainer but it's surprising how many don't!" says Engrain CEO, Brent Steiner. "Our vision is to partner with innovators like Parkable who are solving real estate's hardest problems by providing map visualization via modern APIs," he says. "Underutilized and under-monetized parking is both a problem and an opportunity for commercial and multifamily owners and operators and this partnership offers a great option," says Steiner.

Beyond these benefits, Parkable offers broader advantages.

"Our new Multi-Tenant foundation provides visibility into parking spaces and leases, enabling reporting and management across tenants, reducing administrative time, and maintaining a comprehensive record," says Littin. "With this integration, we are a step closer to completely redefining the commercial parking landscape," he concludes.


Parkable partners with Engrain to provide parking efficiencies across multi-tenanted buildings

With Parkable, employees can now book parking into the future, with fair distribution built in

It’s always been our aim to make employee parking stress-free, easy, and fair. Over the last few months, our product team has been hard at work creating 

, so that Parkable can facilitate stress-free, easy, fair staff parking... on a whole new level.

Future booking allows staff to request parking on any day in the future, and to secure their car park bookings a week in advance for confident commuting. Plus, Parkable’s allocation algorithm distributes parks fairly amongst the team, which creates a better, more equitable work culture.

Staff parking may make some people shrug, “Who cares?” But the reality is: your staff care. Commuting and parking affect your employees every day they come into the office, and that flows through to employers’ major concerns about their teams - engagement, productivity, retention, culture, and wellbeing.

Retention: The commute is the third most common reason for 

Stress: Commuting is the second most common source of 

Wellbeing: Princeton University found that of all activities, 

 are two of the most negative experiences of the day.

Luckily, we’ve found that simply by changing your workplace parking, you can dramatically improve the commute for your staff:

Prior to using Parkable, 25% of staff said that their commute was 'bad' or 'terrible'.

With Parkable, 76% of those who previously had negative commutes said that their commute had become 'good' or 'amazing'.

The number of staff who classified their commute as 'amazing' or 'good' more than doubled after Parkable was implemented, growing from 31% to 69.9%.

A third of employees said that their perception of their workplace culture changed for the better because of Parkable.

Through future booking, we’re taking the next step to even better commutes and fairer parking, so your employees arrive to work feeling well cared for and engaged.

Your employees know when they have parking booked for the week ahead, so they can drive in or select alternative transport with confidence.

Instead of letting your staff race to secure a park, Parkable’s allocation algorithm fairly distributes parking among all members of your team who have requested a park.

Administrators can override the allocation algorithm by prioritising certain employees’ requests and cancelling reservations, so you stay in control.

Interested in supporting your staff with easy commutes and fair parking? 

 with one of our workplace parking experts!

It’s always been our aim to make employee parking stress-free, easy, and fair. Our product team has been hard at work creating future booking with fairer sharing, to make stress-free, easy, fair staff parking... on a whole new level.

Future booking product feature

Product release: Future booking with fairer sharing

We’re excited to share our recent product improvements on Parkable

As soon as you open the new release of the Parkable app, the first thing you’ll notice is that the whole look has changed (according to our talented designer Kyle, Parkable is now 1000% more attractive than it was yesterday). However, there are also some great new features, and the user journey for parking has been tweaked and improved. Read on to find out the details!

You’ll notice some changes as soon as you open the app - in fact, it may look like a different app altogether. Other than being aligned with our new brand, you will now be able to toggle between casual and long-term parking on the main page, search for locations directly, and you’ll see a more zoomed-in screen. Perhaps the biggest change is the car park pins...

Casual parks are now green pins with a car icon

Long-term parks are now green pins with a key icon

If your workplace manages its car park using Parkable, your office pin will be a purple icon with a star

Another fix we’ve made (based on popular demand) is that when you click into a pin and then go back, the map will stay where you last left it, rather than returning you to your current location.

Find out how to use the improved search feature 

Image: The old vs new Parkable map screen

One of the most common feature requests for Parkable has been favourites. In the new release you’ll be able to save your favourite car parks (like your workplace, park and ride, or frequent parking haunts) to a display at the bottom of the map screen for quick access.

Find out how to save and find your favourites 

Another common request that has gone live in this release: being able to choose which parking spot you use in a car park with numbered bays, rather than having a spot randomly assigned to you. This will make it easier for you to park and save you some extra time, because you won’t have to drive around hunting for the elusive ‘bay 133’.

Find out how to select your parking spot 

While the app will look different, the way that you park stays the same. Simply tap a pin to check car park details, tap ‘Reserve bay’ or ‘Start parking’, and then tap ‘Stop parking’ when you leave. A few small changes:

When you click into a car park pin it will tell you how many bays are currently available

When you reserve a car park, it will now only assign a bay number when you arrive and tap ‘Start parking’. This is to allow you to change your bay number once you are in the car park. (Previously you were assigned a bay number as soon as you tapped ‘Reserve’.)

For a complete explanation of how to park using Parkable, click 

Parkable secures further funding for USA growth

Suggested articles

Solve your parking problems