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Openbay Announces First-of-Its-Kind Connected-Car Repair Service

OpenbayConnect Remotely Determines Cause and Cost to Perform Auto Repairs NEW YORK, NY, – March 31, 2015 – Today at the New York International Auto Show in New York City, Openbay, the online marketplace for auto repair, launched OpenbayConnect, a first-of-its-kind platform that leverages connected-car technology to remotely diagnose automotive vehicle problems and deliver competitive repair […]

March 31, 2015 More
 

Google Ventures' Rich Miner Talks Openbay

Google Ventures partner, and co-founder of Android, Rich Miner, appeared today on Bloomberg TV to talk about his investments. When asked which companies, within his portfolio, he was excited about, he talked Openbay (1:36-2:10)!   “We have a seed investment in a promising company called Openbay, which is looking at the 200 million cars on […]

May 6, 2014 More
 

VentureFizz: 2014 is Going to Be a Breakout Year for Openbay

“So why all the buzz around Openbay? For one, the are the only Boston startup from Boston to get funding from both Google Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Second, from what I hear, they are one of the rare companies that VC’s and angels are hunting down and trying to get a piece of, and not […]

January 9, 2014 More
 

Google Ventures, Andreessen-Backed Openbay Aims to Fix Car Repair

By: Curt Woodward It seems like there are a million little small-business headaches that haven’t been solved by the Internet quite yet. There’s a good reason for that—signing up small businesses can be a serious slog, even aside from the structural problems of building a two-sided marketplace where you bring together buyers and sellers. But eventually, […]

November 7, 2013 More