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We have come a long way since the early days of HitchWhistler back in November 2010, the first version of our website to help people share rides to Whistler during the ski season.<\/p>\n

Between 2010 and 2014, HitchWhistler gathered 10,000 users and that\u2019s when we decided to scale the service and make it a business. We relaunched as HitchPlanet in December 2014.<\/p>\n

\"HitchPlanet
Top: HitchWhistler (2010) | Middle: HitchPlanet (2014) | Bottom: Poparide (2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since then, we\u2019ve been busy perfecting our product by focusing on our early adopters. This has led us to make significant improvements to the platform and to build really nice, native mobile apps. By providing people with a great experience, we succeeded in growing primarily by word of mouth.<\/p>\n

The results have been staggering. We now boast over 40,000 members and we\u2019ve grown 500% in revenue in the last year. We have recently raised $250,000 from the crowd and we now have big plans to expand. And this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re excited to introduce\u00a0Poparide<\/a>, our new brand that will make us a first choice for travel all over North America. We\u2019re still the same team providing the exact same service, but now with a bold new name and a fresh look that will propel us forward as we expand across the continent.<\/p>\n

Our dream of making travel affordable for everyone is rapidly becoming a reality as we enter a new phase of the startup cycle. We can\u2019t wait to introduce Pop to more people and help thousands\u200a\u2014\u200aand one day millions\u200a\u2014\u200atravel together all over North America.<\/p>\n

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Want to see more of Poparide?<\/div>\n
Sign up for free and post a trip or find a ride in minutes<\/div>\n

Free signup<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Check out our new\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0or download our app on\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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