Rover Parking named finalist for the Vision to Reality

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Rover Parking named finalist for the Vision to Reality Innovator of the Year Award

TORONTO, April 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rover Parking , Canada’s leading marketplace for shared, peer-to-peer parking proudly announces that it has been named an official finalist for the PWC Vision to Reality (V2R) Innovator of the Year Award, in the DISRUPTOR category.

Vision to Reality (V2R) Innovator of the Year Award is PwC Canada’s annual program aimed at recognizing and celebrating the most innovative organizations in the nation. Find out more about the program: www.pwc.com/ca/v2r and more about the finalists: www.pwc.com/ca/v2r/finalists

“This is a huge honour for us and something which we’re very proud to be a part of. Rover has been working tirelessly for over a year now on bringing a disruptive, yet more common sense approach to the parking and congestion challenges facing most Canadian cities. This award recognizes that what we are working on matters and is an important component of the make up for the smart cities of tomorrow,” said Grant Brigden, Co-Founder of Rover Parking.

“This year’s award finalists personify the potential Canada has to become a global innovation leader. PwC Canada is proud to shine the spotlight on companies who are reshaping the Canadian landscape by pushing boundaries and setting new benchmarks for excellence,” said Tahir Ayub, Managing Partner, Markets and Industries at PwC Canada.

To download the Rover Parking mobile app or learn more visit: roverparking.com

About Rover Parking Rover is Canada’s leading marketplace for shared parking. Often described as the airBNB of parking, Rover provides a brand new supply of private parking spaces that are easy to find, inexpensive, available all over the city and accessible from a few quick taps on a smartphone.

Rover allows individuals or businesses that have driveways or parking spaces that sit empty for hours on end, to share those spaces for a fee, resulting in some quick extra cash in hand.

The Rover Parking app can be downloaded for free on both iOS and Android at roverparking.com or via the App Store or Google Play.

Contact Information Grant Brigden – Co-Founder grant@roverparking.com 647.407.8986 Tim Wootton – Co-Founder tim@roverparking.com 416.710.7893

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