UK: Stasher.com has acquired StoreMe, a US luggage storage business founded in 2017 by Peter Korbel.
Stasher offers short-term luggage storage in shops and hotels from US$5.90 per day. It boasts several major hotel partnerships, including Premier Inn in the UK.
It was founded by Jacob Wedderburn-Day and Anthony Collias in 2015. In 2020, the company raised a $2.5 million funding round, valuing the company at $12.5 million.
StoreMe joins Stasher’s 5500 storage points across more than 1000 cities around the globe. Wedderburn-Day said the StoreMe deal would allow Stasher to grow its footprint in the US. “The American market is massive and has a lot of untapped potential. This deal lets Stasher build on Peter’s excellent work and add some fantastic US locations to our network, particularly on the East Coast.”
StoreMe has 300+ locations throughout major US cities and thousands of customers looking for short-term storage. Korbel, a serial entrepreneur, said: “I am delighted to transition StoreMe’s business over to Stasher, a leader in the market. The timing was right to sell StoreMe and focus my efforts on my consulting business, 135 Madison, and other business opportunities. I have a lot of faith that the founders will continue to scale and grow the operation to new heights.”
Stasher has recently acquired other global players, including Cubby (US), Airkeep.me (LatAm) and MindMyBag.com (ANZ).
