Spacer is an online marketplace for

self storage Self storage (a shorthand for "self-service storage," and also known as "device storage") is an industry that rents storage space (such as rooms, lockers, containers, and/or outdoor space), also known as "storage units," to tenants, usually on ...

, founded in 2015 and based in Sydney. Spacer allows people to rent excess space to other people. Spacer has similar features to

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and

ride-sharing Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing and lift-sharing) is the sharing of Automobile, car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, and prevents the need for others to have to drive to a location themselves. By having more ...

apps. In 2017, Spacer acquired US-based company Roost Shared Storage, a similar online marketplace, as well as its competitor Parkhound.

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