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ParkJockey is an American parking revenue and access control startup that enables real estate owners and operators to optimize parking operations using advanced software, hardware technologies, and data APIs. For consumers, the company has developed a payment terminal kiosk for parking and a mobile app to locate and pay for parking spaces.

History and growth
ParkJockey was co-founded by two former management consultants in Chicago who identified several inefficiencies in the parking industry. They established ParkJockey with a website for paying for off-street parking spaces. In 2013, ParkJockey raised $1.8 million in angel investment to develop a mobile app and officially launched its services later that year. Seeing potential for growth in Europe, ParkJockey launched its London office in 2014 to serve the U.K. market.

Since then, the company has undergone additional investment rounds and has grown into a B2B real estate technology platform offering landlords and parking operators hardware and software to manage and optimize parking operations, including big data services.

It is headquartered in Miami, with operations across the U.S. and the U.K.

On December 3, 2018, financial and technology news media reported that Softbank Group and Mubadala had acquired stakes in ParkJockey, primarily to finance planned acquisitions of parking lot operators, with the total investment amount estimated between $800 million and $1 billion.

ParkJockey rebranded as REEF Technology in 2019.

ParkJockey has made financial contributions to Phil Collins' Little Dreams Foundation and The Gurkha Welfare Trust, and supported the It Gets Better Project during the 2015 Pride Week.

ParkJockey partnered with Odeon Cinemas in 2014. The company offers parking for Odeon customers who would like to reserve a parking space along with their cinema tickets.