The problem
Renting a car usually means a counter, a queue, and a brand. Meanwhile plenty of capable vehicles sit parked while their owners would happily rent them out — if there were a safe, structured way to do it. The gap isn’t the cars; it’s the trust layer between a stranger and someone’s vehicle.
What we built
RentCarFlow is a peer-to-peer car-rental marketplace. Owners list their vehicles with daily rates and availability; renters browse, book instantly, and drive — no rental counter in the middle.
The trust layer is the product. Stripe Identity verifies every driver before they can book. Live GPS tracking runs on every trip. Inspection photos are captured at handoff and return. Stripe handles payments, deposits, and owner payouts, with chargeback protection built in. Owners get a dashboard for approvals, earnings, and per-vehicle analytics; renters get a clean find-book-drive flow.
How we shipped it
Built end-to-end — the marketplace, the booking flow, the owner tools, and the verification and tracking surface that makes the whole thing safe to use. The risky pieces are the ones that matter here, so they lean on proven infrastructure: Stripe Identity for ID checks, Stripe for money, GPS for trips.
Outcome
RentCarFlow is live with vehicles listed across Central Florida and access opening up as the marketplace grows. It runs on owned code and owned infrastructure, paying Stripe per transaction — no rental brand, no platform rent, the operator in control of the whole flow.
