Driveway Rental App Launches for Game-Day Parking
The Parkey app allows residential property owners to monetize their driveways by renting them out for athletic events.
Updated on Oct. 24, 2026 in Remote Work
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Three University of Florida students launched a mobile application called Parkey to facilitate residential driveway rentals for game-day parking. The startup recently completed 51 bookings during a single home game to address unorganized local demand.
Why it matters
The platform addresses the logistical challenge of parking in college towns by creating a marketplace for underutilized private residential space. By organizing fragmented supply, the founders aim to tap into a demand cycle tied to university athletics calendars.
The platform facilitated 51 parking bookings through seven active hosts during the recent University of Florida versus Ole Miss game. Founders are now looking to scale the model to accommodate upcoming basketball seasons at the university.
The players
Zane Knapp
Co-founder of Parkey who developed the platform to organize game-day parking.
Trevor Regli
Co-founder of the driveway-sharing startup Parkey.
Matthew Seyoum
Co-founder of the Gainesville-based parking marketplace Parkey.
The details
Parkey operates by allowing local property owners to list their residential driveways for rent directly on the application. Users search for and book these spots to bypass traditional game-day congestion. The founders identified this unorganized market as an opportunity to simplify the process for both providers and event attendees.
Timeline
October 2026
Earlier this season, Parkey facilitated 51 bookings for the UF-Ole Miss game.
Market Landscape
Parkey represents an extension of the sharing economy's peer-to-peer asset utilization model into the specialized niche of event parking. The startup joins a growing field of platforms seeking to monetize underused residential infrastructure during high-traffic localized events.
Operators in high-traffic event corridors should monitor this shift toward residential driveway monetization as it could alter local parking availability and pricing. Property owners near event venues may find a new revenue stream by listing their own spaces as platforms scale in the region.
The takeaway
This venture illustrates how localized, underutilized space can be converted into a recurring service during specific event windows. Owners should monitor how these peer-to-peer marketplaces evolve as they expand into subsequent sports seasons.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Wcjb.
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