Amsterdam startup Barqo acquires its competitor Botentenhuur.nl. The boat platform, known as the Airbnb for boats, is steering toward market leadership in online boat rentals.
“The online platform of Botentehuur.nl is, in fact, comparable to Barqo, but it only connects commercial boat renters to tenants. With this acquisition, we are realizing a substantial increase in the number of domestic boats and can scale up even faster,” according to Floris van Hoogenhuyze, co-founder of Barqo.