Orleans: Carsup, a concierge service that pampers exceptional cars and targets the United States.

In the heart of an anonymous business district in the suburbs of Orleans, an equally anonymous warehouse houses pretty jewelry… Inside is a gleaming Rolls Royce Silver Cloud ready to run, a Porsche 930 turbo, a red Rally R5 and other collectible cars. under their protective cover.

Their owners have entrusted them to Carsup, a concierge service founded four years ago in Orleans that offers a range of services that can be managed through an app: secure vehicle security, of course, but also maintenance, cleaning, buying, selling, etc. and even an exchange of experience in a club that brings members together around events.

“We have cars worth from ten thousand euros to several million. Most of them drive little, between 500 and 1,000 km a year,” explains company founder Samuel Lelarge, 27, a car enthusiast.

The young leader went into business after receiving an electrical engineering degree and experience in industry. He had the support of Frédéric Lasnier, boss of Pentalog, a digital services group based in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin.

“Many Requests”

Its first concierge opened in Fleury-le-Aubre in 2019, in the Orléans area. Today there are seven in France and one in Brussels, and probably 25 to 30 by the end of the year. “We have a lot of inquiries and our current concierge services are overwhelmed,” says Samuel Lelarge.

The company, which employs 35 people, has just completed a fundraising of 1.5 million euros and is planning another one soon to accelerate its development, including abroad, in Geneva and London from this year or even in the United States in a slightly longer term. .