Indie Campers is a recreational vehicle (RV) rental company and road-trip marketplace headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 2013 by Hugo Oliveira and Stefan Koeppl, the company combines an owned fleet with a peer-to-peer marketplace of privately owned and professional-host vehicles. It operates in more than 100 locations across Europe, North America and Oceania and reports a fleet of over 10,000 owned vehicles, with additional inventory available via its marketplace.
History Indie Campers was founded in Lisbon in 2013 by Hugo Oliveira and co-founder Stefan Koeppl; Koeppl left the company in 2014. In 2015 the public venture fund Portugal Ventures invested in the company; in 2017, after the firm's international expansion, that stake was sold. Indie Campers was included among Europe's fastest-growing companies in the Financial Times FT 1000 (2020) ranking, where Portuguese media reported it as a Top-40 entry.
The company expanded to the United States in late 2021, opening its first location in Los Angeles with Jeep-based campers, followed by additional North American sites. In 2023 the company entered Oceania with operations in Australia and New Zealand.
In July 2024 Indie Campers raised €35 million in a round led by Indico Capital Partners, with participation from Cedrus and GED Ventures; in May 2025 it closed a €27.5 million extension, bringing total new funding over roughly one year to €62.5 million.
Operations and business model Indie Campers operates a hybrid model. Its owned fleet is deployed across a network of depots on three continents. In parallel, Indie Campers acts as a broker for "marketplace" rentals from private owners, broadening availability and geographical coverage beyond company-operated depots.
RV sales The company is actively developing an RV sales business unit in Europe, North America and Oceania, focused on selling high-quality vehicles, including refurbished and de-fleeted units.
Vehicle categories As of 2025, Indie Campers groups its vehicles into five categories to simplify comparisons across regions. The categories align with widely used RV classes and typical layouts.
Category Generic RV class Capacity (people) Bathroom Typical use Availability notes Adventure 4×4 with rooftop tent 2–4 No indoor bathroom Off-grid travel, wild camping Availability varies by region California Compact campervan (small Class B) 4 Optional (varies by model) Urban trips, weekend getaways Multi-regionGrand CaliforniaClass B Campervan2 Adults + 2 KidsYesFamily Trips with comfort Multi-region Active Standard campervan (Class B) 2–4 Yes (in many models) Longer trips with full standing room Multi-region Comfort Motorhome (Class C) 4–6 Yes Families and long-haul road trips Multi-regionSpaceClass A 6-8YesMaximum room and full amenitiesEurope and United States Trailer Towable trailer 5 Yes Basecamp travel with a tow vehicle United States only
Headquarters and locations The global headquarters is in Lisbon, Portugal. The company also operates regional offices in Mexico City (serving the North American market) and Manila (serving Asia–Pacific).
Pickup locations Europe: Reykjavík; Tromsø; Trondheim; Bergen; Oslo; Stockholm; Helsinki; Copenhagen; Malmö; Hamburg; Hanover; Berlin; Leipzig; Frankfurt; Stuttgart; Munich; Cologne; Düsseldorf; Amsterdam; Brussels; Paris (CDG & Orly); Nantes; Bordeaux; Toulouse; Marseille; Lyon; Nice; Bastia (New 2026); Geneva; Zurich; Vienna; Milan (Bergamo & Malpensa); Venice; Bologna; Florence; Rome; Naples; Bari; Olbia; Catania; Cagliari (New 2026); Palermo (New 2026); Pisa (New 2026); Turin (New 2026); Split; Zagreb (New 2026); Athens; Heraklion; Bilbao; Porto; Lisbon; Faro; Seville; Málaga; Valencia; Madrid; Barcelona; Palma; Alicante (New 2026); Coruna (New 2026); Tenerife (New 2026); Krakow (New 2026); Warsaw (New 2026); Edinburgh; Manchester; London; Bristol; Glasgow (New 2026); Inverness (New 2026); Dublin.
North America: Anchorage; Vancouver; Calgary; Montreal (New 2026); Seattle; Portland; San Francisco; Los Angeles; San Diego; Las Vegas; Phoenix; Salt Lake City; Denver; Bozeman (New 2026); Chicago; Nashville (New 2026); Atlanta (New 2026); New Orleans (New 2026); Dallas (New 2026); Houston (New 2026); Toronto; New York; Boston (New 2026); Miami; Orlando (New 2026).
Oceania: Perth; Darwin; Cairns; Brisbane; Sydney; Melbourne; Hobart; Auckland; Christchurch; Queenstown.
Awards Indie Campers won Phocuswright Europe's Summit EMEA Travel Innovator of the Year in 2021.
See also Recreational vehicle Peer-to-peer carsharing
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