Stairling buys MySam, adds 200,000 clients to launch B2B mobility platform
What's the deal? French mobility startup StairlingDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired MySamDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a VTC platform founded in Albi in 2016, and rebranded it as StaircabDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The transaction adds nearly 200,000 clients and 18,000 registered drivers across 200 to 350 cities. MySam founder Pierre Rosi will lead the new entity as head of Staircab.
What each does: Stairling, operating since 2024, runs a cooperative model that lets ride-hailing drivers join as entrepreneur-employees rather than form their own companies. Drivers get pay slips, social protection, and weekly payments while keeping operational independence. Staircab, by contrast, is a strictly business-to-business platform.
What's the endgame? Staircab lets hotels, travel agencies, airports, tourism offices, event sites, and local authorities offer ride-hailing without running their own fleets. It provides four access points: an API, an embeddable booking module, a white-label interface, and a hardware option with QR codes. Partners can earn commissions of up to 10%, and the platform charges 10% per completed ride.
How they fit together: Stairling and Staircab are described as complementary layers of a single operating system for drivers. Stairling offers a stable contract; Staircab gives drivers channels to build their own client base.
Beyond rides: Stairling's ecosystem now includes 5,500 drivers and roughly 2,000 vehicles, 40% of them electrified. Through its StairleaseDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → brand, it aggregates leasing offers covering more than 5,000 vehicles, while its DirectPay system deducts rent directly from driver earnings to cut the risk of unpaid leases.
Why now? Stairling is awaiting approval from the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) to handle payment flows directly for drivers. It already processes €100 million in annual financial flows and is finalising a new funding round. Last year it raised €1.5 million from Plug and Play VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Kima Ventures, Source VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and 199 VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What could go wrong? The company targets 3,000 to 4,000 workers under entrepreneur-employee status by the end of 2026 and 200,000 within five years. It concedes that scale would require international expansion or entry into other gig economy verticals.
The signal: Stairling is betting that the future of gig work lies in owning the infrastructure — contracts, vehicles, and payments — rather than just distributing rides. The MySam deal turns a driver cooperative into a B2B mobility operator with fintech ambitions.
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