Ave Rides, $13K in 30 days: local rides and airport transfers

Ave Rides books local transportation, airport transfers, golf cart rentals and electric scooter rentals in Ave Maria and Southwest Florida. Its $13K in the last 30 days is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.

What it actually sells

Ave Rides sells airport transportation, local rides, golf cart rentals and electric scooter rentals. Golf carts are available by the hour, day, week or month and delivered to the customer’s home or driveway, while electric scooter rentals cover Ave Maria and the AMU campus.

How it charges

Ave Rides uses flat-rate pricing with no surge, and customers know the price before booking. Golf cart rentals are available by the hour, day, week or month.

Month by month

Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.

Month	Revenue (USD)
2025-10	$17,798
2025-11	$14,291
2025-12	$14,212
2026-01	$13,201
2026-02	$9,380
2026-03	$13,875
2026-04	$11,922
2026-05	$8,439
2026-06	$12,882
2026-07	$11,528
2026-08	$8,941
2026-09	$12,862

Where customers come from

Ave Rides serves residents, visitors and community members in Ave Maria and Southwest Florida. The site says, “Proudly serving Ave Maria and Southwest Florida.”

Customers can book through AveRides.com, the Ave Rides iOS app or the phone number listed on the site. The site also promotes the iPhone app, publishes an Ave Maria transportation guide, offers a free daily email newsletter and invites local businesses to become community partners.

What stands out

Drivers track incoming flights for airport pickups, and the service offers 24/7 availability with advance booking. The company reports 3,777+ rides completed, 255+ golf cart rentals and a 5.0 Google rating.

From the official site

Proudly serving Ave Maria and Southwest Florida.

Book directly at AveRides.com, through the Ave Rides iOS app, or by calling 703-307-7781.

Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

Ave Rides's $13K in the last 30 days is higher than 95% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “News & Magazines” category (38 projects) it is higher than 97% (category median $40). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

In my view, demand would center on residents, visitors and community members who need transportation between local destinations and airports, as well as golf carts and electric scooters. Distribution would need to come from direct search, the website, an app, phone bookings, local guides, email and partnerships with local businesses.

The hard part is coordinating transportation, rentals, flight tracking and round-the-clock availability in one local operation. Vehicle availability, driver management, reliable booking systems, customer support and competition from other transportation and rental services would require sustained operational work.

Verdict: Needs real work.

One thing to take from it

Ave Rides places local rides, airport transfers, golf cart rentals and electric scooter rentals under one booking service. Its flat-rate pricing, website and app booking, phone bookings, flight tracking and 24/7 availability form the customer-facing offer.

Sources

Ave Rides official website, fetched October 1, 2026
Ave Rides about page, fetched October 1, 2026
TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure