Blume Drive
Marketplace for dashcam footage of road incidents.
Overview
Blume Drive connects people who need footage of a road incident with rideshare and delivery drivers who were nearby. Buyers post a request with a bounty, the platform matches it to drivers by place and time, and the driver uploads the clip.
The problem
After a crash, the people involved, their attorneys and insurers rarely have video evidence, while thousands of professional drivers pass the same spot with cameras running and no way to sell what they captured.
What it does
- Background GPS shift logging that makes every route searchable
- Automatic matching of footage requests to drivers by location and time
- Watermarked previews before purchase, automatic payouts to drivers
- Mileage log with IRS and CRA deduction estimates
- Camera buy-back programme that pays for the hardware from earnings
Business model
The platform takes a commission on every clip sold. Buyers pay upfront into escrow and are refunded if no footage arrives.