OUR STORY
We make sure guests and employees are never caught in the rain.
Launched in Vancouver, Canada in 2015, UmbraCity provides a fully managed umbrella-sharing subscription for hotels, offices, and campuses. We install, maintain, and support everything — properties get a premium amenity their guests and employees love, without adding a single task to anyone's plate.
From boutique hotels to enterprise campuses, we partner with properties that believe the details matter. A branded UmbraCity kiosk in your lobby is a small touch that guests notice — and remember.
HOW WE STARTED
Our Story
The winter of 2014 marks the beginning of UmbraCity. Friends Amir Entezari and Babak Assadsangabi (PhD) set out to solve a problem they saw every day in Vancouver: people getting caught in the rain because they'd forgotten, lost, or broken their umbrella. The answer was a fully automated kiosk that makes borrowing an umbrella as easy as tapping a card.
After a successful pilot at the University of British Columbia in 2016, UmbraCity expanded to hotels, office towers, and campuses across Canada. Today, properties rely on UmbraCity to deliver a seamless umbrella amenity — branded to their property, managed end to end, backed by a team that handles everything.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Our Values
Never over-complicating, always simplifying
We design for ease. Tap a card, borrow an umbrella, return it anywhere. No app, no sign-up, no friction.
Every touchpoint, an opportunity
We design for properties, their guests, and their employees equally — because a service that works for everyone is a service that lasts.
Make a difference even if it's the size of a raindrop
Every umbrella we put in service is upcycled and kept in circulation. Every kiosk we install is one less single-use umbrella headed for a landfill.
Ready to bring UmbraCity to your property?
Whether you manage a hotel, an office tower, or a campus — we'll find the right fit.