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Bridj

Public TransportUSAClosed 2017

Total Raised

$4M

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2017

Business model

On-demand, algorithmically-routed shuttle bus service filling gaps in public transit routes.

In brief

Used ridership data and algorithmic routing to run flexible shuttle buses along routes underserved by traditional public transit, partnering with several US transit agencies as a pilot. It never reached the ridership density needed to make shared shuttle economics work at city sc…

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Key facts

Founded
2014
Closed
2017
Headquarters
Boston, USA
Industry
Public Transport
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed

Related failures

Often compared with: Via, Chariot (later acquired by Ford).