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
- Founders
- Matthew George
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Often compared with: Via, Chariot (later acquired by Ford).