Bridj

Bridj, Inc.
Private
Industry Transportation
Founded 2014 (2014)[1]
Headquarters 283 Newbury St, Boston MA 02115
Coordinates 42°20′57″N 71°05′13″W / 42.3492364°N 71.0868933°W / 42.3492364; -71.0868933Coordinates: 42°20′57″N 71°05′13″W / 42.3492364°N 71.0868933°W / 42.3492364; -71.0868933
Area served
 Boston, Washington, D.C.
Key people
 Matt George, David BlockSchachter,
Number of employees
 20
Website www.bridj.com

Bridj is a commuter shuttle service owned by the privately held firm Bridj Inc. based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a mobile-phone application that allows passengers to ride a shuttle between home and work during commuting hours. As of January 2016, the company provided services in Boston, MA and Washington, D.C. and was in discussion with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority about jointly operating a service in Kansas City.[2]

History

Founded early in 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts, the company launched in their home town later the same year[1] followed by Washington, D.C. in April 2015.[3][4]

The company raised $4 million from a number of venture capital firms and an early investor in Zipcar

References

  1. 1 2 "Will Bridj reinvent public transit?". Boston Globe. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 13 Jan 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kansas City considers microtransit service". 30 October 2015. Retrieved 13 Jan 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bridj pop-up bus service arrives in D.C.". Washington Post. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 13 Jan 2016.
  4. ↑ "Boston’s Bridj eyeing place in public transit’s future". Metro USdate=16 December 2015. Retrieved 13 Jan 2016.
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