FromAtoB.com
GmbH | |
Industry | Travel, Travel technology, Travel services |
Founded | Aachen, Germany 2008 |
Founder | Veit Blumschein, Johannes Graßmann, Daniel Nolte |
Area served | Europe |
Products | Metasearch engine for train, airplane, coach (bus), and ride share |
Website |
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fromAtoB.com is a multimodal journey planner and online booking platform. Via a web browser or the company's mobile apps for Android and iOS, the user can search for a connection between two destinations within Europe. In the process making, all relevant means of transportation such as train, airplane, bus, and ride share are compared and combined with another, independently of their brand.[1][2] The company was founded in 2008, and is based in Aachen, with another office being in Berlin.
Data coverage
Currently, fromAtoB’s travel metasearch engine is available in 15 countries and translated into 11 languages,[3] and can access information from more than 700 providers including Deutsche Bahn, Flixbus, SBB (Swiss Federal Railways), ÖBB, Renfe Operadora, Trenitalia, SNCF, Carpooling.com, and National Express. Tickets for Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia and SBB can be booked directly through fromAtoB. If a user decides for a different provider, fromAtoB redirects to that provider's page and allows the user to finish the booking there. Approximately 2.5 million users per month visited the site in 2013.[3]
History
In the beginning, the company was fostered by the German Government and the EU Commission. fromAtoB was launched under the German name Verkehrsmittelvergleich.de by Dr. Veit Blumschein, Dr. Johannes Graßmann and Daniel Nolte as a spin-off from the RWTH Aachen University.[4] They received further investment from various Business Angels of Seedfonds Aachen, the French Venture Capital firm Seventure Partners and Daniel Wild, CEO of Ecommerce Alliance and Tiburon.[1][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Munich-based fromAtoB receives 7-figure funding / EU-Startups". Eu-startups.com. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "– All About Munich Tech Scene » Seventure invests in fromAtoB - TechMunich - All About Munich Tech Scene". TechMunich. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- 1 2 "Multimodal Travel Startup, FromAtoB, Closes 7-Figure Series A To Expand Internationally & Go Mobile". TechCrunch. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- 1 2 "Seventure Partners backs fromAtoB". unquote.com. Retrieved 2014-06-24.