Mozio
| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation, Software |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
Key people | David Litwak, Joseph Metzinger |
| Products | Mobile apps and search engine |
| Website | www |
Mozio is a New York City-based transportation-search engine company that aggregates ground transportation data and plans trips to and from an airport.[1] Mozio coordinates buses, trains, boats, rapid transit, and other types of transit to allow users to arrive at the airport as fast as possible.
History[edit]
Mozio was founded in 2011 by David Litwak[2] and Joseph Metzinger.[3]
Mozio completed Plug and Play's Start-up Camp in February 2012 and has since created partnerships with a number of large and small agencies, including Uber, Shuttlefare, and Limos.com.[4] Its platform compares time and cost metrics in order to find the most efficient option for each traveler and destination.[5]
In 2013, Mozio raised seed money from investors including Jeff Clarke, Chairman of Orbitz. The first airports to be included in the search services were San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco.[6] The company is focusing on development of its ground-transportation-to-airport platform.[7][8] In 2016 the company partnered with Ethiopian Airlines.[9]
As of 2018 Mozio provides ground transportation services for JetBlue, Booking.com, Hotels.com, Despegar, Air New Zealand, CheapOAir and incorporates Uber and Lyft in its transportation network.[3] News media report that Mozio has a "bigger fleet than Uber and Lyft combined" due to its partnerships with those and other ground transportation companies.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mozio eyes an important and stressful part of travel: the airport commute" on GigaOM
- ^ "Mozio guides travelers the final mile from runway to driveway" on VentureBeat
- ^ a b Schaal, Dennis (15 June 2012). "Mozio tries to soften the hardest part of the journey — airport to hotel". Phocuswire.
- ^ Tech Vibes; August 20th, 2012 "Plug and Play's Mozio Helps Canadians Travel Like Locals in the US" by Lloyd Lobo
- ^ Silicon Valley Business Journal; March 23, 2012 "Mozio Weighs Options For Thrifty Travelers"
- ^ Mozio launches site to ease flyers’ search for airport transportation. on Skift: Travel IQ
- ^ "Travel Start-up Mozio Aims to Solve the 'Final Mile Problem'". Mashable, August 8th, 2012 by Kate Freeman
- ^ " Mozio – Find Your Way From Airport To Destination Like A Local". on KillerStartups
- ^ "Ethiopian Airlines partners with technology provider Mozio". Travel Daily news.
- ^ "Transportation "Backbone" Mozio Shows Why APIs, not Apps, are Driving the Evolution of Technology". New Theory magazine.